Beyond the Big City & Bright Lights: Reaching Rural Road Users

Tuesday, April 4, 2023

9:00am – 10:30am PDT

Location: Room 605

Track Leader(s)

Jennifer Smith

Founder / CEO
StopDistractions.org
River Forest, IL
Michelle May

Highway Safety Program Manager
OH DOT
Columbus

Moderator(s)

Neil Chaudhary, PhD (he/him/his)

CEO
Preusser Research Group, Inc.
Trumbull, CT

Speaker(s)

Ryan Gellner

North Dakota Vision Zero Outreach Program Manager
ND Association of Counties
West Fargo, ND

Slides
Linda A. Terrell, MHR (she/her/hers)

Executive Director/Project Director-Oklahoma Challenge
Educational Alternatives
Norman, OK

Slides Handouts
Rob Sadowsky (he/him/his)

Transportation Safety Outreach Coordinator
Clackamas County (OR) DOT & Development
Oregon City, OR

Slides
Steve Schmidt, CPST (he/him/his)

Senior Community Health Specialist
Drive Safe Missoula / Missoula City County Health Department
Missoula, MT

Slides

Rural roads continue to see a disproportionate number of crashes and fatalities. Hear from representatives of rural communities regarding evidence-based programs, promising practices, resources, and outreach strategies to improve the safety of our rural communities.