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Lifesavers Conference 2025

Safe System

What Do We Really Mean When We Say "Safe Vehicles"?

Sunday, March 9, 2025
10:30 AM – 11:45 AM PT
Location: 104-B
Motorcycles

    Moderator(s)

  • Peter Kurdock

    General Counsel
    Advocates For Highway & Auto Safety
    Washington, District of Columbia

    • Speaker(s)

  • Mike McGinn

    Executive Director
    America Walks
    Annandale, Virginia

  • Rick Birt, CPST, MPA

    Director
    DC Highway Safety Office
    Washington, District of Columbia

  • Joe DeLorenzo

    Associate Administrator for Transit Safety and Oversight and Chief Safety Officer
    Federal Transit Administration

  • Carol Tyson

    Government Affairs Liaison
    Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund
    Washington, District of Columbia

    Slides

  • Eric Teoh

    Director of Statistical Services
    Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
    Arlington, Virginia

A key element of the Safe System Approach is vehicles that prioritize safety for those inside and out of the vehicle. Explore key safety features like advanced driver assistance and distracted and impaired driving prevention technologies, anti-lock braking systems for motorcycles, vehicle design standards to help protect vulnerable road users, and speed-curbing systems designed to enhance safety.