2019 South Central Minnesota Toward Zero Deaths Workshop

The seventh annual workshop was held April 18, 2019, at the Courtyard by Marriott in Mankato, MN.

• Download the final agenda (PDF)

Workshop Presentations

Setting the Direction for the Strategic Highway Safety Plan: Minnesota Needs YOU

• Brad Estochen, State Traffic Safety Engineer and Eric DeVoe, Senior Research Analyst, MnDOT Office of Traffic Engineering; Karen Aldridge, Research Analyst, DPS Office of Traffic Safety; Tina Roelofs, Athey Creek Consultants; and Richard Storm, HDR (PDF)

TZD and Commercial Motor Vehicles: Bridging the Gap

• Capt. Jon Olsen, Minnesota State Patrol (PDF)
• Julie Whitcher, State Rail Safety Engineer, MnDOT Office of Freight and Commercial Vehicles (PDF)

The Teenage Brain and Risk Reduction: Connecting the Dots

• Erin Walsh, Mind Positive Parenting (PDF)

Older Drivers Panel – How to address the Silver Tsunami

• Nichole L. Morris, Director, HumanFIRST Laboratory, University of Minnesota (PDF)
  
• Bret Thomas, Driver and Vehicle Services Regional Supervisor, Department of Public Safety (PDF)