{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Right-Sizing Traffic Enforcement for Safer Roadways","description":"About this episode:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; The U.S. stands out among peer countries for having the worst rate of traffic deaths. Approaching this issue from a public health angle can help to make roadways safer by focusing on population-level interventions rather than directing resources towards policing \u201cbad apple\u201d individuals. In this episode: Tiffany Joyce Smith, lead author of a new report on the role of enforcement in road safety, explains the value of a proactive approach to preventing crashes versus a reactive one. Guest:&amp;nbsp;  Tiffany Joyce Smith, MPH, is a public health and mobility expert and program advisor with the Vision Zero Network. Host:&amp;nbsp; Dr. Josh Sharfstein is distinguished professor of the practice in Health Policy and Management, a pediatrician, and former secretary of Maryland\u2019s Health Department. He served as the Baltimore City Commissioner of Health from 2005 to 2009.&amp;nbsp; Show links and related content:&amp;nbsp;   Right-Sizing the Role of Traffic Enforcement: Prioritizing Effective, Cost-Efficient and Equitable Improvements to Road Safety\u2014Vision Zero Network   Money Drove Criminal Justice System In Ferguson, DOJ Report Says\u2014NPR   The Surprising Benefits of Narrower Traffic Lanes\u2014Public Health On Call (November 2023)   Why Are So Many Pedestrians Getting Struck and Killed By Cars, and Why Aren\u2019t We Doing More To Stop It?\u2014Public Health On Call (July 2023)   Transcript information: Looking for episode transcripts? Open our podcast on the Apple Podcasts app (desktop or mobile) or the Spotify mobile app to access an auto-generated transcript of any episode. Closed captioning is also available for every episode on our YouTube channel. Contact us: Have a question about something you heard? Looking for a transcript? Want to suggest a topic or guest? Contact us via email or visit our website. Follow us:   @\u200cPublicHealthPod on Bluesky   @\u200cPublicHealthPod on Instagram   @\u200cJohnsHopkinsSPH on Facebook   @\u200cPublicHealthOnCall on YouTube   Here's our RSS feed   Note: These podcasts are a conversation between the participants, and do not represent the position of Johns Hopkins University. ","author_name":"Public Health On Call","author_url":"https:\/\/publichealth.jhu.edu\/headlines\/public-health-on-call-podcast","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/41745765\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/203239515"}