The Subcommittees on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection and on Communications, Technology and the Internet will hold a joint hearing titled, "Driven To Distraction:  Technological Devices and Vehicle Safety," on Wednesday, November 4, 2009 in 2123 Rayburn House Office Building.  The hearing will examine safety issues concerning drivers distracted by wireless or other electronic communications devices built in or brought into the vehicle.

INVITED WITNESSES:

• The Honorable Ray LaHood, Secretary, Department of Transportation
• The Honorable Julius Genachowski, Chairman, Federal Communications Commission
• David D. Teater, Senior Director, Transportation Strategic Initiatives, National Safety Council
• Clarence M. Ditlow, Executive Director, Center for Auto Safety
• Robert Strassburger, Vice President, Vehicle Safety and Harmonization, The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers
• Steve M. Largent, President and CEO, CTIA - The Wireless Association
• Tom Dingus, Ph.D., Director, Virginia Tech Transportation Institute
• Anne T. McCartt, Ph.D., Vice President, Research, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety

WHEN: 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, November 4

WHERE: 2123 Rayburn House Office Building