April 9, 2008.
California Office of Traffic Safety Summit
San Francisco, CA.
May 19, 2009
University of Minnesota Center for Transportation Studies
Bloomington, MN
June 23, 2009
Driving Assessment 2009
Big Sky, Montana
June 26, 2009
PRI World Congress
Rotterdam, The Netherlands
June 27, 2009
Day of Architecture
Utrecht, The Netherlands
July 13, 2009
Association of Transportation Safety Information Professionals (ATSIP)
Phoenix, AZ.
August 12-14
Texas Department of Transportation “Save a Life Summit”
San Antonio, Texas
September 2, 2009
Governors Highway Safety Association Annual Meeting
Savannah, Georgia
September 11, 2009
Oregon Transportation Summit
Portland, Oregon
October 8
Honda R&D Americas
Raymond, Ohio
October 10-11
INFORMS Roundtable
San Diego, CA
October 21, 2009
California State University-San Bernardino, Leonard Transportation Center
San Bernardino, CA
November 5
Southern New England Planning Association Planning Conference
Uncasville, Connecticut
January 6
Texas Transportation Forum
Austin, TX
January 19
Yale University
(with Donald Shoup; details to come)
Monday, February 22
Yale University School of Architecture
Eero Saarinen Lecture
Friday, March 19
University of Delaware
Delaware Center for Transportation
April 5-7
University of Utah
Salt Lake City
McMurrin Lectureship
April 19
International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association (Organization Management Workshop)
Austin, Texas
Monday, April 26
Edmonton Traffic Safety Conference
Edmonton, Canada
Monday, June 7
Canadian Association of Road Safety Professionals
Niagara Falls, Ontario
Wednesday, July 6
Fondo de Prevención Vial
Bogotá, Colombia
Tuesday, August 31
Royal Automobile Club
Perth, Australia
Wednesday, September 1
Australasian Road Safety Conference
Canberra, Australia
Wednesday, September 22
Wisconsin Department of Transportation’s
Traffic Incident Management Enhancement Program
Statewide Conference
Wisconsin Dells, WI
Wednesday, October 20
Rutgers University
Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation
Piscataway, NJ
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Ontario Injury Prevention Resource Centre
Injury Prevention Forum
Toronto
Monday, May 2
Idaho Public Driver Education Conference
Boise, Idaho
Tuesday, June 2, 2011
California Association of Cities
Costa Mesa, California
Sunday, August 21, 2011
American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Attitudes: Iniciativa Social de Audi
Madrid, Spain
April 16, 2012
Institute for Sensible Transport Seminar
Gardens Theatre, QUT
Brisbane, Australia
April 17, 2012
Institute for Sensible Transport Seminar
Centennial Plaza, Sydney
Sydney, Australia
April 19, 2012
Institute for Sensible Transport Seminar
Melbourne Town Hall
Melbourne, Australia
January 30, 2013
University of Minnesota City Engineers Association Meeting
Minneapolis, MN
January 31, 2013
Metropolis and Mobile Life
School of Architecture, University of Toronto
February 22, 2013
ISL Engineering
Edmonton, Canada
March 1, 2013
Australian Road Summit
Melbourne, Australia
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October 6th, 2009 at 10:58 am
There’s plenty of distracted street use among all road users. However, licensed vehicle operators should be especially targeted because of the intrinsic authority of the state to regulate motor vehicle operation and most importantly, the much greater danger that motor vehicles pose to vulnerable road users. That said, ordinances prohibiting aural and visual obstructions for pedestrians and cyclists while using a roadway should also be considered. You can’t fix stupid but you can regulate it.
October 6th, 2009 at 4:12 pm
Unfortunately, if one can regulate stupid, one cannot as easily enforce it. Most recent item to pop into my alleged mind is the outbreak of laws banning texting while driving. Sure, regulate it, but it’s not enforceable.
Similarly, the three-foot passing law requiring motor vehicle operators to give three foot (15 toes) clearance when passing a person on a bike. Unless a law enforcement officer is a witness (and knows the law and cares to deal with it), nothing happens.
October 7th, 2009 at 2:13 am
@fred – we will NEVER be able to fully regulate with laws which have a 100% compliance – there will always be people who break them. However, we can use deterrents to get a higher compliance rate.
In the 2 cases you mention – if there was an accident, it is provable that laws were broken. Culpability of wrong-doing is as much a part of enforcement as catching people red handed.
@Velocentric – As a pedestrian & cyclist I sometimes use an MP3 player – I am fully aware that this limits my perception & adjust accordingly. If there was a significant link between MP3s & accidents we would be aware of it. Insurance companies would be shouting it from the rooftops!
Do you think deaf people should be banned from the roads?
October 7th, 2009 at 2:18 am
I think the MP3 issue is different form the phone one – phones are so much more distracting to drivers or anyone.
However, being from the UK, I strongly believe in the principle that a motor vehicle driver is completely responsible for their vehicle. We allow (expect) pedestrians all over the roads & strictly speaking they have right of way (& this hasn’t degenerated into walking anarchy before you ask).
October 8th, 2009 at 9:27 am
@mikey
Please tell me you use a mirror while riding a bike with an MP3 player. If not, how do you deal with the huge blind spot to your rear? How do you mitigate not having any idea whatsoever of what is behind you?
I see people doing this all the time and am just curious.