2008 ESC Annual Washington Traffic Safety Conference

Program

Invited Speakers

11:30 - 12:30

Lunch

12:30 - 2:00

Driver Fatigue – Best Practices

Mark Veach & Fred Wright, Pierce Transit

2:00 - 2:10

Break

2:10 - 2:50

TACT/Driving Around Large Vehicles

Trooper Correll, WSP

2:50 - 3:00

Break

3:00 - 4:00

Rules & Regulations for CDL Drivers

Tande Alexander/WADOL

4:00 pm

Adjourn

Program

Invited Speakers

7:30 am

Continental Breakfast

8:00

Opening Session  (45 min)

Lowell Porter, Director

“Target 0” – An overview of the Plan behind the rules/regulations/emphasis programs

Washington Traffic Safety Commission

9:00 - 10:00

Are You Ready to Lose Your Business?

David Hennings, Attorney, Wilson Smith Cochran Dickerson

10:00 - 10:30

The most deadly places on Washington’s roads: DOT FARS Study Data      

Matt Enders  DOT, Local  Programs

10:30 - 10:45

Break

10:45 - 11:30

Winter Driving Preparedness

Janet  Ray &  Dave Armstrong, AAA Washington

Tire Technology

Les Schwab Representative

11:30 - 12:30

DUI The Law

Amy Friedman, King County Prosecutor

Ignition Interlock Device Pilot Program

Rob Reichert,WSP Crime lab

Testing & Treatment Options

First Choice Health

Noon - 12:30

Lunch

Major Traffic Interruption Incidents         

• Galloping Gertie
• Hood Canal Bridge Collapse
• Mt St. Helens
• I-90 Bridge Sinking
• I-5 Flooding - Centralia
• I-90 & US 2 Closures for snow

John Moffat – Region X Administrator, NHTSA 

1:30

Traffic Incident Management Systems (TIMS) or Sharing the Road

Rick Phillips – DOT

2:45

Managing Your Drivers Corporate Liability Policies

• Selection of Drivers
• Testing of Drivers
• Training of Drivers
• Maintenance of Vehicles

ESC  Fleet Safety Team

4:00

Wrap-up Session

4:30 pm

Adjourn