Heads Up Regional Think Tank
Join us for the ‘Heads Up!’ Regional Think Tank, June 19–20, 2025, for a two-day hybrid event bringing together policymakers, advocates, researchers, and community leaders from Latin America and the Caribbean to address one of the most urgent challenges on our roads: helmet safety.
Motorcycle fatalities remain the highest road user death accounting for just over 30% of fatalities in Jamaica for the year 2024 (Island Traffic Authority Fatalities Report, 2024), and 25% of traffic deaths in the Americas (UN Global Road Safety Report, 2023).
The National Helmet Wearing Coalition (NHWC) will host this landmark event as part of a growing movement to improve helmet use, reduce fatalities, and shift the culture around motorcycle safety across the region.
While enforcement is a crucial component of behaviour change, lasting progress also depends on shared knowledge, coordinated strategies, and a unified voice.
Advocate boldly for standardization and testing,
Collaborate regionally for greater impact
Transform lives through safe helmet use polices
What to Expect
Engage in dynamic panels and conversations exploring helmet safety through the lenses of policy, culture, enforcement, and shared experiences. Together, we will identify gaps, share insights, and strengthen regional collaboration.
Panel Highlights:
The Cost of Crashes
Understanding the public health and economic toll of motorcycle fatalities and injuries.
Training, Licensing & Innovation
Scaling best practices in driver training and road safety education.
Why Attend?
Whether you are a policy expert, health professional, motorcyclist, NGO leader, or community advocate, the ‘Heads Up!’ Think Tank is an opportunity to connect, collaborate, and contribute to solutions that save lives.
- Hear from regional experts and innovators
- Build partnerships across Latin America and the Caribbean
- Contribute to a unified regional roadmap for helmet safety
- Join the movement to foster a culture of safety on our roads
Register today to learn from shared challenges and be part of the regional push for safer roads.