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Winter 2001-02
Iowa Departmentof Public Safety
In this issue...
Calendar 2
Goldsmith retires 2
Centerville adds to Life Toll 3
National Guardsuccess story 3
Alcohol Forum 4
WHALE inHarrison County 7
Seat belt awards 8, 9 & 12
DREs & DITEPHelping to spotdrug impairmentin schools 9
Party Tips 10
SMS Page 11
sTEP Waves2002May 20-27
July 2-8August 26 - September 2
November 25 - December 1
Iowa seat belt use 81%Goal by 2002 85%Midwest ranking # 2U.S. Ranking #10
The percent of children appropriatelyrestrained while riding in motor vehiclesis at an all-time high in Iowa, according toa survey conducted this summer by theUniversity of Iowa Injury PreventionResearch Center.
The overall percentage of Iowa chil-dren under age six who are appropriatelyrestrained while riding in a motor vehicleclimbed to 79.2 percent in the 2001survey. This is the highest level recordedsince these surveys began in 1988. Re-searchers observed 5,912 children underage six in motor vehicles, of which 4,684were judged to be appropriately re-strained.
However, small children in rural areasof Iowa are much less likely to be appro-priately restrained while riding in a carthan those in more populated areas. Thesurvey showed that the smaller thecommunity, the less likely young childrenwere to be in seat belts or car seatsappropriate to their size and age. Commu-nities with fewer than 2,500 residents hadespecially low rates. On average, only62.2 percent of all children observedriding in motor vehicles in these areaswere appropriately restrained. By com-parison, cities and towns with populationsover 2,500 showed average child passen-ger restraint rates of 72 percent or better.Iowa’s largest communities, those withmore than 50,000 residents, had the
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highest rates, averaging 80.8 percent.Communities with the lowest rates of
child restraint use were Armstrong, 55.5percent, and Sigourney, 57.5 percent.Highest rates were in areas including WestDes Moines, 93.7 percent, CouncilBluffs, 92.1 percent, and Cedar Falls, 90percent.
Iowa law requires that children underage three be in a child safety seat when-ever they are riding in a motor vehicle.Children between ages three and six mustbe in either a safety seat or buckled inwith a seat belt.
Child Passenger Restraint UseTops 79% in Iowa
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Calendar
May 20-27:sTEP Enforce-ment Week
June 9-11:Lifesavers,Orlando, Fla.
June 14-16:DRE Conference,Plano, Tex.
June 26:Des MoinesJune 28:CoralvilleLegislative Acts ofInterest to LawEnforcement
July 2-8:sTEP Enforce-ment Week
Aug 26 - Sept 2:sTEP Enforce-ment Week
Nov 25 - Dec 1:sTEP Enforce-ment Week
CrossRoadsThomas J. Vilsack, GovernorKevin Techau, Commissioner,Iowa Department of Public SafetyJ. Michael Laski, Director,Governor's Traffic Safety BureauMark J. Campbell, EditorWith assistance from Sandy Bennett,Ihla Hochstetler, Lu Simpson, BobThompson, Denny Becker & ShelleyDeForest.
CrossRoads is published quarterly by theGovernor's Traffic Safety Bureau215 East 7th StreetDes Moines IA 50319-0248Phone: 515/281-3907Fax: 515/281-6190E-Mail: [email protected]
We welcome article submissions andideas pertaining to traffic safety.
Visit our website at:www.state.ia.us/government/dps/gtsb/
Corridor EnforcementEvents, 2002 Edition
The GTSB is considering severalhighways for its 2002 coordinated corri-dor enforcement efforts. In 2001,Interstates 35 and 80, US highways 61,71, 151 and the Avenue of the Saints werethe focus of special enforcement activi-ties.
During the Governors' Highway TrafficSafety Conference and over the springand summer, the GTSB staff will contactagencies and hold meetings to determinethe level of interest for such events.
