Another successful Summit:

Safety 'N Kids Traffic Summit 2006

October 17, 18, 19, 2006

"Traffic is a Quality of Life Issue"

Warner Center Marriott Hotel, Woodland Hills, CA

The Safety 'N Kids Traffic Summits are offered during even years (2004, 2006, 2008, etc.), while California Office of Traffic Safety Summit are offered during odd years (2003, 2005, 2007, etc.). Please check back in 2008.

Sponsors Welcomed

Safety 'N Kids has no single sponsor and relies on the involvement of the diverse private and public sector who share the common goals of reducing traffic related deaths and injuries and improving traffic safety.

What is Safety 'N Kids Traffic Summit?

Safety 'N Kids Traffic Summit is not for children, but for those professionals who are exploring and offering new concepts, programs and ideas on how to solve traffic problems that causes the injuries and deaths of children.

The Summit is hosted by the California Office of Traffic Safety, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and co-sponsored by the City of Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Unified School District.

The new Summit format especially for educators, is guaranteed to explore and exchange ideas, and generate new concepts and solutions. Traffic safety topics will be scheduled on the same day as the targeted age groups:

• Early Child Care/Preschool/Elementary - ages 0-10,
• Middle/Junior High - ages 11-13,
• High School - 14-18,
• Elderly who transport their grandchildren.

The Summit addresses a wide range of traffic safety concerns regarding children, pre-teens, teens and adults who assist children in their passage from home to school and after school activities, to include: child restraint systems, bicycle safety, street racing, and safe routes to school; as well as senior issues, law enforcement methods and challenges, funding sources and ideas, and much more.

The Summit will present all workshop-related materials in English and Spanish, enabling comprehensive sharing of information. The five pillars of traffic safety are essential for behavioral change: Education, Engineering, Enforcement, Encouragement and Enrichment.

Why Should You Attend Safety 'N Kids?

Schools are becoming more aware of how much the traffic influences the quality of life in the school community. As population growth impacts the community, school campuses become more and more the pulse of each local community and the timber of the residences. Therefore, the involvement of educators, traffic safety engineers, transportation experts, care providers, local government and enforcement agencies is paramount. Your involvement will provide solutions for our constituency to practice traffic safety, through promoting the saving of lives and enriching the quality of life. By working together with our limited resources, we can make a noticeable impact in our communities.

The attendees come from the public and private sectors and represent many career fields. Safety 'N Kids Traffic Summit draws attendees from, but not limited to:

• State and local law enforcement
• California public and private school educators
• State and local health care providers
• Traffic safety engineers
• Community traffic and safety programs
• Injury prevention organizations and/or programs
• Child passenger safety specialists
• Prosecutors and judges involved in traffic safety issues
• The automotive industries
• The automobile insurance companies
• State and local emergency medical services
• Community based organizations
• Advocacy organizations

Safety 'N Kids is endorsed by:

• California Office of Traffic Safety
• Chief Michael L. Brown, California Highway Patrol
• Chief William J. Bratton, Los Angeles Police Department
• Chief Alan B. Kerstein , Los Angeles School Police Department
• Sheriff Lee Baca, Los Angeles County Sheriff Department
• Los Angeles City Council
• Mayor Antonio Villarigossa, City of Los Angeles
• Los Angeles City Attorney's Office, Rocky Delgadillo
• Los Angeles County Juvenile Judicial Branch
• Board of Education, Los Angeles Unified School District
• Superintendent Roy Romer, Los Angeles Unified School District
• Safe Kids Coalition, Los Angeles County

Safety 'N Kids is grateful for the support of these 2004 Summit sponsors:

• Automobile Club of Southern California
• California Highway Patrol
• California Office of Traffic Safety
• City of Los Angeles
• Commission for Youth, Adults and their Families
• Hilton, Universal/Los Angeles
• Hyundai America Motors
• Los Angeles City Attorneys
• Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
• Los Angeles Department of Transportation
• Los Angeles Police Department
• Los Angeles Unified School District
• National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Youth Educational Sports Foundation

The 2004 Safety 'N Kids Traffic Summit was a big success thanks to the hard work, support and contributions of all the stake-holders and sponsors. A special thank you to the Summit's Executive Committee and the Summit's Planning Committee.

For information on the upcoming California Office of Traffic Safety Summit or events browse their website at: www.ots.ca.gov/calendars/OTSevents.asp

In attendance was over 330 participants and over 40 exhibitors. Media coverage was present at all General Sessions and Luncheons interviewing such notables as:

• Los Angeles City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo
• Actress June Lockhart
• Dr. David Manning, National Highway Traffic Safety Association
• Los Angeles Superior Court Presiding Judge Michael Nash
• Newscaster Linda Alvarez
• Deputy Mayor Williams, City of Los Angeles
• Councilwoman Wendy Greuel, City of Los Angeles
• Sheriff Leroy D, Baca
• Chief Brown, California Highway Patrol
• Chief Alan B. Kerstein, LASPD
• Chief James Butts, SMPD
• Chief Jimmy Price, LADOT
• First Assistant Chief Jim McDonnell, LAPD
• Boardmember Jon Lauritzen
• Angelo Bellomo, OEHS-LAUSD
• Los Angeles Superior Court Presiding Judge Michael Nash
• Dale Benson, Caltrans, Safe Routes to School
• James DeCarli, Los Angeles County Department of Health Services+USC Medical Center
• Wayne K. Tanda, General Manager, Los Angeles Department of Transportation
• Shanna Holland, Program Coordinator, Center for Injury Prevention Policy and Practice
• Diane Winn, MPH RN, Associate Director Pediatric Injury Prevention Research Group
• Patti Yanochko, MPH, Project Coordinator, Center for Injury Prevention Policy
• Kappie Bliss, MADD

Safety 'N Kids has no single sponsor and relies on the involvement of the diverse private and public sector who share the common goal of reducing traffic related death and injuries and improving traffic safety.

To discuss possibilities please contact us at info@safetynkids.org or call 213-494-7899.