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Products A Community Case Study on Underage Drinking Prevention [Report] The National Governor's Highway Safety Representatives (NAGHSR) developed a Case Study of a model community underage drinking prevention program. This study is designed to give other communities, which are considering starting an underage drinking prevention program or those that have an existing effort, some practical, real-world ideas and suggestions. Three colors, 8.5" x 11", 36 pages.
A Compendium of Law Enforcement Older Driver Programs (Report) This compendium lists law enforcement programs on older drivers that were active in 2003. These programs included training for officers, training for older drivers, and community relations programs that promote safety. Although many programs are unique, contact information is provided so that agencies that wish to learn more can directly contact the program operators. 8.5" x 11", three color, 20 pages.
A Field Test of Rational Speed Limits in Gulfport, Mississippi
A Fresh Look at Driver Education in America The objectives of this study were to: (1) identify and review current driver education and training programs in use nationally andinternationally; (2) identify best teaching practices for teenagers; (3) examine the optimal sequencing for the presentation of safe driving skills in the classroom and behind-the-wheel training; and (4) assess whether a new approach to driver education would be beneficial. These objectives were accomplished using a survey of the driver education rules and practices in the 50 States performed by the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA) and Driver Education and Training Administrators (DETA); literature reviews of research on teen crashes, the best teaching methodologies for teenagers, and injury prevention strategies for teens; and an expert panel analysis that compared current teaching practices with identified best practices, combining driver training with graduated driver licensing http://www.nhtsa.gov/staticfiles/nti/pdf/811543.pdf
A Fresh Look at the State of Driver Education The study formed an expert panel to apply the results of the various literature reviews and data collection activities to driver education. The expert panel included representatives from driver education, traffic safety research, general education, and injury prevention areas. During one day, the panel reviewed four topics: (1) the state of driver education in America; (2) research on driver education; (3) best teaching practices for teens; and (4) a working model for a driver training sequence encompassing driver education and graduated driver licensing (GDL) systems. The panel also discussed the potential benefits of more frequent and rigorous testing and more parental involvement in the restricted licensing phase.
A Guide for Statewide Impaired Driving Task Forces (Volume 1 Final Report)
A Guide for Statewide Impaired Driving Task Forces (Volume 2 Local Task Force Case Studies)
A How-To-Guide for Victim Impact Panels [Manual] This "how-to" manual that describes the development and implementation of drunken driving victim impact panels. Victim impact panels bring together victims of drunk driving crashes and first-time impaired offenders. These panels are a routine sentencing option in many courts, driving programs, and schools. The Guide was orignally developed by Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD). It was revised and reprinted by MADD and NHTSA in July 2001. 8.5" x 11", four color
A National Strategy - Increasing Booster Seat Use for 4 - 8 Years Old Children(Report) Under Section 14(i) of the Transportation Recall Enhancement, Accountability, and Documentation (TREAD) Act, the Secretary of Transportation is required to, "develop [a] 5 year strategic plan to reduce deaths and injuries caused by failure to use the appropriate booster seat in the 4 - 8 year old age group by 25 percent." In public meetings and through written comments, citizens from across the country contributed their ideas for this strategic plan. Its purpose is to provide a blueprint for decreasing the number of children who ride unrestrained and promoting the use of booster seats for children ages 4 - 8. 8.5" x 11", full color, 28 Pages.
A Parent's guide to Playing it Safe With Kids and Cars
A Parent's guide to Playing it Safe With Kids and Cars
A Parent's guide to Playing it Safe With Kids and Cars(booklet)
A Pilot Study to Test Multiple Medication Usage and Driver Functioning (Report) This study explored the relationship between older drivers who take multiple medications, (polypharmacy) and their driving functioning. A patient-level administrative claims database containing prescription information and E-codes identifying the incidence of motor vehicle injuries was mined, yielding combinations of drugs that became inclusion criteria in a field study of driver performance among 44 older adults (ages 57 to 89; mean: 79). Driving performance evaluations by an occupational therapist/certified driving rehabilitation specialist, a brake response time measure, and functional screening measures were conducted for the study sample, whose drug profiles were documented through a brown bag review by a licensed pharmacist. The relationship between medication usage and each of these outcome measures was examined in descriptive data summaries and regression analyses. The driving evaluations were carried out in a dual-brake vehicle also equipped with speed sensor (OBD-2), GPS logger, and two miniature video cameras (drivers face and forward road views) plus digital recorder. A sub-sample allowed the same instrumentation package to be installed in their private cars for a week of independent driving; this supported an analysis of within-subject variability in driving behavior during a formal driving evaluation versus independent driving.
