NTSB -- NTSB ANNOUNCES ATTENTIVE DRIVING FORUM

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NTSB PRESS RELEASE

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National Transportation Safety Board

Washington, DC 20594

February 21, 2012

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NTSB ANNOUNCES ATTENTIVE DRIVING FORUM

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WASHINGTON - The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)

today announced that it will hold a one-day forum titled,

Attentive Driving: Countermeasures for Distraction, on March

27, 2012 in Washington, DC.

"In generations past the norm was an attentive driver with

occasional distractions, but today distractions are

competing full-time for the driver's attention," said

Chairman Hersman. "Our forum will identify how distractions

affect behavior behind the wheel and focus on measures that

promote attentive driving."

The one-day forum will look at the broad range of

distractions that compete for driver's attention,

characterize the various distracted driver laws, and discuss

the differences in how states have adopted restrictions.

The forum will also explore national and state education

campaigns and consider the effectiveness of active safety

technology currently being deployed in vehicles. The forum

offers a timely opportunity for researchers and industry to

discuss the Visual-Manual Driver Distraction Guidelines

recently released by the National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration.

Panelists participating in the forum will represent federal

and state government and law enforcement, as well as

researchers and industry groups. A detailed agenda and list

of participants will be released closer to the date of the

event.

The forum will be held in the NTSB Board Room and Conference

Center, located at 429 L'Enfant Plaza, S.W. in Washington,

D.C. The public will be able to view the forum in person or

by webcast at www.ntsb.gov.

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Contact: NTSB Public Affairs

Terry Williams

(202) 314-6100

Terry.williams@xxxxxxxx

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is an

independent federal agency charged with determining the

probable cause of transportation accidents and promoting

transportation safety, and assisting victims of

transportation accidents and their families.

For more information, visit: www.NTSB.gov

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