Transportation Safety
The history of transportation has drastically evolved over the span of human history1. In the past 100 years, motor vehicles, commercial flights, even sidewalks2 have changed the way people transport themselves or goods.
Each mode of transportation comes with a wide range of safety issues and concerns – from distracted driving to dockless mobility devices (i.e. e-scooters) related falls. These issues can lead to life altering and severe injuries.
Between 2014-2018, over 574,000 Georgians visited the ER due to motor vehicle crashes3.
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Transportation Safety Task Force
The list of transportation safety concerns is vast and extensive. IPRCE is committed to collaborating with partners across the state to find meaningful, data-driven responses to these issues.
Task Force Impact
The Transportation Safety task force members worked together to inform statewide policy on electric dockless micromobility devices, such as e-scooters.
Bob Dallas, JD - Attorney
Emma Harrington, Ed.M - Director of Injury Prevention and Edu. Services, Shepherd Center
Jonathan Rupp, PhD - IPRCE Director, Associate Professor, Associate Director of Research
Name | Role | Organization |
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David Wright | Interim Chair, Professor, Vice Chair of Research | Emory School of Medicine |
Lisa Dawson | Director of Injury Prevention | Georgia Department of Public Health |
Elizabeth Head | Older Driver Program Coordinator | Georgia Department of Public Health |
Mahwish Javed | Program Coordinator | Safe Kids Georgia |
Hamida Jinnah | Assistant Professor | University of Georgia |
Chinyere Nwamuo | Grant Manager | Georgia Department of Public Health |
Jamila Porter | Director Programs and Evaluation | Safe States Alliance |
Traci Reece | Program Manager | Georgia Department of Public Health |
Ruth Shults | Senior Epidemiologist | CDC |
Denise Yeager | Data Evaluation | Georgia Department of Public Health |
Ford Vox | Physician | Shepherd Center |