COVID-19 has certainly changed the landscape of transportation safety. Despite a decrease in vehicle miles traveled, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the National Safety Council (NSC) both reported increases in risky driving behaviors, particularly impaired driving in 2020 and 2021. TRB hosted a webinar on Friday, May 13, 2022 that explored pandemic-related drinking and driving behaviors along with priority impaired-driving research needs. Presenters discussed serious and fatal crashes due to these behaviors
This webinar was sponsored by the TRB Standing Technical Committee on Impairment in Transportation.
The presenters' slides and recording are available.
Webinar agenda and presenters
The first 60 minutes of the webinar will be for presentations and the final 30 minutes will be reserved for audience questions.
Learning Objectives
At the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:
Continuing Education Credit Information
No continuing education credits are offered with this webinar.