Resources On The Web -- 2003

Initiatives to Address Impaired Driving	Posted: Dec 10, 2003
NHTSA (PDF)-This report presents an in-depth look at impaired driving: a significant highway safety issue that impacts directly on the success of NHTSA’s mission. After discussing the safety problems caused by impaired drivers, the report details the agency’s strategies for reducing driver impairment and, thereby, saving lives.

December is Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month	Posted: Nov 17, 2003
CDC-December has been designated National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month (3D Month) by Presidential Proclamation.

What's New from the 3D Prevention Month Coalition	Posted: Nov 17, 2003
ncadd-Drunk and Drugged Driving (3D) Prevention Month Planner and 3D Prevention Month Banner Ads

Evaluation of the Repeal of Motorcycle Helmet Laws in Kentucky and Louisiana	Posted: Nov 11, 2003
NHTSA-From the onset, the enactment of helmet laws has been a contentious issue in many states as public policy makers have debated the balance between personal freedoms and the societal cost of crashes.

North Dakota weather and road reports available only on 511	Posted: Oct 3, 2003
DOT-Weather and road reports from the North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) are now available only on North Dakota 511 Travel Information. The NDDOT made the switch to make it easier for callers to access the information from anywhere in the state.

Safety Belt Use In The United States Has Reached 79 Percent	Posted: Sep 1, 2003
NHTSA(PDF Format)-Restraint use estimates are based on the National Occupant Protection Use Survey (NOPUS), conducted annually by NHTSA. The latest numbers were derived from a survey conducted during a 20-day period in June 2003.

Photolibrary	Posted: Aug 21, 2003
AAA-Photolibrary Search Utility containing pictures of winter driving, workzone, distracted driver, children in safety seats, etc.

TEA-21 Highway Safety Funding	Posted: Aug 21, 2003
NHTSA-Fiscal Year 2003 Funding (As of 8/19/2003)

Traffic Deaths Increase, Injuries Fall	Posted: Aug 14, 2003
GHSA-Highway deaths reached the highest level in 12 years in 2002, but the number of injuries dropped to a historic low, according to new government statistics.

Traffic Safety Powerpoint Presentations	Posted: Aug 8, 2003
AAA-The following presentations were developed by the Foundation's research staff and are meant for use as a source of presentation-ready, traffic safety information.

Integrated Project Reports	Posted: Aug 5, 2003
IPT-Integrated Project Teams (IPTs) conduct an in-depth review of four priority areas: 1) Safety Belt Use; 2) Impaired Driving; 3) Rollover Mitigation; and 4) Vehicle Compatibility.

Using Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Technologies and Strategies to Better Manage Congestion	Posted Jul 1, 2003 By:
ops.fhwa.dot.gov--Congestion Symposium where work zone management, traffic incident management, and road weather management are discussed

Share the Road Safely Program	Posted: Jun 2, 2003
GAO--The Share the Road Safely program’s goal is designed to educate the motoring public on how to share the road safely with commercial motor vehicles.

Transportation Systems Management and Operations (TSM&O) and ITS Provisions in SAFETEA	Posted: Jun 2, 2003
Nawgits.com--The Administration’s six-year, 7 billion surface transportation reauthorization proposal takes a very strong position on safety.

What is Real World Driver: Driving Skills for Life?	Posted: May 23, 2003
Real World Driver--The core element of the Ford Motor Company/Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) teen driving program is four skills teens need to master in order to become safe drivers.

Automated Collision Notification (ACN) Field Operational Test (FOT) Final Results	Posted: May 23, 2003
NHTSA--The goal of this FOT was to design, develop and field test new technology to automatically detect and characterize potential injury-causing vehicle crashes and then provide 9-1-1 dispatchers with information about the crash events.

Tobacco Campaign Evaluation Report	Posted: Feb 28, 2003
NTC--Quick Facts about this campaign. Also summary of results from the campaign.

Tobacco Campaign Fact File	Posted: Feb 28, 2003
CFF--This site provides general information regarding smoking and quitting.

Safety at service stations

Posted: Jan 30, 2003

NFPA--Since 1980, the number of vehicle fires at service stations has more than doubled, partly because of the increase in the number of vehicles on the road, while structure fires and other fires decreased by 10 percent. Starting in the late 1990s, NFPA and other organizations have received isolated reports of flash fires, apparently caused by static electricity, while patrons were pumping gasoline.

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