Jan Goldsmith Retires
Longtime GTSB staff member JanGoldsmith retired earlier this year. Shewas the Central Iowa area administratorand occupant protection coordinator.
As a registered nurse, Jan began her17-year career with the Governor'sHighway Safety Office, Office of Plan-ning and Programming, in January, 1985.With her interest in occupant protection,she saw the 1986 passage of Iowa'sprimary seat belt law.
The seat belt use rate in 1985 was lessthan 56 percent. The most recent surveyshows 81 percent of Iowa motorists arebuckling up which places Iowa among thetop 10 states in the nation and well overthe national average of 73 percent. Jan'sefforts contributed to that success.
She helped establish the child passen-ger technician process in Iowa, and sawthe latest survey show a 79 percent usagerate. Jan also worked with the accidentinvestigation officers throughout Iowa todetermine seat belt use in crashes.
During her career at GTSB, Jan workedwith most of the highest populated com-munities in Iowa in all facets of trafficsafety.
J. Michael Laski, Director, GTSB, said"Jan Goldsmith has contributed to thereduction of significant injury and fatali-ties in Iowa. Congratulations and we wishher well in her future professional andpersonal endeavors."
Lu Simpson was named to replace Janoccupant protection coordinator andCentral Iowa area administrator.
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Life Toll(lives saved by the belt
since July, 1986)
YTD 2002 36Grand Total 4,726
It Made the Point
By Charlie BlackIowa Illinois Safety Council
SFC John Travis, Iowa National GuardHHC Company 1168 Infantry, CouncilBluffs is working with the Belt Americacampaign of the Iowa Illinois SafetyCouncil and the GTSB. One of Travis'soldiers made the point for him.
Travis had conducted his first seat beltusage survey as the soldiers reported forduty on a Saturday and found the use ratewas at 46 percent. Later that day heconducted seat belt safety training for hissoldiers. Travis had used the "Diana'sLast Message" video as well as handouts,promotional items and a pep talk thatpromoted the use of seat belts.
When training began on Sunday one ofthe soldiers was missing. When themissing man reported to duty two hourslate he explained he had been in a crash.His pickup rolled and was totalled.However the soldier was wearing his seatbelt as a direct result of the previous day'straining. The only injury was a bruise onhis shoulder. He spent the rest of the daytelling the story of his crash and how theseat belt had saved his life.
One month later on the next NationalGuard drill day, the survey showed an 87percent usage.
A Centerville Additionto Iowa's Life Toll
The GTSB received the following notefrom Richard and Dayna Van Dorn ofCenterville.
Hello. I just wanted to share somepictures with you of an accident my 17-year old son, Ryan, was just in. He wasthe only one in the car, and received onlysmall scratches, bruises, and two stitcheson his wrist, mainly from climbing out thewindow. Everyone including his highschool friends, can’t believe he survived.This has shown them all how importantseat belts, and airbags are.
In January, Ryan and a group ofCenterville High School boys finishedwatching movies at a friend’s home.Ryan and 2 other friends in vehicles werereturning home. No alcohol was involved,and the law officer did not ticket thembecause he said he believed they weredoing what they said they were. But allthree may lose their licenses for drivingbefore 5 a.m.
Ryan was driving a 1994 Pontiac andwas Northbound on a country road just
outside Cincinnati, a small town nearCenterville in Appanoose County. The two friends in their vehicles wereparked just over a hill, waiting forRyan to catch up. Ryan popped overthe hill, and there they were. Hecould not stop in time, and collidedwith a friend’s truck, which hit thenext kid’s truck, and Ryan's car went
airborne, rolled and coming to rest on itstop, and hitting a tree head on. Just on theother side of the small tree, was anembankment with water below.
Directly across the road, was wheretwo of his friend’s were in a bad accidentjust a few weeks earlier. They were bothhospitalized.
Ryan’s scratches and 2 stitches weremost likely due to crawling out the rearwindow after the crash.