A Review of the Literature on the effects of Low doses of Alcohol on Driving- Related Skills (Report This literature review found that alcohol impairs driving skills with any significant departure from zero BAC, and that all drivers can be expected to experience impairment in some driving-related skills by BACs of .08% or less. 8.5" x 11", black and white, 59 pages.
A State-by-State Analysis of Laws Dealing With Driving Under the Influence of Drugs (Report)
A Study of Nighttime Safety Belt Use in Indiana
( Fact Sheet) This report presents the results of a direct observation study of nighttime (9:30 p.m.- 5:45 a.m.) seatbelt use conducted in Indiana surrounding the 2006 May Mobilization. Two full Statewide surveys were conducted, one in April and the other in June. The nighttime survey waves were timed to coincide as closely as possible to daytime surveys conducted for Indiana.
Achieving a High Seat Belt Use Rate (Report) In 1997, President Clinton initiated the Buckle Up America Campaign. The goal of the campaign is to increase seat belt use to 90 percent by 2005. This report summarizes recent advances in achieving and publicizing high-visibility enforcement. Publicity and enforcement strategies are available now that will enable communities to reach the 90 percent belt use goal. Full color, 8.5" x 11", 24 pages.
Adapting Motor Vehicies for Older Drivers (Brochure)
Adapting Motor Vehicles for People With Disabilities (Brochure) Modifying a vehicle with adaptive equipment and technologies can be a complex undertaking. This brochure is an updated version of an existing piece designed to provide vital information on vehicle modification to people with disabilities and their families. Topics include how to evaluate adaptive solutions, make an informed purchase decision, locate financial assistance, take advantage of cost savings, and properly use and maintain adaptive equipment.
Adapting Motors Vehicles for People With Disabilities [Booklet] This brochure provides information for people with disabilities to use to obtain adaptive devices for their motor vehicles. Tips for evaluating your needs, selecting the proper vehicle, choosing a qualified dealer to modify the vehicle, obtaining training and proper vehicle maintenance are included. The brochure also contains general information on cost savings, licensing requirements and organizations to contact for help. http://www.nhtsa.gov/cars/rules/adaptive/brochure/brochure.html
Addressing Alcohol-Impaired Driving: Training Physicians to Detect and Counsel
African Americans: On the Road and at Risk (Folder) Two pocket folder. Full color, 9" x 12".
Age of Drinking Onset and Unintentional Injury Involvement after Drinking (Report) This report provides the results of a study analyzing whether individuals who begin alcohol use at younger ages report a higher rate of unintentional injuries while under the influence of alcohol. Injury data from a 1992 study conducted by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) was analyzed to determine whether the unintentional injury rate for those people who began alcohol use before age 14 was higher than the rate for those who started drinking alcohol at age 21 or older. Black and white, 8.5" x 11", 20 pages.
Age of Drinking Onset, Driving After Drinking, and Involvement (Report) This report presents the results of a national study examining whether individuals who begin drinking alcohol at younger ages have a greater likelihood of impaired driving and alcohol-related motor vehicle crashes during their lives. The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) surveyed 42,862 respondents about their drinking behavior and traffic crash history. Black and white, 8.5" x 11", 16 pages.
Aggressive Driving Enforcement: Evaluations of Two Demonstration Programs (Report) This report presents the results of a study that evaluated the effects of two aggressive driving enforcement programs in Indianapolis, Indiana, and Tucson, Arizona. 8.5" x 11", Two color, 46 pages.
Aggressive Driving Enforcement: Strategies for Implementing Best Practices (Report) This manual provides assistance to law enforcement agencies in designing and implementing an effective aggressive driving enforcement program. The guide also highlights existing features, technology used, project outcomes and contact information. This information can be adopted or modified for use by any law enforcement agency. 8.5" x 11", three color, 35 pages.
Alcohol and Highway Safety 2001; A Review of the State of Knowledge This report discusses the history of the alcohol crash problem and the latest theories and research results available on this topic. It also includes recent research findings on the effects of enforcement, adjudication/sanctioning, general deterrence measures, and statistics from new data bases. The publication identifies research needs and new directions for alcohol programs. 8.5" x 11", Three color, 207 pages.
