Transportation Safety Task Force
The history of transportation has drastically evolved over the span of human history. In the past 100 years, motor vehicles, commercial flights, even sidewalks1 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.
Task Force Highlights
- The Transportation Safety Task Force provided advocacy work that led to the passage of the hands-free phone law (HB 673) in Georgia
- The Task Force provided feedback and input on the Georgia Traffic Safety fact sheets developed by the Georgia Department of Public Health’s CODES program for the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety
- Transportation Safety Task Force members worked together to inform statewide policy on electric dockless micromobility devices, such as e-scooters. See the E-scooter Injury and Policy (PDF)
- IPRCE and Transportation Safety Task Force members secured funding from the Georgia Governor’s Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) to measure seat belt use rates and driver distractions in Georgia
Task Force Leaders
Jonathan Rupp, PhD
Director, Injury Prevention Research Center at Emory
Robert Dallas, JD
Attorney, Transportation Safety Advocate
Emma Harrington, Ed.M
Director of Injury Prevention and Edu. Services, Shepherd Center
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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.
