Virginia

Job Purpose

The Executive Director for the Coalition of Ignition Interlock Manufacturers will work closely with the representatives of member organizations to advance industry-wide legislative priorities. The Executive Director is responsible for organizing and advancing state level legislation and lobbying that will enhance the industry’s nationwide reputation, as well as creating and maintaining strategic relationships with industry representatives and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Develop, manage, implement and measure day-to-day social media across the organization, ensuring our social efforts support the organization’s outreach goals by contributing to follower growth and community management
• Work closely with the Manager of Digital Communications and our digital agency to ensure technical and strategic alignment of all digital efforts
• Dutifully manage the content calendar, elevate the organization’s brand across all social, and push to produce thoughtful, creative and effective social content
• Lead pro

Missouri and Virginia are the most recent states grappling with a spike in motor vehicle fatalities related to speed and lack of seat belt use, even though overall traffic volumes declined sharply due to COVID-19 stay-at-home orders.

Speed, Lack of Seat Belt Use Leading to More Roadway Fatalities

Story by Cedar Springs Post Staff
July 12, 2020

Total crash numbers are down in the Commonwealth during the few months we've been in a pandemic, but an uptick in unbelted and speed-related crashes and crash fatalities have increased, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation.

Virginia Sees Uptick in Unbelted and Speed-Related Crashes During COVID-19 Pandemic

Story by Nick Boykin
June 21, 2020

With streets emptier than usual, drivers have begun to take more liberties. Stop signs in many neighborhoods have become little more than suggestions, and by at least one key yardstick, speeding is at epidemic proportions.

'Lawlessness Out There': Speeding Epidemic Sparked by Stay-at-Home Orders

Story by Stephen Dinan
May 25, 2020

Three months into the coronavirus pandemic, the United States faces another crisis: a surge in speeding and reckless behavior on the nation's roadways.

The Coronavirus Pandemic Emptied America's Roadways. Now Speeders Have Taken Over. 

Story by Luz Lazo
May 11, 2020

Police say drivers are taking advantage of empty roads to speed and drive aggressively.

Open Roads Have Police Cracking Down on Speeding During Pandemic

Story by Marcella Robertson
April 27, 2020

The Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI) seeks an experienced Research Analyst to join their research team in Arlington, VA. HLDI and its affiliate organization, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, are independent, nonprofit organizations dedicated to reducing the losses — deaths, injuries and property damage — from motor vehicle crashes. HLDI supports this mission through scientific studies of insurance data representing the human and economic losses resulting from the ownership and operation of different types of vehicles.

Like many states, pedestrian deaths in Virginia have risen in recent years, as indicated by GHSA's projection that 2018 saw a 4% spike in pedestrian fatalities. John Saunders, Director of Virginia's Highway Safety Office, addresses the need for change.

Virginia pedestrian deaths on pace for record year

Story by Jasmine Turner
April 8, 2019

Pedestrian deaths are projected to have risen across DC, Maryland and Virginia in 2018, according to GHSA's latest report. Kara Macek, Senior Director of Communications and Programs, discusses the behavioral and design changes needed to address this issue.

Dead man, women walking: Pedestrian fatalities highest since 1990

Story by Neal Augenstein
February 28, 2019