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The official account for the UNC Highway Safety Research Center, a leading research institution helping to shape the field of transportation safety.
Chapel Hill, NC
Joined September 2016
Our own Seth LaJeunesse chimed in on Helsinki's impressive year without traffic deaths in this edition of @TheWorld:.
On The World 🌎 today:. @joyhackel: Xi, Putin and Kim send a message to the West. @hannahchanatry: Deadly landslide in Sudan highlights challenges of sending aid to conflict zones. @jersiegel: Helsinki marks one year with no traffic deaths. Tune in 📻
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Last week our own Seth LaJeunesse participated in this @CharlotteTalks discussion about pedestrian safety
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So far this year, there have been 35 traffic-related deaths in Charlotte, including four cyclists and eight pedestrians. This has happened despite the city's Vision Zero plan to eliminate all traffic...
Coming up at 9am: So far this year, there have been 35 traffic-related deaths in Charlotte. We explore what’s behind this rise in traffic-related deaths, its relationship to road design and what is and isn’t being done to make our streets safe.
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This event is going on right now in Chapel Hill! We still have a lot of car seats available -- you must have your child with you to qualify for a free car seat. We'll be here until 12:30 pm!.
To help support families in our community who were impacted by recent flooding, we are partnering with @SafeKidsNC to host a free car seat check event next week on 8/1, 9:30am-12:30pm, in our parking lot at 101 Umstead Dr, Chapel Hill. Questions? Email info@buckleupnc.org!
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Don't forget this event Friday morning! We are partnering with @SafeKidsNC on a free car seat check event in our own parking lot:.
To help support families in our community who were impacted by recent flooding, we are partnering with @SafeKidsNC to host a free car seat check event next week on 8/1, 9:30am-12:30pm, in our parking lot at 101 Umstead Dr, Chapel Hill. Questions? Email info@buckleupnc.org!
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To help support families in our community who were impacted by recent flooding, we are partnering with @SafeKidsNC to host a free car seat check event next week on 8/1, 9:30am-12:30pm, in our parking lot at 101 Umstead Dr, Chapel Hill. Questions? Email info@buckleupnc.org!
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“It's best practice to provide separated bike lanes with concrete barriers or trees, something that separates the fast-moving vehicles from the kids riding bikes,” said our own Seth LaJeunesse in this @wnpr story:
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An update to state e-bike laws goes into effect Oct. 1, and local police departments are spreading the word on social media.
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Every time we get to interact with @ncatsuaggies Summer Transportation Inst. high school students is so much fun! Yesterday 2 of our researchers went to G’boro to work on activities exploring safe vehicle design & kinetic energy.
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RT @UNC: The @hsrcinfo is offering a free, one-hour online course preparing parents to help their teens develop into experienced, safe driv….
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UNC's free online course called Time to Drive prepares parents to teach teen drivers.
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Car seat training, resources for teen drivers, safe walking/biking for kids & more featured in the latest edition of HSRC’s Directions newsletter!
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Lauren Marchetti really set the standard for work in the area of safe, active travel for youth. We are so honored we got to work with her!.
After 52 years at @hsrcinfo, Lauren Marchetti retired in April. She launched Walk and Bike to School Days, championed youth safety and reshaped research on college drinking. Discover how her legacy still drives safer communities
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UNC Research is improved accessibility & safety for all. Our Sarah O’Brien studies how people w/vision disabilities can safely find & use crosswalks & transit stops, improving transportation access. More on Sarah & her research: #UNCResearchIsNC #UNC
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UNC Research is getting kids in car seats. In 2024, 6,782 NC car seats were checked by Cert. Child Passenger Safety Techs. HSRC researchers, funded by @NC_GHSP, support these experts through training & resources. Find resources at: #UNCResearchIsNC #UNC
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UNC Research is guiding parents of teen drivers. As NC teens learn to drive, who’s supporting the parents? HSRC developed Time to Drive, a free course that guides caregivers as they supervise the newest drivers in their families: #UNCResearchIsNC @UNC
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This piece from our partners @IIHS_autosafety from a few months ago lays out interesting thinking about playing the “long game” for reducing road fatalities:.
"To make travel safer, particularly in the near term, it is essential that we find ways to rein in risky driving and improve the design of our roads," writes Cicchino. A new IIHS Insight column is out now:
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RT @walkrollschool: Across the U.S. local governments engage w/youth in a variety of ways for meaningful perspective on improving transport….
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Love this @UNCPublicHealth article about how public health research impacts & improves our lives in many ways that are crucial, even if they’re unseen or forgotten. A GREAT reminder of the importance of research in our everyday lives:
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To learn even more, check out this webinar our researchers presented last week on the research behind teen crashes, including the impact of technology and distractions on teen driver safety: 2/2.
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When teens are learning to drive, it’s all about practice, practice, practice. This resource developed by HSRC researchers prepares parents to help their teens develop into experienced, safe drivers: 1/2
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