Motor vehicle crashes are the number one cause of lost work time and on-the-job fatalities. From the perspective of an employer, a seriously injured employee introduces far-reaching, expensive consequences. In 1991, the Corporate/Corporate Traffic Safety Program was created to promote safety through the workplace and in the community. 

Presentation components include:

• Brief overview of the consequences of motor vehicle trauma
• Powerful personal testimony from an adult survivor of a brain or spinal cord injury
• Discussion on ways to prevent brain and spinal cord injuries
• Interactive Q&A session

Director, Penny Lorenz has been an instrumental part of ThinkFirst Missouri since 1985, first as a speaker and currently as Assistant Director. She is especially motivated about her involvement with ThinkFirst due to her own spinal cord injury from a car crash in 1982. Penny speaks from experience about the importance of motor vehicle safety.

Thanks to funding from the Missouri Department of Transportation, Highway Safety Division, ThinkFirst Missouri offers 36 Corporate/Community Traffic Safety Programs at no charge each year. Programs are available to all Missouri businesses, agencies, civic clubs and organizations. To schedule a Corporate/Community Traffic Safety Program call (573) 882-1176 or send an e-mail message to lorenzp@health.missouri.edu.