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Appendix Two — Evidence Received on US Study Visit

Study Visit by Joint Committee on Enterprise and Small Business to the USA in June 2006

Meeting One:

Meeting with Officials of the State Secretary’s Office of Illinois, Chicago, in relation to Education Programmes, Graduated Driver Licensing, and Safety Programmes.

Ms Kathleen Widmer, Manger of Traffic Safety Unit

Ms Kathleen Kucharaski, Drivers Licensing Unit

Ms Lisa Eilers, Legal Department

Lieutenant James Murphy, Department of Police Operations

Meeting Two:

Meeting with a Police Officer of the Chicago police who is responsible for education in relation to traffic issues.

Police Officer Jean Maroney

Meeting Three:

National Advanced Driving Simulator, University of Iowa.

Ms Jane Moekli

Mr Jeff Dolan

Dr Karim A. Malek, Director, Centre for Computer Aided Design, University of Iowa Professor, Biomedical and Mechanical Engineering

Mr Omar Ahmad

Mr Shawn Alle

Mr Timothy Brown

Meeting Four:

Meeting with the University of Maryland in relation to a Research Report undertaken by doctorate students on enforcement of legislation on seat belts, speeding laws, effective enforcement strategies, driver training for young persons and advanced driver simulators.

Ms Juliana Thirdly

Ms Mari Wepprecht

Mr Paul Patrick

Mr John Rooney Short

Ms Linda Brown

Ms Anne Roland

Dean John Jeffries

Mr Don Norris

Meeting Five:

Meeting with the National Highway Transport Safety Administration, Washington.

Ms Susan Meyerson (Engineering Advisory, International Policy and Harmonisation)

Mr Gamuna Wijetunge

Mr Jeffrey P. Michael

Mr Dennis E. Eutter

Mr Nathaniel M. Beuse

Mr Joseph N. Kanianthra

Meeting Six:

Meeting with Metropolitan Police Department of Nashville, Tennessee.

Mr Ronal W. Serpas, Chief of Police, Metropolitan Police Department of Nashville and Davidson County

Meeting Seven:

Meeting with the Tennessee Trucking Association in Nashville, Tennessee.

Mr Dave Huneryager, President and CEO of the Tennessee Trucking Association

Mr H. Edmund Sorrell, Director of Safety, Tennessee Trucking Association

Meeting Eight:

Meeting with Deputy Chief of the Tennessee Highway Patrol.

Lieutenant Colonel Albert Strawther, Deputy Chief of the Tennessee Highway Patrol

Meeting Nine:

Meeting with American Automobile Association (AAA ) in Garden City, Long Island, New York.

Mr Jack Howlett, Claims Manager for American Automobile Association Insurance

Mr Brian Quinn, Executive AAA

Meeting Ten:

Meeting with Safety Data Vault Holdings (LLC).

Mr Tony Geller

Mr Eddie Shaw, Consultant