Staying Focused at the Wheel Symposium

The inaugural research programme brought together New Zealand's leading attention, fatigue and distraction road safety experts from the research and policy communities in 2011.

Programme

Day 1 | Monday 5 September 2011

8:30 – 9:00 A.M. Registration

9:00 A.M. Welcome Address 
Mr. Bruno Petrenas, Chairperson, NZAA Research Foundation

9:10 A.M. Opening Address
Opening Address - The Hon. Nathan Guy, Associate Minister of Transport

9:30 A.M. Keynote Address
Naturalistic Driving Assessments of Driver Behaviour, Distraction and Fatigue - Professor Thomas Dingus, Director, Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI), Newport News Shipbuilding Professor of Engineering, Virginia Tech

10:30 A.M. Morning tea

11:00 A.M. Keynote Address
Naturalistic Driving: Insights from the Australian experience - Dr. Judith Charlton, Associate Director Behavioural Safety Science, Monash University Accident Research Centre (MUARC)

12:00 Lunch
eDrive (e-learning driver education) demonstration - Dr. Robert Isler and Nadine Isler, eDrive Solutions

1:00 P.M. Experimental Perspectives 

3:00 P.M. Afternoon tea

3:30 P.M. Data, Regulation and Definitions

4:30 P.M. Closing Remarks
Mr. Mike Noon, General Manager Motoring Affairs, NZ Automobile Association

Day 2 | Tuesday 6 September 2011

8:30 – 9:00 A.M. Registration

9:00 A.M. Fatigue and Driving

10:30 A.M. Morning tea

11:00 A.M. Keynote Address
Microsleeps: What are they? Are they dangerous? Are they preventable?
Associate Professor Richard Jones, Director, Christchurch Neurotechnology Research Programme, Van der Veer Institute

12.00 Lunch
Video: The psychology of self-enhancement in young drivers - Associate Professor Niki Harré and Dr. Chris Sibley, University of Auckland

1:00 P.M. Specific Driver Groups

2:30 P.M. Panel discussion: Policy Perspectives
Convenor: Mr. Bruno Petrenas, Chairperson, NZAA Research Foundation
Panel: Professor Thomas Dingus (VTTI), Dr. Judith Charlton (MUARC), Mr. Christopher Foley (Ministry of Transport), Mr. Andy Foster (TRAFINZ), Ms. Jayne Gale (AA), Mr. Paul Graham (NZTA), Mr. Peter King (AARF), Superintendent Paula Rose (NZ Police)

3:30 P.M. Closing Address
Mr. Bruno Petrenas, Chairperson, NZAA Research Foundation

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