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Executive Summary
On November 8, 2001 the IowaGovernor’s Traffic Safety Bureau and theNational Highway Traffic Safety Admin-istration conducted a statewide AlcoholForum in Des Moines, Iowa. The purposeof the Forum was to raise awareness ofyouth alcohol problems within the stateand the tragedies that alcohol related
injuries and fatalitiescause. In addition, theForum provided anopportunity to reviewexisting sentencingoptions and underscoredthe importance ofeffective judicial re-sponse to impaireddriving.
More than 125persons attended and
took an active role in the Alcohol Forum.Guest speakers included E.A. “Penny”Westfall, Commissioner, Department ofPublic Safety; Mr. Jim Fell, Director,Traffic Safety & Enforcement Programs,Pacific Institute for Research & Evalua-tion, Ms. Brandy Anderson, Director ofPublic Policy, Mothers Against DrunkDriving and Robert Thompson, ProgramEvaluator, Iowa Governor’s Traffic SafetyBureau.
The participants were assigned to oneof three working groups:• Youth Alcohol Problems,• Alcohol Related Tragedies & HighRisk Drivers,• Judicial System’s Response to AlcoholCrimes.
Each working group was asked to developrecommendations that would reduce thenumber of alcohol related deaths andinjuries in Iowa. The recommendations
addressed the following issues: Education,Legislation, and Enforcement. Eachgroup’s recommendations were thenprioritized and, at the closing session,presented to the entire conference. Therecommendations are as follows:
Youth Alcohol ProblemsRecommendations:
Education:Convene a multi-disciplinary group todevelop a model interpretation of existingalcohol enforcement Code sections toshare at training and conference events forjudges, juvenile court officers and lawenforcement. The model should help gainconsistent enforcement and expectationsof similar consequences across the state.This training would also become themodel for training liquor license holdersand issuers.
Enforcement:Increase enforcement of current lawsrelated to youth and establish a require-ment to identify the source of the lastdrink when an arrest is made. This can beaccomplished through the use of thecurrent arrest report or the juvenilecustody questionnaire.
Legislation: It is recommended that the state pass a.08 BAC law to further improve statesdrunk driving laws. Even though Iowahas strong alcohol and youth alcohol laws,as contained in Section 123 of the IowaCode, consistent application is needed.
The 3 Working Groups:
• Youth Alcohol Problems• Alcohol Related Tragedies & High Risk Drivers• Judicial System’s Response to Alcohol Crimes
Iowa Alcohol Forum Held November 8, 2001Iowa Alcohol Forum Held November 8, 2001
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Alcohol-Related Tragedies& High Risk DriversRecommendations:
Education:Train retail venders and over-the-countersales personnel. Iowa has been veryprogressive in working with some col-leges and universities in developing andmarketing social norms. Distribute socialnorms program to colleges and universi-ties statewide.
Enforcement:Continue the implementation of sTEPprograms and OWI corridor programsacross the state. Iowa has been a leader inimplementing sTEP programs.
Legislation:The primary recommendation is to enact a.08 BAC law. In addition, law enforce-ment in Iowa should be allowed to con-duct sobriety checkpoints. It was alsorecommended to increase the beer excisetax.
Judicial System Responseto Alcohol CrimesRecommendations:Education: There is a strong need fordriver education for both adults trying toget their license reinstated and first timedrivers (youth). In addition, Iowa’simpaired driving law needs to be pro-moted statewide in an effort to educate thepublic.
Enforcement:Train law enforcement in order to improvedocumentation of cases that go to court.Courts need to take a hard line on punish-ment and send the message that impaireddriving is not acceptable behavior.
Legislation:The enactment of a .08 BAC law wouldhelp reduce the number of impaireddriving deaths and injuries.
