2019 Safe Systems Summit: Redefining Transportation Safety

Presentations

This page has video recordings and pdf versions of available Safe Systems Summit presentations.

April 23

Safe Systems Summit 2019 welcome address

Opening session: Past successes and future challenges in traffic safety
This session outlined “wicked” problems and why some traffic safety issues are more persistent than others, underlying the need for new systems-oriented paradigms and skill sets.

Speakers: Laura Sandt, Director, CSCRS (View Bio)

Alan Dellapenna, Branch Head, Injury and Violence Prevention, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services

Ann Dellinger, Branch Chief, Home, Recreation, and Transportation Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (View Bio)

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Systems 101: Essentials of Safe Systems and systems thinking
This session explored how various nations have applied Safe Systems principles and how Vision Zero compares with Safe Systems abroad. It also looked at systems science as a tool for improving domestic programs.

Speakers: Peter Furth, Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Northeastern University (View Bio)

Kristen Hassmiller Lich, Associate Professor, Department of Health Policy & Management, UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health (View Bio)

Leah Shahum, Founder & Executive Director, Vision Zero Network (View Bio)

Moderator: Wes Kumfer, Engineering Research Associate, UNC Highway Safety Research Center (View Bio)

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Lunch and keynote address: From Safe Systems to system safety
McClure addressed the critical need for systems thinking within a roadway safety context and challenged our assumptions regarding Safe Systems.

Speaker: Roderick McClure, Dean, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of New England (Australia) (View Bio)

Research poster showcase awards

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Moving principles into practice
This session showcased examples from projects and communities that are incorporating Safe Systems principles, and practical methods to integrate roadway design, community engagement and other considerations.

Speakers: Jill Cooper, Co-Director, University of California, Berkeley Safe Transportation Research and Education Center (View Bio)

Sarah Garner, Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutor, NC Conference of District Attorneys (View Bio)

Moderator: Offer Grembek, Co-Director, University of California, Berkeley Safe Transportation Research and Education Center (View Bio)

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Data integration to support safer systems
This session explored integration of data sets including crash, roadway, traffic, vehicle, driver, citation and hospital/EMS data.

Speakers: Tim Kerns, Director, Maryland Highway Safety Office (View Bio)

Bob Scopatz, Senior Transportation Analyst, VHB (View Bio)

Stuart Thompson, Project Manager, Roadway Safety Data Program, U.S. DOT Federal Highway Administration (View Bio)

Moderator: Chris Cherry, Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville (View Bio)

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Navigating complex transportation systems
This session looked at concrete applications of systems science tools to persistent transportation problems.

Speakers: Naveen Eluru, Associate Professor, Department of Civil, Environmental and Construction Engineering, University of Central Florida (View Bio)

Becky Naumann, Research Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology, UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health (View Bio)

