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Fast Facts

In 2006, NHTSA conducted the National Occupant Protection Use Survey (NOPUS). The overall observed shoulder belt use rate was 82 percent in 2005, compared to 80 percent observed in 2004. (NHTSA 2005 Traffic Safety Facts Occupant Protection)

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Featured Articles
» Profile Charlie Kourajian: Member Jamestown Safe Communities Coalition
Published 04/21/2008 | Traffic Safety Partners |
Charlie currently enjoys his responsibilities as editor and publisher of the Jamestown Safe Communities Coalition’s newsletter, which informs the community of the coalition’s efforts and programs. 
» "Got a Minute?" message reaches both parents and teens
Published 04/21/2008 | Bright Ideas |
The goal of this program is to help parents jump-start difficult conversations with their teens and to help teens make better choices.
» Profile Josh Gallion: Program Manager, North Dakota Department of Transportation, Office of Traffic Safety
Published 03/26/2008 | Traffic Safety Partners |
As the program manager for Police Traffic Services, Alcohol Countermeasures, Alcohol Incentive Funds, ASSISTS, and Speed Management, Josh is using those acquired skills to help improve Traffic Safety in North Dakota.
Recent Articles
» New Grand Theft Auto Game Allows Players to Drive Drunk
Published 05/5/2008 | News On The Web |
CADCA - While drunk driving continues to be one of our nation´s deadliest acts, killing nearly 13,500 people each year, the latest version of the popular Grand Theft Auto video game allows players to get behind the wheel and experience drunk driving.
» New Drug-Free Workplace Kit Available from SAMHSA
Published 05/4/2008 | News On The Web |
CADCA - The free Drug-Free Workplace Kit provides public and private workplaces with practical evidence-based information, resources, and tools for producing and maintaining drug-free workplace policies and programs.
» Toyota Recalls Highlander, Highlander Hybrids for Seat Belt Problem
Published 05/3/2008 | News On The Web |
consumeraffairs.com - Toyota is recalling 90,189 Highlander and Highlander hybrids equipped with a third row passenger seat because the seat belts in the third row do not properly secure a child restraint system.
» April 29, 2008 Crash Stats
Published 05/1/2008 | ND Crash Stats |
North Dakota Traffic Fatalities as of April 29, 2008.
» April 26, 2008 Crash Stats
Published 04/30/2008 | ND Crash Stats |
North Dakota Traffic Fatalities as of April 26, 2008.
» Traffic deaths in state decline
Published 04/30/2008 | News On The Web |
startribune.com - Traffic fatalities in Minnesota cracked the triple-digit mark over the weekend, the Department of Public Safety reports, and the state is on pace to have fewer deaths on the roads than for any year since the 1940s.
» New Report Estimates that 15 Percent of Adult Drivers Report Drive Under the Influence of Alcohol
Published 04/30/2008 | News On The Web |
CADCA - A first–of–its–kind national report reveals that 15.1 percent of the nation´s drivers age 18 and older drove under the influence of alcohol at least once in the past year. The report says that in some states the levels are far higher – about one in four drivers.
» Study explores how blind pedestrians can cross safely
Published 04/23/2008 | News On The Web |
newsobserver.com - To help visually impaired pedestrians maneuver safely, Long and other researchers are testing the effectiveness of a video camera system designed to detect when vehicles have stopped "upstream" to allow pedestrians to cross.
» Training, education - not helmets - will safe motorcyclists' lives
Published 04/23/2008 | News On The Web |
tucsoncitizen.com - The feel of the wind whipping through your hair or the possibility of your brains splattered on the roadside. An age-old debate that is nothing new.
» April 19, 2008 Crash Stats
Published 04/22/2008 | ND Crash Stats |
North Dakota Traffic Fatalities as of April 19, 2008.
» Jeep Liberty could face recall: Government upgrades investigation into SUV
Published 04/22/2008 | News On The Web |
product-reviews.net - It seems that there could very well be a new Jeep Liberty recall on the 2002-2003 models SUV; this comes to light after the government has upgraded their investigation as to why the vehicles are losing control.
» April 15, 2008 Crash Stats
Published 04/16/2008 | ND Crash Stats |
North Dakota Traffic Fatalities as of April 15, 2008.
» April 12, 2008 Crash Stats
Published 04/16/2008 | ND Crash Stats |
North Dakota Traffic Fatalities as of April 12, 2008.
» Stay Alive From Education Program
Published 04/15/2008 | Resources On The Web |
www.safeprogram.com - Street Smart program shows kids that they are not invincible. That this is something that can happen to anybody at any time." Street Smart program drove the message home by choosing a member of the audience to demonstrate exactly what happens when a paramedic tries to save the life of a trauma patient. Chris Stocks of Street Smart said, "I think when we have to explain what we have to do to somebody to treat their injuries, that's when it really becomes real for them."
» Safe Communities of North Central Dakota holds 9th annual National Alcohol Screening Day
Published 04/9/2008 | Traffic Safety News |
Safe Communities of North Central Dakota will be collaborating with Trinity Health & Minot State University to provide information and education on alcohol to the public free of charge on Thursday, April 10.
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