Alcohol and Highway Safety: A Review of the State of Knowledge
Alcohol and Highway Safety: Special Report on Race/Ethnicity and Impaired Driving
Alcohol and Other Drugs in Transportation (Report) This circular presents ideas from the Transportation Research Board's Committee on Alcohol, Other Drugs, and Transportation on the research needed to continue to reduce impaired driving. Because funds for research are scarce, the TRB Committee undertook to develop ideas of the research community on what is needed and on relative priorities among these research needs. Three colors, 8.5" x 11", 147 pages.
Alcohol Involvement in Fatal Crashes- Comparisons among Countries (Report) This report describes the different definitions of key elements in the measurement of alcohol involvement crashes in 20 different countries. Specifically, countries differ in the definitions of alcohol involvement (e.g., driver only, driver and pedestrian(s), over legal BAC, fatality (e.g., 30 days following a crash, eight days, 12 months), time limits on alcohol testing (e.g., at the scene of the crash, a few hours after), percent of drivers tested, and use of autopsy reports which are used for official statistics in some countries, but not others. Black and white, 8.5" x 11", 32 pages.
Alert! 15-Passenger Van Drivers: Reduce Your Chance of Rollover (Hang Tag)
Alternative Transportation Programs: A Countermeasure For Reducing Impaired Driving [Booklet] This booklet describes the alternative transportation programs used to reduce impaired driving. Alternative transportation programs aim to prevent drinking and driving by transporting those who choose to drink to and from home and drinking establishments. Alternative transportation programs have been in existence for several decades. Review of the literature suggests those services that are accessible, readily available, and easy to integrate into activity have the greatest likelihood of encouraging people to use them rather than drive after drinking.
An Evaluation of Checkpoint Tennessee: Tennessee's Statewide Sobriety Checkpoint Program This report evaluates the results of Checkpoint Tennessee, a sobriety checkpoint program initiated in 1994 by the Tennessee Highway Patrol. The traffic safety impact of dramatically increasing the number of sobriety checkpoints conducted throughout the state was analyzed, and results indicate a 20.4 percent reduction in alcohol-related crashes. This significant decrease was achieved with relatively low implementation costs. 8.5" x 11", two color, 65 pages.
An Evaluation of Intensive Supervision Programs for Serious DWI Offenders
An Evaluation of the Three Georgia DUI Courts
An Examination of Washington State's Vehicle Impoundment Law for Motorcycle Endorsements
An impact Evaluation of Underage Drinking Prevention Projects (Report) This report presents the results of an impact evaluation of four community-based underage drinking prevention projects stimulated by technical assistance coordinated by the National Association of Governors' Highway Association with funding provided by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The four programs studied were located in: Chesterfield County, Virginia; Omaha, Nebraska; Salt Lake County, Utah; and Travis County, Texas. The impact evaluation focused on the effect of the programs on proxy measures of alcohol-related crashes among youth. 8.5" x 11", three color, 26 pages.
An Implementation Guide for Juvenile Holdover Programs -- Executive Summary [Report] This summary provides a brief overview of juvenile holdover programs and the Implementation Guide. Juvenile holdover programs are new and old concepts that look at creative approaches by law enforcement officers, social workers, probation officers, and community officials when having to decide what to do with a juvenile in need of a safe, and perhaps secure, place to wait until a parent can be located or while the system mobilizes to respond to the needs of a child or youth. 8.5" x 11", full color, 10 pages.
An Implementation Guide for Juvenile Holdover Programs [Manual] How-to manual describing specific steps necessary to implement a Juvenile Holdover Program. "Holdover refers to temporary holding facilities for juveniles who commit less serious offenses, greatly reducing the necessity of enforcement officers maintaining lengthy custody of juveniles. These programs are particularly useful in rural areas with limited resources. 8.5" x 11", two color, 201 pages.
Analysis of Capital Beltway Crashes: Years 1993 - 1996 (Report) This report provides an analysis of the type, frequency and cause of all crash events occurring on Washington, DC.'s Capital Beltway, from 1993 to 1996. A total of 4,956 usable hard-copy crash reports were provided by Maryland and Virginia law enforcement officials. These reports were coded and statistically analyzed to determine that overall, total crashes, injury/fatal crashes and alcohol-related crashes as a proportion of total crashes decreased during this period. Crash type distribution remained consistent. Graphs, tables and crosstabs of raw data are included in several appendices. Three color, 8.5" x 11", 53 pages.
