MVA chief named safety representative
[B' Spokes: I have spoken with John Kuo and he impresses me as a very nice guy and he did get us this: <a href="http://www.mva.maryland.gov/Driver-Safety/Bicycle/default.htm">http://www.mva.maryland.gov/Driver-Safety/Bicycle/default.htm</a>;
Still there is going to be a learning curve for him as he takes on being the safety representative of a state with the 4th highest pedestrian fatality rate. ]
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from Getting There by Michael Dresser
John T. Kuo, chief of the Motor Vehicle Administration, will serve as Gov. Martin O"Malley's highway safety representative, Transportation Secretary Beverley Swaim-Staley announced Monday.
Kuo, the state's MVA administrator since 2006, succeeds former State Highway Administrator Neil J. Pedersen, who retired over the summer. Swaim-Staley said the state's Highway Safety Office, now a part of the SHA, will become a part of the MVA after a transition period.
As safety representative, Kuo will serve as Maryland's liaison to such agencies as the National Highway Traffic safety Administration and to private safety advocacy groups. At the MVA, Kuo has played a major role in developing the state's graduated licensing program for new drivers.