April 24

View Slide Deck	Interactive session: roundtable discussions on future of transportation Attendees engaged in roundtable discussions exploring various aspects of the automated vehicle universe. Speaker: Peter Norton, Associate Professor, Engineering and Society, University of Virginia (View Bio) Moderator: Wes Kumfer, Engineering Research Associate, UNC Highway Safety Research Center (View Bio)
View Slide Deck #1 View Slide Deck #2 View Slide Deck #3 View Slide Deck #4	Setting the scene for promoting shared safety goals This session engaged attendees to identify frames used in everyday crash narratives, and then “re-frame” the narratives to motivate people to act to improve road safety. Speakers: Sarah Parvanta, Research Public Health Analyst, RTI International (View Bio) Jules Payne, Research Sociologist, Workplace Health and Safety, RTI International (View Bio) Nicholas Ward, Director, Center for Health and Safety Culture, Western Transportation Institute (View Bio) Moderator: Seth LaJeunesse, Research Associate, UNC Highway Safety Research Center (View Bio)
View Slide Deck #1 View Slide Deck #2	Inspiring and enabling collaboration and engagement This session focused on the role of collaboration and community engagement in building and acting on shared understandings of mobility, accessibility, and safety. Speakers: Leah Frerichs, Assistant Professor, UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health (View Bio) Danielle Spurlock, Assistant Professor, UNC Department of City and Regional Planning (View Bio) Allie Thomas, Assistant Professor, UNC Department of City and Regional Planning (View Bio) Moderator: Kelly Evenson, Professor, UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health (View Bio)
View Slide Deck	Lunch and keynote address: Self-driving car safety – it’s complicated This keynote address helped attendees consider the future of self-driving cars from an interdisciplinary perspective. Speaker: Phil Koopman, Associate Professor, Carnegie Mellon University Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (View Bio)
View Slide Deck	Regulating evolving technology This session discussed how innovation often outpaces the speed of regulation and investigated ways regulatory regimes could adapt to keep up. Speakers: Lori Snyder Bennear, Juli Plant Grainger Associate Professor of Energy Economics and Policy, Duke University Nicholas School for the Environment (View Bio) Jason Gainey, Manager, Passive Safety and Accident Research at Volkswagen Group of America (View Bio) Moderator: Michael Clamann, Senior Human Factors Engineer, UNC Highway Safety Research Center (View Bio)
View Slide Deck	Measuring system success This session addressed questions about measuring the impact of Safe Systems. Speaker: Jonathan A. Morell, Editor Emeritus, Evaluation and Program Planning; President, 4.669… Evaluation and Planning (View Bio) Moderator: Krista Nordback, Senior Research Associate, UNC Highway Safety Research Center (View Bio)
No Slide Deck avaiable	Leadership that adapts to a changing world The session was an interactive panel discussion where speakers and the audience discussed challenges and opportunities for advancing Safe Systems in practice. Speakers: Jeff Michael, Visiting Scholar, Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research & Policy (former Associate Administrator, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) Ben Welle, Global Health & Road Safety Manager, World Resources Institute, Ross Center for Sustainable Cities (View Bio) Moderator: Eric Dumbaugh, Associate Professor, Florida Atlantic University School of Urban & Regional Planning (View Bio)
View Slide Deck	The road ahead This session reflected on key insights from the Summit and discussed the implications for educators, researchers, and communities. Speakers: Steve Marshall, Director, UNC Injury Prevention Research Center; and Professor, UNC Department of Epidemiology (View Bio) Noreen McDonald, Department Chair, Thomas Willis Lambeth Distinguished Professor, Director of Carolina Transportation Program, UNC Department of City and Regional Planning (View Bio) Randa Radwan, Director, UNC Highway Safety Research Center (View Bio)
No Slide Deck available	Tackling wicked problems using systems mapping lessons This session helped build skills in using systems methods to unpack “wicked” transportation problems such as impairment, distraction, speed, and technology change. Speakers: Jill Kuhlberg, Postdoctoral Research Associate, UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health (View Bio) Kristen Hassmiller Lich, Associate Professor, Department of Health Policy & Management, UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health (View Bio) Facilitator: Becky Naumann, Research Assistant Professor, UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health (View Bio)
View Slide Deck	Enhancing NC Vision Zero through data integration This small workshop looked at how to support high injury network mapping, injury validation, systemic analysis, and Vision Zero. Speakers: Tracy Anderson, Program Coordinator, NC Vision Zero (View Bio) Angela Berry, Project Manager, Vision Zero, Safer Streets for Charlotte Gregory Ferrara, Program Manager, Geospatial Analytics and Decision Management, Institute for Transportation Research and Education (View Bio) Dale McKeel, Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordinator, Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization (View Bio) Anne Phillips, Transportation Specialist, City of Durham Transportation Department Anna Waller, Research Professor; Director, Carolina Center for Health Informatics; Adjunct Associate Professor, UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health (View Bio) Facilitator: Katie Harmon, Postdoctoral Research Associate, UNC Highway Safety Research Center (View Bio)