2025 Lifesavers Conference
Opening Plenary

Sunday March 9, 8:45am, Long Beach, CA

2025 Lifesavers Conference
Closing Plenary

Tuesday March 11, 11:45am, Long Beach, CA

Student Changemakers: Leading the Charge for Safer Schools & Communities

Track: Distracted Driving
Monday, March 10, 2025
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM

Description:
An engaged student panel will provide frameworks, best practices, and a toolkit for traffic safety professionals to implement student-led projects in their communities. Learn from students who have successfully implemented health and safety projects in their schools and communities around reckless and distracted driving.

Before the Ambulance Arrives: Reimagining the Role of First Responders in Bicyclist & Pedestrian Safety

Track: Pedestrian, Bicycle, and Micromobility
Monday, March 10, 2025
1:30 PM – 2:45 PM

Description:
Emergency responders play a critical role in determining the severity of injuries and the long-term outcomes of individuals involved in motor vehicle crashes. What are the specific advances in EMS and post-crash care related to bicyclist and pedestrian safety? Panelists will describe the role that emergency services play in improving safety for vulnerable road users and share strategies for working closely with first responders to shape pedestrian and bicycle safety programs.

“I Can Drive 10 Miles Over the Speed Limit”: Interventions & Strategies to Prevent Speeding

Track: Safe System
Tuesday, March 11, 2025
9:00 AM – 10:15 AM

Description:
Explore proven strategies and tools to prevent speeding and promote safe speeds. Panelists will discuss the consequences of excessive speed, explore technology that can assist in speed management, and the work being done to develop community-based initiatives aimed at preventing speed-related deaths and injuries.

First Responder & AV Interactions – Best Practices & Lessons Learned

Track: Vehicle Technology/Automated Driving
Monday, March 10, 2025
8:45 AM – 10:00 AM

Description:
In the event of an emergency, how do AVs communicate with first responders? How do first responders communicate with AVs? Learn about the industry-developed best practice, “First Responder Interactions with Fleet-Managed Automated Driving System-Dedicated Vehicles,” to guide AV development. Then, hear from first responders on how to implement plans and policies.

Shifting Gears: Changing Risky Rider Behavior

Track: Driver Training, Assessment & Licensing
Monday, March 10, 2025
10:15 AM – 11:30 AM

Description:
Motorcycle fatalities continue to climb. While licensing is an issue, motorcycle rider behaviors and countermeasures for these behaviors deserves attention. Subject matter experts will provide information to attendees to identify high-risk motorcycle rider behaviors and countermeasures to combat them.