Analysis of Rear Underride in Fatal Truck Crashes This study was conducted by the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) to collect and analyze crash data on rear underride in fatal truck crashes in 2008. The underride data was collected as a supplement to the 2008 Trucks Involved in Fatal Accidents (TIFA) survey, which in turn supplements NHTSA’s Fatality Analysis Reporting System file. Data was collected on the rear geometry of the rear-most unit of all trucks in the 2008 TIFA file. In addition, for all collisions in which the rear of the truck was struck, data was collected on the extent of underride, damage to the underride guard, if any, and whether the collision was offset. In addition, international rear underride protection standards were surveyed and summarized. http://www.nhtsa.gov/DOT/NHTSA/NVS/Crashworthiness/Truck%20Underride/811652.pdf
Analysis of the Impact of Increased Speed Limit on Interstates and on Highways in Louisiana A law was passed in mid-year 1997, raising the speed limit on rural interstate highways to 70 MPH. Therefore, 1996 and 1998 were compared. Dependent variables were fatality count, and injury severity. Factors controlled were for road type, speed limit, vehicle type, time of day, weather and gender. Fatal crashes increased by 37% on interstates while fatal crashes in Louisiana as a whole increased by less that 1% during the same period. Fatal crashes on rural interstates increased by 2 crashes per month after the speed limits were raised in August, 1997. 8.5" x11", two color, 30 pages.
Analyzing the First Years of the Click It or Ticket Mobilizations(Report) The Click It or Ticket (CIOT) seat belt enforcement programs conducted between 2000 and 2006 were important factors in increasing seat belt use nationwide and in virtually all States. This was the case for observed seat belt use, seat belt use in fatalities, and self-reported seat belt use. As enforcement programs continued across the country and belt use increased, public awareness and attitudes changed as well, with growing support for primary belt laws and belt enforcement. Among state with secondary seat belt enforcement laws, where an officer must first stop a vehicle for some other violation before issuing a seat belt citation, the States that increased seat belt use the most had greater levels of enforcement. Primary law States (where an officer can issue a belt citation upon observing an unbelted motorist like all other traffic laws) had substantially higher seat belt use and higher levels of enforcement than secondary States. States that converted from secondary to primary laws during the period showed the greatest increase in belt use.
Antihistamines and Driving-Related Behavior- A Review of the Evidence for Impairment (Report ) This report presents information about the review of the scientific literature concerning the effects of antihistamines on driving-related skills. After reviewing all pertinent publications from 1998 and earlier, a total of 130 publications were found to meet the criteria for inclusion in the data summaries. A database was created with study results being indexed, and summarized, by specific drug, dose, dosing schedule and H1-antagonist generation as well as by behavioral area or subjective measure. Full color, 8.5" x 11", 88 pages.
Art of Appropriate Evaluation (Booklet) First released in 1999, The Art of Appropriate Evaluation has been one of NHTSAs most popular publications. NHTSA has prepared a revised and updated version of the guide. The document is intended for project managers who oversee evaluations of traffic safety programs at the State or local levels but who do not have an evaluation background. The guide gives an overview of the steps involved in producing an evaluation appropriate to the project, whether conducted in-house or by an independent evaluator. IMPLICATIONS FOR HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY: Traffic safety evaluation is an applied science that works within the constraints of State and local program implementation. Without evaluation it is difficult to know the extent to which a program affects traffic safety. Managers of State and local traffic safety programs who understand the importance of evaluation and who follow the steps highlighted in The Art of Appropriate Evaluation will be able to document and continue to implement their successful programs.
Automated Enforcement: A Compendium of Worldwide Evaluations of Results (Report) This report examines the effectiveness of automated speed and red-light-running enforcement systems in reducing crashes. All the studies included in the report examined safety outcomes in terms of crash or injury reduction. The findings suggest that enforcement type and characteristics of the enforcement site influence efficiency of automated enforcement. The purpose of this project was to increase seat belt use among 8- to 15-year-old motor vehicle occupants (“tweens”) by using a comprehensive approach involving police-driven educational programs, earned and paid media, and enforcement of Pennsylvania’s occupant protection law.
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