OUTCOME OF FORUM
Depending on the gubernatorial agendaand the priorities set by the Commissionerof the Department of Public Safety, trainingwill be made available for judges andprosecutors on impaired driving issues andthe state will increase their emphasis onyouth alcohol problems. In addition, theforum attendees suggested that legislation toadopt .08 BAC should be introduced duringthe next legislative session.
Copies of this report will be sent to: Ms.E. A. “Penny” Westfall, Mr. J. MichaelLaski, NHTSA Headquarters Office andNHTSA Regional Office.
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Child Passenger SeatUse Tops 79%
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During the first eight months of 2001,five children under age six died in carcrashes on Iowa roads, according tostatistics from the GTSB. During all of2000, eight children under age six werekilled on Iowa’s roads.
During the survey children who werenot restrained were often observed sittingin the laps of either the driver or passen-ger, standing in the front or back seats, inthe cargo areas behind the back seats ofvans, or riding in the backs of pickuptrucks. Surveyors also observed infantslying on front or back seats, or in safetyseats that were not belted into the vehicleor were facing the wrong way.
Researchers expressed concern thatparents may mistakenly believe that theroads are safer in rural areas than in urbanareas.
“While the statewideaverage for child passengerrestraint usage is favorable, thelower use in rural communitiesremains a concern. Lower use ofcar seats and seat belts forchildren in Iowa’s rural areas isconsistent with an overall higherrate of preventable injuries andfatalities in rural communities,”said John Lundell, IPRC Deputy
Director. “Although urban traffic crashesare more common, they are generally lesslikely to cause serious injury and deaththan rural motor vehicle crashes, wheredriving speeds are often higher, andemergency treatment resources can be faraway,” he added.
The safety of Iowa children is also onthe increase with more small childrenbeing placed in the back instead of thefront seat. The rear seat of a motor vehicleis always a safer location for children ofall ages to ride. This year, researchersobserved that 85.7 percent of childrenunder age six were riding in the back seat.
This is a 3.7 percent increase over lastyear, and a substantial jump over the pasteight years. In 1993 the number of Iowachildren observed in the rear seat was only52.3 percent.
“We are glad to see that the number ofchildren traveling in child safety seats hasincreased,” said Jan Goldsmith, GTSB,Occupant Protection Coordinator. "Care-givers need to read the instructions forproper use of the child safety seat," sheadded. Goldsmith emphasized the impor-tance of keeping kids in booster seats untilthey are age eight. Too often, children arerestrained only with lap and shoulder beltswhen they should also be in booster seats.
The child restraint survey is supportedby the GTSB and has been conducted eachyear since 1988. Cars passing 37 differentsites around the state were observed bysurveyors during the months of Maythrough August, 2001. These same sites,which include urban, rural and highwaysettings, are used each year by the surveyteam.
For more information...
John LundellUniversity of Iowa InjuryPrevention Research Center319/[email protected]
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SITE
