SMARTER Board of Directors Secretary, Justin McDonald presented the workshop Improving the Safety of Your Motorcyclists: What Can Driver’s Licensing Bodies Do? on March 12th, 2025 at the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA) Regional Workshop in Salt Lake City, Utah. Justin is the Nevada Rider Motorcycle Safety Program Administrator with the Nevada Department of Public Safety. The workshop was attended by approximately 25 participants.
Month: March 2025
SMARTER Board Member Participates in State Motorcycle Safety Assessment Program
Dr. Donald L. Green, Vice Chairperson of the SMARTER Board, was selected to participate in a state assessment and serve as a subject matter expert for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) state assessment program.
SMARTER Board Member Presents at Michigan Traffic Safety Summit
SMARTER Board Member, Dr. Dan Petterson, presented a breakout session at the 2025 Michigan Traffic Safety Summit. Hosted by the Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning, the Summit was held March 4 and 5 in Grand Rapids, MI and was attended by approximately 450 Michigan traffic safety professionals. Petterson’s presentation was titled “Michigan Motorcyclist Safety, the choices we have made and the results of our choices.” The presentation agenda included defining meaning of comprehensive motorcyclist safety, identifying main components of MI’s motorcyclist safety program, reviewing the countermeasure literature and using Michigan specific data to assess the effectiveness of MI’s countermeasure choices.