GHSA Participates in Distracted Driving Summit

On September 30 and October 1, 2009, the U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood held a Distracted Driving Summit, to address the dangers of text-messaging and other distractions behind the wheel. GHSA Chairman Vernon F. Betkey, Jr. presented GHSA’s perspective on a panel entitled “Legislation, Regulation and Enforcement for Dealing with Distracted Driving.” For more information, visit the links below:

• GHSA News Release (September 28)
• Chairman Betkey's Presentation
• DOT Distracted Driving Summit Web Page

Left to right: Georgia GOHS Director Bob Dallas, GHSA Chairman Vernon Betkey, New Jersey Governor's Highway Safety Representative Pam Fischer, GHSA Executive Director Barbara Harsha, and DOT Secretary Ray LaHood.