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Dr. Leonard Evans' Background

Some of Dr. Evans' credentials are as follows:

Doctor of Philosophy degree, Physics, Oxford University, England, 1965

Author of Traffic Safety and the Driver, published by Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1991, and reprinted in 1996

International Association for Accident and Traffic Medicine's Medal and Diploma for outstanding achievement in the field of traffic medicine, 1997

Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine's Award of Merit for outstanding contributions to traffic safety research, 1996

NHTSA's Special Award of Appreciation for outstanding leadership and extraordinary contributions in the field of motor vehicle safety, November 1991

Human Factors Society's A. R. Lauer Award for Outstanding Contributions to Human Factors Aspects of Highway Safety, 1985

President-elect of the Association for the advancement of Automotive Medicine, 1996-97

Elected Fellow of the Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine, 1995

Elected Fellow of the Society of Automotive Engineers, 1993

Elected Fellow of the Human Factors Society, October 1987

Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Chair, A. R. Lauer Safety Award Committee

Past Chairman, Society of Automotive Engineers Human Factors Committee

Presented keynote/inaugural/major lectures:

  • Manning Lecture, Dublin, Ireland, 10 September 1996
  • 5th Westminster Lecture, London, England, 6 December 1994
  • Automotive Occupant Restraint Council, 19 March 1992
  • Institute of Human Safety and Accident Protection, Jerusalem College of Technology, Israel, 4 March 1992
  • Fifth Canadian Multidisciplinary Road Safety Conference, Calgary, Alberta, June 1987

He has been quoted as a recognized expert researcher in the field of auto safety by many important publications, including:

  • Encyclopedia Britannica, Medical Health Annual
  • Consumers Research
  • Smithsonian
  • Car and Driver
  • Estado de Sao Paulo
  • Toronto Star
  • The New Republic
  • The Jersusalem Post
  • Detroit Free Press

Dr. Evans is one of (if not the) most qualified safety researchers in Detroit. His reputation extends worldwide in his field, and his work is taken most seriously. He is well aware of the sampling difficulties with data. That is his business.

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