2026 Traffic Safety Summits
The Traffic Safety Summits are intended for state and local elected officials, city/county/state government officials who work on traffic safety issues, representatives of traffic safety organizations, and community leaders interested in traffic safety issues.
Hosted by
NC Senator Vickie Sawyer
Chair, Senate Transportation Committee
Asheville
Sept 16
WCU Asheville
Campus – Rm 346
28 Schenck Parkway
Asheville, NC
Statesville
Sept 22
The Twisted Oak
Restaurant
121 N Center St #104
Statesville, NC
Wilmington
Sept 24
Aloft Wilmington
at Coastline Center
501 Nutt Street
Wilmington, NC
Raleigh
Sept 25
Courtyard Marriott
Triangle Town Ctr
3401 Sumner Blvd
Raleigh, NC
Agenda
for each summit
10:00 -10:15am
Opening Remarks
Sen. Vickie Sawyer
10:15 -10:45am
How Traffic Safety
Research Works
UNC Highway
Safety Research Center
– – –
Institute for Transportation Research and Education (ITRE) at NC State University
10:45 -11:30am
Emerging
Trends & Innovations in Traffic Safety
UNC Highway
Safety Research Center
– – –
Institute for Transportation Research and Education (ITRE) at NC State University
11:30am – Noon
Traffic Safety Issues
Facing NC Today
Mark Ezzell, Executive Director
Governor’s Highway
Safety Program
Noon – 1:30pm
Lunch with Vision Zero Discussion
Joe Stewart, Executive Director
NC Alliance for Safe Transportation
1:30 – 2:45pm
Small Group Discussion
Each table will have a conversation about what, from their perspective, are the most important traffic safety issues for North Carolina to address during the 2027 Session of the NC General Assembly.
2:45-3:15pm
Traffic Safety Issues Presentations
Each table will designate one person to present what the consensus of the group was in terms of most important traffic safety issues.
3:15 – 3:30pm
Closing Remarks
Sen. Vickie Sawyer
Registration
There is no fee to attend, but you must register.