Webinar: Youth Safety and Graduated Driver Licensing

 

“FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO DELAY IN DRIVING LICENSURE AMONG TEENS AND A CASE FOR BOLSTERING GDL POLICIES” WEBINAR WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2020 | 1-2 PM MT / 3-4 PM ET REGISTRATION LINK: https://ucdenver.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Dh_sjqYNRZ2A2nfr1N1DtA   What are the effects of teens delaying learning how to drive – or the phenomenon of “delay in driving licensure” (DDL)? How does it relate to Graduated Driver Licensing (GDL) approaches for teen safety? In this webinar, two national experts will discuss factors that contribute to DDL in teens (Dr. Vaca) and the benefits, status, and needed refinements in GDL (Dr. Weast), followed by audience questions.   Federico Vaca, MD, MPH Professor, Emergency Medicine and in the Child Study Center Director, Yale Developmental Neurocognitive Driving Simulation Research Center Dr. Vaca is a practicing and board-certified emergency medicine physician. He previously served as a Medical Fellow for the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in Washington, D.C. Over the last 20 years, his research has focused on occupant safety, adolescent development and behaviors that influence the risk of motor vehicle crash morbidity and mortality as well as health disparities in injury and alcohol use disorders. His research has been funded federally by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), NIH’s Office of Behavioral and Social Science (OBSSR), and the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA). Dr. Vaca serves on two standing committees of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s Transportation Research Board; one focused on road user measurement and evaluation and the other on vehicle user education, training, and licensing.   Rebecca Weast, PhD Research Scientist, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Dr. Weast received a master’s degree and a doctorate in psychology from the University of Virginia and a bachelor's degree from Franklin and Marshall College. She joined the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety in 2016 and conducts research primarily on issues related to teen drivers and drowsy driving. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) is an independent, nonprofit scientific and educational organization dedicated to reducing the losses — deaths, injuries and property damage — from motor vehicle crashes.