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Nevada Traffic Safety Summit

Nevada Traffic Safety Summit

The 2017 Nevada Traffic Safety Summit was held on May 23-25 at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno. An annual gathering of traffic safety partners, industry professionals, educators, and advocates, Summit attendees met to discuss the challenges of traffic safety with respect to the ever-changing world around us. This year’s focus was to share best …

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Nevada Strategic Highway Safety Plan Awards

Each year awards are presented to recognize hard work, progress, and significant contributions in various areas related to the SHSP in Nevada. This year, 11 awardees from Northern Nevada were recognized during the 2017 Annual Nevada Traffic Safety Summit in May. Awards were presented by Sondra Rosenberg, Assistant Director of Planning, NDOT, and NECTS Chair. 

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We Know Distracted Driving is Dangerous, Why Do We Do It?

Dr. Paul Atchley, PhD. and Associate Dean for the College of Online and Professional Education at the University of Kansas has been conducting research and speaking out to educate about the dangers of distracted driving. As eDriving’s award-winning Scientific Advisor, Dr. Atchley seeks to understand exactly what our brains do when we drive distracted. He …

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What’s Trending: Vehicle-to-Vehicle Communications

It wasn’t that long ago that we were introduced to “The Jetsons” on TV and received just a glimpse of the futuristic technology that was bound to come around in our lifetime. Everything from home robots to automatic coffee pots, moving sidewalks to jetpacks. But one of the most futuristic things we remember from the …

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Focus on Safety – Safety Tips for Pedestrians

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has been working hard to increase pedestrian safety. From infrastructure improvements including more medians and redesigned roadways to raising awareness about the dangers to pedestrians and bicyclists, FHWA in partnership with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) looks to provide leadership, expertise, and resources to communities across America to …

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2016 Nevada Traffic Safety Summit Recap

The 2016 Nevada Traffic Safety Summit was held on May 24-25 at the South Point Resort in Las Vegas. The purpose of the 2016 Summit was to gather safety partners from around the state to share best practices for implementing strategies and action steps to reach the ultimate goal of Zero Fatalities in Nevada. Approximately …

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2016 Annual Nevada SHSP Awards

Each year awards are presented to recognize hard work, progress, and significant contributions in various areas related to the SHSP in Nevada. This year, nine awardees from Southern Nevada were recognized during the Nevada Traffic Safety Summit. Awards were presented by Colonel Dennis Osborn, Chief of the Nevada Highway Patrol (NHP) and Chair of the …

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Fourth of July – Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over (NHTSA)

The Fourth of July – a holiday where we celebrate the land of the free, the home of the brave, and the adoption of America’s Declaration of Independence. For most, the Fourth is a time to fly our flags high, bar-b-que with family and friends, look up to the heavens at beautiful fireworks displays… and enjoy …

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What’s trending: Driver’s Edge

Driver’s Edge returns to Reno with free events Thursday through Sunday, July 21-24, 2016 and September 10-11, 2016 at the Regional Public Safety Training Center. To date, over 110,000 young drivers and their parents across the United States have attended Driver’s Edge, an innovative and potentially life saving program based out of Las Vegas.

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