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This study was undertaken to determine the proportion of first-time alcohol-impaired driving offenders who drive while suspended and the circumstances and motivations for driving.  One thousand hours of observational data were gathered for 93 subjects (57 in Milwaukee Wisconsin and 36 in Bergen County New Jersey. Three color, 8.5" x 11", 55 pages.

The results of a study designed to identify what can be done to increase seat belt use among adults 65 and older.  It involved a literature review, discussions with experts, data analyses, focus groups, and a human factors study.  A number of recommendations were made based on the results.
   
IMPLICATIONS FOR HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY:  Rapid growth in the older adult population, and the trend of extending driving into later years, portend major increases in crash fatalities and injuries for that population unless action is taken.  One important step would be to increase their belt usage.  This report identifies problem issues in doing so, and recommends approaches on how to overcome the obstacles.
 

This report describes the implementation and results achieved by Occupant Protection Special Traffic Enforcement Programs (OPsTEP), periods of highly visible seat belt law enforcement combined with extensive support from the media.  Reports submitted by 20 states are presented.  8.5" x 11", three color, 30 pages.

This report presents results from the 2010 National Occupant Protection Use Survey (NOPUS) Controlled Intersection Study. NOPUS is the only nationwide probability-based occupant restraint use survey. This survey is conducted annually by the National Center for Statistics and Analysis of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The 2010 NOPUS found that seat belt use in rear seats increased significantly from 70 percent in 2009 to 74 percent in 2010. Significant increases in rear-seat belt use in 2010 occurred in the following passenger categories: male passengers, passengers 16 to 24 years old, passengers 25 to 69 years old, and passengers who were members of other races. Restraint use for all children from birth to 7 years old stood at 89 percent in 2010 as compared to 88 percent in 2009. The 2010 restraint use rates for children from birth to 1 year old, children 1 to 3 years old, and children 4 to 7 years old, are 99 percent, 94 percent, and 83 percent respectively. Child restraint use continued to be higher in the West than in the other regions.

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PRODUCT DESCRIPTION:   These reports describe the development, evaluation, and preliminary validation of a self-screening instrument to assess driving abilities of older drivers.  The purpose of this project was to improve upon existing instruments by focusing entirely on "health concerns" that affect driving.  Presented materials include the results of a literature review, and an expert panel's assessment of how severity levels of specific health concerns influence critical driving skills.
   
IMPLICATIONS FOR HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY:  This study showed the self-screening instrument to have positive value as drivers 75 and older who had a greater number of health concerns (as identified by the instrument) also tended to have poorer observed driving performance.  In addition, they tended to have greater deficits in driving-related abilities as identified by an occupational therapist.  Benefits of self-screening include:  reluctant drivers may be more willing to self assess than to be professionally assessed; people may discover declines at an earlier stage; and self-screening instruments can reach a wide variety of people because such instruments are easily distributed.   
 

This report presents the results of a study conducted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ( NHTSA) to assess the highway safety effects of laws that prohibit open containers of alcoholic beverages to be located in the passenger compartment of motor vehicles operated on public roadways. These laws are commonly referred to as "Open Container Laws".  Black and white, 8.5" x 11", 14 pages.

Inspection stations are locations where parents and caregivers can go to receive one-on-one tutorial instruction on the proper use and installation of child restraints.  The objective of this project was to identify and describe the characteristics of model child safety seat inspections so that safety professionals can make better strategic and resource allocation decisions for implementation of inspection stations.  8.5" x 11", three color, 205 pages.