SMARTER is proud to have Dr. Green as part of our leadership team and congratulate him on this outstanding achievement. Details of his nomination and award are contained in this news release.
Category: News Releases
Filtering, Sharing and Splitting: Oh My!
This is the PowerPoint of SMARTER Board Member Rita Murphy Lybek who was a featured presenter at the Texas Motorcycle Safety Forum held May 3 in Austin Texas. Rita presented research on the topic and facilitated participate discussion including defining terms, identifying claimed advantages and potential risks. A video of this presentation is available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3mtrUP8iFY&list=PL5dI4YKZb567K_sUJJoTLNeZ7W7gpcPxz&index=6
McDonald Presents at AAMVA Regional Workshop in Utah
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.
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.
Dr. Xu Simon Elected SMARTER President and CEO
RiderCoach/Instructor Lifecycle Model: Underpinnings for Success
This is a PDF of the PowerPoint presentation by SMARTER board members Donald Green, Ed.D. at the State Motorcycle Safety Association National Training Summit, Denver CO, September 2024. The model shares how individuals can become more productive, engaged, and have higher performance in any job, at every level. Go further in careers, generate more revenue for the organization, be more effective, be seen as trustworthy, feel more satisfied with your job and committed to your work
Putting Helmets on Heads
This is a PDF of the PowerPoint presentation by SMARTER board members DeAnna Ward, Justin McDonald and Xu Simon, Ph.D. at the State Motorcycle Safety Association National Training Summit, Denver CO, September 2024. This presentation provides research and fact-based overview of helmet history, types, testing and standards, injury types, economics and cultural considerations.
Countermeasures That Work: Proven Interventions That Improve Motorcyclist Safety.
This is a PDF of the PowerPoint by SMARTER Vice-Chair, Xu Simon, Ph.D. at the State Motorcycle Safety Association National Training Summit, Denver CO, September 2024. This presentation addresses the issues around helping motorcyclist safety advocates meet the objective of using data-driven decision making to prioritize high impact countermeasures so that they can make the best use of their budgets.
Oklahoma RiderCoach Education Conference
SMARTER representative a featured presenter at the Oklahoma RiderCoach Education Conference held at the Chickasaw Bricktown Ball Park