Algona
Armstrong
Belle Plaine
Council Bluffs, US-6 K-Mart
Council Bluffs, Mall of the Bluffs
Cedar Falls
Cedar Rapids
Cherokee
Davenport
Des Moines, E. Euclid
Des Moines, Merle Hay
Des Moines, Southridge
West Des Moines
Dubuque
Dyersville
Fort Dodge
Glenwood
Guthrie Center
Iowa City
Jefferson
Mason City
Newton
Ottumwa
Pocahontas
Red Oak
Sigourney
Sioux City
Storm Lake
Waterloo
Waverly
I-35 Ankeny
I-80 Council Bluffs, Expressway
I-80 Des Moines
I-80 Victor
US 30 Ames
US 30 Boone
US 30 Marshalltown
TOTALS
2001 %
USE
RATE
64.5
55.5
60.3
86.0
92.1
90.0
85.6
55.6
78.0
82.6
89.5
88.1
93.7
71.2
77.1
86.2
82.2
71.8
77.9
71.1
72.7
82.4
82.0
66.7
81.8
57.5
63.8
73.9
87.1
92.4
94.5
79.5
89.6
67.5
96.0
79.4
85.8
79.2
2000 %
USE
RATE
77.5
71.4
57.1
69.8
84.8
87.9
85.7
72.3
80.5
71.0
81.7
78.9
94.3
84.2
86.1
76.1
73.5
62.8
94.0
74.6
79.8
83.1
75.8
72.2
70.6
59.3
85.2
80.1
82.2
82.9
87.3
79.0
70.9
80.0
83.5
72.1
84.1
79.0
+ or -
CHANGE
-13.0
-16.0
3.2
16.3
7.4
2.1
-0.1
-16.7
-2.5
11.5
7.8
9.2
-0.6
-13.0
-9.0
10.1
8.7
9.0
-16.1
-3.5
-7.1
-0.7
6.2
-5.5
11.2
-1.8
-21.4
-6.2
4.9
9.5
7.2
0.5
18.7
-12.5
12.6
7.3
1.7
0.2
Child Restraint Survey Sites A WHALE of a Programin Harrison County
Sheriff Terry BaxterHarrison County
Jan Goldsmith was in our office and Iwas telling her of a program we areinvolved in called WHALE which standsfor We Have A Little Emergency. Thisprogram is designed so that people withcar seats can place identification tags onthe seats that show any medical informa-tion of the child, emergency contacts, etc.should the driver or occupants in thevehicle is unable to give necessary infor-mation.
This program has been in effect inHarrison County for approximately 2years. It has been very popular among myresidents. We provide a packet whichcontains everything they need. I havebeen paying for the packets out of mybudget. We provide the packets to parents,babysitters, grandparents, etc., to pre-schools, at county fairs, etc.
Seat Belt Awards
Monsanto, Muscatine: 85%
Monsanto of Muscatine was awarded the GTSB/NHTSA 85 percent Safety Belt Honor Roll plaque.Pictured are Jean Edwards, Jan Goldsmith, GTSB,Steve Dickey, Ryan Stewart, Vince, Charles Black,Iowa Illinois Safety Council, Larry, John Spiesman,and Oscar Berryman. Zelda Musser and JoyceBarlow appeared in costume.
GPC/Kent Feeds, Muscatine: 85%
GPC/Kent Feeds, Muscatine was awarded the GTSB/NHTSA 85 percent Safety Belt Honor Roll plaque. Pic-tured in the rear are John Wiegle, Kevin Fields, TrooperAl Perkins and Jim Crowder. In front are DoyleTubandt, Jan Goldsmith, GTSB, Charles Black, IowaIllinois Safety Council, and Nee Leau.
Communications Data Services,Inc., Red Oak: 85%
Communications Data Services, Inc., Red Oak wasawarded the GTSB/NHTSA 85 percent Safety BeltHonor Roll plaque. Pictured in rear are CharlieBlack, Iowa Illinois Safety Council, Jeff Pierson,Pete Wemmhoff, Ann Jones, and Jan Goldsmith,GTSB. In front are Julie Brandt, Ann Shaw, andSheryl Porter.
Harrison County: 70%
Harrison County was awarded the GTSB/NHTSA70 percent Safety Belt Honor Roll plaque. Picturedare members of the Harrison County Board of Su-pervisors, Terry King and Rollie Roberts, Jan Gold-smith, Chairman Bob Smith, and Sheriff Terry Baxter.
City of Ankeny: 80%
The City of Ankeny was awarded the GTSB/NHTSA 80percent Safety Belt Honor Roll plaque. Pictured are Lt. MerlinChristian, Chief Paul Scranton, Jan Goldsmith, GTSB, andMayor Merle Johnson.
