"Younger Driver Licensing: Tales from Near and Far"
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On Thursday 13 July 2006, the Centre for Accident Research & Road Safety - Queensland (CARRS-Q) hosted an International Symposium "Younger Driver Licensing: Tales from Near and Far" at Parliament House, Brisbane. Overview |
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| Speakers The keynote speaker was Dr Allan Williams, one of the world's foremost authorities on graduated licensing approaches to improving young driver safety. Dr Williams is an Adjunct Professor at CARRS-Q and recently retired from his position of Chief Scientist and Senior Vice President (Research) at the US Insurance Institute for Highway Safety in Arlington, Virginia, where he conducted a wide variety of highway safety research with emphasis on alcohol and other drugs, occupant restraint use and young drivers. He has published widely in this area and has a long-standing interest in young driver licensing practices and research in Australia and New Zealand. In 1997, he was a recipient of the Widmark Award presented by the International Council on Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety (ICADTS) which recognises outstanding and meritorious accomplishement in the field of alchohol, drugs and traffic safety. |
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| Other speakers included Professor Narelle Haworth (CARRS-Q), Mr Roger Farley (Office of Road Safety, Western Australia), Professor Mark Stevenson (The George Institute), Ms Antonietta Cavallo (VicRoads), who will present updates on young driver safety in Queensland and interstate. | |
Dr Allan Williams, ex-Chief Scientist & Snr Vice President (Insurance), US Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Mr Mike Stapleton, Director, Strategic Policy, Queensland Transport Mr Roger Farley, Director, Community Education, Office of Road Safety, Western Australia Professor Mark Stevenson, Director, Injury Prevention & Trauma Care, The George Institute, NSW Ms Antonietta Cavallo, Manager, Road User Behaviour, VicRoads |
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