Road Safety Authority International Conference on Children and Road Safety, Thursday 2 April 2014, Dublin Castle
*Registration from 9:30am to 10:00am
MC: Mr Fergus Finlay, Chief Executive Officer, Barnardos
SESSION 1
10.00am Ms. Liz O’Donnell, Chairperson, Road Safety Authority
Welcome & Introduction
10.05am Ms. Nóirín O’Sullivan, Commissioner, An Garda Síochána
Opening Address
10.10am Mr. Charlie Bird, Broadcaster – Journalist and Television Documentary Presenter : Introduction of Documentary Video
10.15am Dr. Margaret Ryan, Cognitive Psychologist, School of Psychology, Trinity College Dublin. Child Road Safety: A Developmental and Psychological Perspective
10.40am Ms. Velma Burns, Research Manager, Road Safety Authority
To cross or not to cross? A study on the behaviour and attitudes of Irish parent & child pedestrians
10.55am Ms. Åsa Viklund, Traffic Safety Strategist, Swedish Transport Administration : SAFEWAY2SCHOOL
11.20am Questions and Answers Session
11.30am Tea and Coffee
SESSION 2
11.45am Ms. Moyagh Murdock, Chief Executive Officer, Road Safety Authority
Road Safety - An Educational Approach
12.00pm Professor Alf Nicholson, Consultant Paediatrician, Temple Street Hospital: Road Safety and Children in Ireland – Where are we now?
12.25pm Dr. Divera A.M. Twisk, SWOV Institute for Road Safety Research, Netherlands: Careless but also clueless: hazard perception skills of young adolescent cyclists
12.50pm Mr Michael Aherne, Head of Transport Development Division, National Transport Authority :Catering for risk-averse cyclists
1.05pm Mr. Rod King MBE, Founder & Campaign Director, UK 20’s Plenty for Us : The UK’s transition to wide-area 20mph limits and the benefits for children
1.25pm Questions and Answers Session
1.35pm Buffet Lunch
SESSION 3
2.15pm Ms. Katarina Bohman, Principal Research Engineer, Autoliv Development AB, Sweden : Long-term medical consequences to children injured in car crashes and influence of crash directions
2.40pm Ms. Aisling Leonard, Senior Road Safety Promotion Officer, Road Safety Authority ‘Check it Fits’ Child Car Seat Checking Service
3.00pm Garda Ashling Connor, Community Garda, An Garda Síochána
Road Safety Initiatives for Children in Rathoath - Protecting our Community
3.15pm Questions & Answers Session
3.25pm Ms. Moyagh Murdock, Chief Executive Officer, Road Safety Authority : Closing Address
3.30pm Conference Closes