The seventh Drug Recognition Expert Class graduatedin October, 2001. Denny Becker, DRE coordinator, saidthe program began in 1991.Standing: Sgt. Kelly Mutschler, Franklin County SO; Of-ficer Jeff Brinkley, Ames PD; Deputy John Pohlman, Jas-per County SO; Deputy Jon Thomas, Marshall CountySO; Officer Brent Meskimen, Urbandale PD; TrooperJagat Sandhu, instructor, ISP; Officer Lori Adams, Ce-dar Rapids PD; Deputy Matt Fowler, Muscatine CountySO; Officer Tracy Rhoads, Des Moines PD; Officer BrianStevens, Davenport PD (top of class award); Officer BrentKock, West Des Moines PD; Deputy Chad Klosterbuer,Lyon County SO; Chief Louis Modlin, Prairie City PD;Officer Russ Kenney, Hinton PD; and Officer Sue Mar-tin, Mason City PD.Front: SPO Dick Glade, instructor, Des Moines PD; Re-serve Deputy Steve Brown, Taylor County SO Reserves;Chief Robert Cox, Clive PD, Denny Becker, GTSB; Sgt.Doug Hart, Iowa City PD; and Sgt. Garey Bryan, DesMoines PD.Assisting with training but not pictured: Sgt. Craig Porter,Johnston PD; Deputy Dan Grimm, Polk County SO; Sgt.Travis Ouverson, West Des Moines PD; Sgt. Russ Belz,Story County SO; Officer Dave Haupert, Dubuque PD;and Deputy Chad McCune, Des Moines County SO.
Drug Recognition Experts are trained law enforce-ment officers who evaluate possible impaired drivers.But DREs are expanding their expertise into schoolswith a program called Drug Impairment Training forEducational Professionals. DITEP will provideschool administrators, teachers, counselors, and nurseswith a systematic approach to recognizing and evalu-ating individuals in schools who are using andimpaired by drugs, in order to provide early interven-tion.
Sgt. Craig Porter, Johnston PD, was a student in thefirst DRE class in 1991. He has since become a DREinstructor and coordinates the DITEP training in Iowa.He stresses that DITEP training is not intended toqualify participants as Drug Recognition Experts,but is intended to aid in the evaluation and documenta-tion of those suspected of using drugs and thoseimpaired by drugs. Porter defines a drug as anysubstance that alters perception or behavior reducingthat individual’s ability to function appropriately inthe academic environment.
Porter and six other DREs serve as DITEP instruc-tors and have provided training for the school person-nel in Northwest and Central Iowa. Sessions areplanned in Northeast Iowa in the summer of 2002.DITEP training is coordinated through Iowa's area
education agencies.
2001 DRE Class
DREs Provide Training forSchool Personnel
Officer Jason Willey, Davenport PD and Deputy RussBelz, Story County SO provide DITEP training in CentralIowa. Both are DREs and Belz is a DRE instructor.
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by Charles Black,Iowa-Illinois Safety Council
If you are hosting a party over theholidays here are some simple tips to helpmake sure it is fun and safe for everyone.This could be considered dated material asthe December holiday season is over. Buttwo of the more deadly weekends foralcohol-related crashes are Super BowlSunday and St. Patrick's Day so theinformation is good for any holiday.
1. Serve food when serving alco-holic beverages. Good food comple-
ments the taste of beverages and helps to
reduce the effects of alcohol, especially
foods that are high in protein, like meats
and cheeses.
2. Offer non-alcoholic beverages.Some guests prefer not to drink, are
designated drivers or want to be able to tell
the stories of how badly their friends
behaved when they got drunk. Soft drinks,
coffee, or non-alcohol beers make every-
one feel welcome.
3. Serve measured drinks.Use a shot glass or jigger to avoid making
drinks too strong.
4. Never force drinks on any of yourguests.Forcing or pushing drinks can cause
someone to drink more than they normally
would.
5. Stop serving alcohol at least one
hour before the party ends.Serve deserts and other foods, coffee and
soft drinks. While none of these eliminate
alcohol from the body time does.
6. Arrange a safe ride home for allof your guests.Make sure all your friends have a safe ride
home, designated driver or call a cab.
