Workshops (offered in 10 tracks)
All 2025 conference activities will be held at the Long Beach Convention Center, March 9 – 11, 2025.
*Workshops below subject to change
CPS CEU Information:
Lifesavers Conference includes the opportunity for attendees to receive all required Child Passenger Safety (CPS) technical continuing education units (CEUs) at this year’s conference. In addition to CEU sessions, attendees can alternatively earn a CEU by visiting child restraint manufacturer exhibitors in the Exhibit Hall. Additional Child Passenger Safety workshops will offer Community Education credit, which is also required for CPS Technician and CPS Technician-Instructor recertification. The recertification requirements can be reviewed here: https://cert.safekids.org/i-am-a-tech/recertification
To document workshops attended for CEUs or Community Education, along with manufacturer exhibitor visits, preprinted CPS Passports will be provided. Technicians must stay for the entire workshop and have their passport stamped on the way out to be eligible for credit. Technicians should keep their passports after Lifesavers in the event they are selected for a CEU audit at time of recertification. Replacement passports will not be available after the conference ends.
Alternative Delivery of CPS to Enhance Reach of Services
Car Crashes & Kids: The Role of First Responders & Crash Investigators
Car Seat Inspection Data is Making Waves
CPS Resources: Access, Apply, Assess – Repeat!
Get the Stress Out: Maintaining Mental Health in Trying Circumstances
Making the First Ride & Every Ride a Safe Ride Home: The Healthcare Connection
New Insights into Child Passenger Safety: Researchers Share Recent Developments
Student Transportation: Maintain Safety While Removing Barriers to Education
Yes, YOU TOO CAN BE a Researcher! A Roadmap for Real-World Child Passenger Safety Research
Keeping it “Reel”: Media campaigns & why they work
Navigating College Outreach: Routes, Speed Bumps, and Traffic Jams (Networking Workshop)
Out of the Box & Onto the Road – Unique Messaging Strategies for Young Drivers
PP&(M)E – Meaningful Engagement on Traffic Safety Projects
Promoting the Positive: Advancing Safe Driving through Community Action
Where’s my Invitation to the Party? Promoting partnerships & stakeholder engagement
Why Reinvent the Wheel?: Utilizing Proven Media Campaigns & Social Media Practices
Correcting the Record – Dispelling the Myths of Treatment Courts
Driving Change – Advancing Safety Through Reducing Racial Disparities in Policing
High in Plain Sight – Drug Trends & the Impact on Impaired Driving Enforcement
Hospitals, HIPAA, & Impaired Driving Cases
Law and Order in LA – A Case Review: People v. Rebecca Grossman
Managing Fatigue & Reducing Distractions in Law Enforcement: Enhancing Road Safety & Performance
No, The Blocks on the Collision Report are Not Just for the Insurance Company
Preventing Tragedies Through Unveiling the Dangers of CDL Masking
The Evolving Landscape of Cannabis Legalization & Its Impact on Traffic Safety
Thrills that Kill – Addressing the Dangers of Street Racing
Tire Deflation Devices – Worth the Risk? What Every Agency Needs to Know
Distractions You Can’t See: Mental Conditions & Their Role in Distracted Driving
Education & Innovation: Shaping the Future of Safe Driving
Enforcing Distracted Driving Laws – YES YOU CAN!
Engaging Communities: Budget-Friendly Approaches to Interactive Traffic Safety Programs
Focused Roads: Making Distracted Driving a Priority in Our Communities
Looking Back & Ahead with the National Distracted Driving Coalition
New Approaches to Long-term Behavior Change
Student Changemakers: Leading the Charge for Safer Schools & Communities
Critical & Current Issues in Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety
Driving Change on Our Roads: Driver Training & Licensing Networking Summit
Driving Longer, Driving Safer: Evidence-Based Programs for Seniors
From Motorcycles to CMVs, The Landscape of Driver Training
Shifting Gears: Changing Risky Rider Behavior
Tailoring Driver Training for Learning Styles
Trends in Graduated Licensing – Are We Going the Wrong Way?
Advanced Impaired Driving Prevention Technologies
Exit Ramp: Utilizing the Sequential Intercept Model with Impaired Drivers
From Arrest to Discharge, NHTSA Has Your Back! Resources to Support Solutions in your Community
“Hitting it Home” for At-Risk Drivers with Impaired Driving Countermeasures
Impaired Driving Data & Successful Messaging
It’s Not About the Number – The Impact of Drug Per Se Laws
Proven Countermeasures to End Impaired Driving
The New Designated Driver: Rideshare’s Role in Reducing Impaired Driving
Upstreaming Isn’t Just for Fishing: Screening & Intervention for DWI Offenders
Victim & Survivor Advocacy: The Voices that Inspire Lifesaving Change
Building an Effective Coalition to Support Occupant Protection Programs (Networking Session)
High Five – Not Just a Quick Celebration
Safe in the Back? Only with a BELT!!!!
Seat Belt 101: Promoting Belt Use for the Whole Family
Seat Belts – In Action: Important Seat Belt Work Across the Government
The CarFit Model: Expanding National Reach of Injury Prevention Programs to Older Drivers
Before the Ambulance Arrives: Reimagining the Role of First Responders in Bicyclist & Pedestrian Safety
Connected Networks & Network Connections: Built Environment Changes to Support Youth Active Travel
E-Bikes & E-Scooter: Where Does Safety Fit In?
Integrating Freight Movement with Walking & Bicycling
Speed Management to Support Pedestrian & Bicyclist Safety
When Help Can’t Wait: Using Low-Cost Strategies to Improve Pedestrian Safety
Working Together to Promote Safe Walking & Bicycling in Tribal Communities
Building a Culture of Safety: The Safe System Approach to Safe Road Use
“I Can Drive 10 Miles Over the Speed Limit”: Interventions & Strategies to Prevent Speeding
Implementing the Safe System Approach: “Buzzword” to Paradigm Shift
Post-Crash Care — A Critical Element of SSA
Road Infrastructure: Designing for Safety
What Do We Really Mean When We Say “Safe Vehicles”?
911, What’s Your Emergency?
Deploying AVs, It’s Easy, Right?
First Responder & AV Interactions – Best Practices & Lessons Learned
How the Rubber is Hitting the Road with Commercial Motor Vehicles
If You Build It, They Will Come
Pathways to Deploying Vehicle Technologies at the State & Local Level
Practitioner Guide for Evaluating & Delivering ADAS Education
“Want to Play a Game” – about Vehicle Technologies?
Wargaming . . . What Is It Good For?