Queens, NY
Thursday, October 25, 2018
Press Release
Disrupting Distraction
More than 40,000 people died on U.S. roads in 2017* – a staggering number. Policymakers, law enforcement and victims' families point to distracted driving as an important contributing factor. But so far, efforts to curb distracted driving have fallen woefully short. With 94 percent of crashes involving human error**, can brain science and psychology provide insights to dramatically reduce distraction-related roadway fatalities and injuries? Can technology play a role in solving the problem it helped to create? On October 25, 2018 we explored the distracted brain and the most promising approaches to combat distracted driving.
Presented by the Travelers Institute, St. John's University School of Risk Management, Insurance and Actuarial Science, Gamma Iota Sigma, the National Safety Council, the Road to Zero Coalition, Big I New York, Big I Tricounty, Economic and Finance Society, Phi Sigma Sigma, Pi Lambda Phi, Beta Alpha Psi, and Alpha Sigma Alpha.
Program:
Opening Presentation
An Inside Look: '3 Seconds Behind the Wheel' Distracted Driving Documentary
A documentary following the lives of eight drivers using in-car cameras to monitor the often-hidden behavior of distracted driving. A co-production of CPTV and Boyd productions.
Jennifer Boyd, Producer, Director & Writer, ‘3 Seconds Behind the Wheel’
WATCH: '3 Seconds Behind the Wheel' Trailer
Panel Discussion
Moderator- Jessica Kearney, Executive Director, Travelers Institute
Jennifer Boyd, Producer, Director & Writer, ‘3 Seconds Behind the Wheel’
Jessica Cicchino, Vice President, Research, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
Michael Klein, Executive Vice President and President, Personal Insurance, and Head of Enterprise Business Intelligence & Analytics, Travelers
Ralph Pascullo, Captain, Public Safety Training Coordinator, St. John's University
When:
Thursday, October 25, 2018
6:00 p.m. Registration & Networking
6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Dinner Program
Where:
St. John's University
Marillac Terrace
8000 Utopia Pkwy
Queens, NY 11439
*Source: National Safety Council
**Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
For more information:
Jessica Kearney
jlkearne@travelers.com
860-277-0903