Transcript NHTSA Perspective

NHTSA Perspective
Essie Wagner
Safety Countermeasures Division
Program Development and Delivery
Outline
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Understanding NHTSA
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How we address injury prevention
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Who we work with and why
NHTSA Mission
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To save lives, prevent injuries and reduce
traffic-related healthcare and other
economic costs.
Understanding NHTSA
We regulate vehicles and equipment
 We are concerned with behavior
 Alcohol
 Safety belts
 Older road users
 We help set policy for some things
 We do some great research and data mining
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Understanding NHTSA
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We don’t set licensing policy
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We can’t tell states what to do*
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We can’t lobby
* Unless Congress specifically allows it
How does NHTSA change
behavior?
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Public information and social marketing
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Peer to Peer Education
 Credible sources
 Experienced problem-solvers
 Shared successes
 Great motivators
Partners on Older Drivers
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American Association of Motor Vehicle
Administrators (AAMVA)
American Medical Association (AMA)
American Occupational Therapy Association
(AOTA)
American Optometric Association (AOA)
American Society on Aging (ASA)
National Association of Area Agencies on Aging
(N4A)
AAMVA and NHTSA
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Collaborate on licensing issues (teens,
alcohol-related suspensions, etc.)
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Model Driver Screening and Assessment
Program – Guidelines for Motor Vehicle
Administrators
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Medical Advisory Board research project
AMA and NHTSA
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Developed Physician’s Guide for Assessing
and Counseling Older Drivers
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Training course on the Guide
 Taught by physicians and OT’s
 Underlying message: keep your patient
healthy, keep your patient safe
AOTA and NHTSA
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Consensus Conference on increasing
capacity of Occupational Therapy for
maintaining senior mobility
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Increase capacity through
 Schools of OT
 Existing OT’s
AOA and NHTSA
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Eye specialists talking to eye specialists
regarding driving
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Booklets on common eye disease
(glaucoma, macular degeneration, cataracts)
and driving
ASA and NHTSA
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Reach aging services providers with
background information on transportation
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FREE on-line training courses on aging,
health, and driving
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Age-beat reporter training
N4A and NHTSA
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Helping AAA’s learn from the successes of
others.
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Identify model programs across the country
as resources
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Model programs will provide technical
support for other AAA’s
Who else?
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Office of the Secretary of Transportation
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Federal Transit Administration
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Federal Highway Administration
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Administration on Aging
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Emergency Nurses Association
Summary
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Identify partners who have
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Shared/overlapping mission
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Crucial audience
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Willingness to collaborate
Work with them to solve the problem at
hand
For more information…
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www.nhtsa.dot.gov
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[email protected]
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202-366-0932