By planing ahead you can protect yourfriends from driving drunk, getting intofights, doing something stupid they willregret or creating stains on your carpet.
How to Have a Great & Safe Holiday(or anytime) Party
This could bec o n s i d e r e ddated materialas the Decem-ber holidayseason is over.But two of themore deadlyweekends foralcohol-relatedcrashes are Su-per Bowl Sun-day and St.Patrick's Dayso the informa-tion is good forany holiday.-Editor
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Local SMSGroups:Polk County:1:30 p.m., secondTuesday of eachmonth. Contact: CyQuick 515/225-2349.
Scott County:CARS): 10 a.m., thirdWednesday of eachmonth. Contact:Sgt. John Marxen319/326-8628.
Dubuque County:10:30 a.m., Everysixth Friday. Contact:Cpl. Michael Retten-meier 319/589-4469.
PottawattamieCounty (SWIFT):Meetings vary. Checkwww.cbtraffic.netBlake Redfield712/328-4645.
Your comments are welcome...
Visit Iowa's Strategic Highway SafetyPlan web site:
www.IowaSMS.org
For other SMS information, contactMary Stahlhut,515/239-1169.E-mail:[email protected]
By Robert ThompsonProgram Evaluator, GTSB
The Iowa Safety Management Systemis planning a conference targeting thegrowing problem of older drivers in Iowa.It is set for June 19 and 20, 2002, at theUniversity Park Holiday Inn, West DesMoines.
Iowa has one of the largest percentagesof older drivers in the nation. In addition,it is a simple fact of life that we get olderand the huge crop of baby boomers, nowin their fifties will cause an even largernumber of older drivers in Iowa. As thebody ages, reaction time slows, hearingand vision diminish, and complex cogni-tive skills related to driving are compro-mised.
Currently Iowa has about 350,000drivers 65 and older. By 2020 that figureis expected to top 500,000. Even today,more than one Iowa driver in six is 65 orolder.
The issue of Iowa's aging populationand how that will affect Iowa's transporta-tion infrastructure is so significant that nofewer than five state agencies have playedan active role in planning the OlderDrivers forum. The Departments of ElderAffairs, Transportation, Public Safety,Public Health and Education are partici-pating.
Among the key topics on the agendaare driver licensing, Iowa's roadwayenvironment, human factors and aging,the role of dementia including Alzheimer'sand transit alternatives.
The keynote speaker is 89-year old ArtLinkletter, former radio and TV personal-ity.
Conference planners expect to premier
Art Linkletter to Speakat Iowa Older Driver Conference
an older driver video which will feature anintroduction by Governor Thomas J.Vilsack. The video will address many ofthe issues presented at the conference.
Unlike recent older driver conferencesin Arizona and Minnesota, the Iowaconference will feature the active partici-pation of a large number of older drivers.
Several physicians and health practitio-ners from the University of Iowa's InjuryPrevention Research Center will sharesome of their recent findings.
Driver license personnel from the IowaDOT Division of Motor Vehicles, andstate and local law enforcement officialswill also participate.
Both the FHWA and NHTSA havebeen active partners in the development of
the Older Driver Conference.Older Driver conference information is
expected to be posted on the Internet bymid-April according to officials at IowaState's University Conference Services.Call 800-262-0015 or visit the website:www.lifelearner.iastate.edu/conferences/online.htm.
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The City of Waukee was awarded the GTSB/NHTSA90 percent Safety Belt Honor Roll plaque. Pictured areJan Goldsmith, GTSB, Chief Larry Phillips, and MayorMark Leslie.
90% Seat Belt AwardsCity of Waukee
City of Villisca:
The City of Villisca was awarded the GTSB/NHTSA 90percent Safety Belt Honor Roll plaque. Pictured are MayorLeland Carmichael, Jan Goldsmith, GTSB, and ChiefButch Rulla.
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