2012 Northeast Minnesota TZD Workshop

The 2nd annual Northeast Minnesota Toward Zero Deaths Workshop was held May 30, 2012, in Duluth. About 125 traffic safety partners were in attendance, representing the eight-county region. The workshop theme was speed. Speed-related fatalities increased in 2011 in northeastern Minnesota—many fatal and severe injuries were caused by driving “too fast for the conditions.” The keynote speaker was Dr. John Cumming, Hennepin County Medical Center surgeon, who discussed the impacts of speed on the body. Also at the workshop, each county developed action steps to move forward with their traffic safety efforts.

• Download agenda (120 KB PDF)

Workshop Presentations

Welcome

• Duane Hill, District Engineer, MnDOT District 1 (512 KB PDF)
• Holly Kostrzewski, Northeast Minnesota TZD Coordinator (590 KB PDF)
• Watch a video presented in the opening session

Northeast Minnesota TZD Crash Facts and State Policy Updates

• Donna Berger, Director, Office of Traffic Safety, Department of Public Safety, and TZD Leadership co-chair (2.07 MB PDF)
• Jean Ryan, Impaired Driving Coordinator, Office of Traffic Safety, Minnesota Department of Public Safety (5.32 MB PDF)

Keynote Presentation: Impacts of Speed on the Human Body

• Dr. John Cumming, Hennepin County Medical Center (3.22 MB PDF)

Breakout Sessions

• Promoting a Traffic Safety Culture in the Workplace (4.43 MB PDF)
• Engaging the Community for Seatbelt Enforcement
  • Presentation 1 (1010 KB PDF)
  • Presentation 2 (15.3 MB PDF)

Action Steps

• Captain Herrboldt, Minnesota State Patrol and NE TZD co-chair (1.25 MB PDF)
• Northeast TZD Regional County Action Steps (426 KB PDF)