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This report is intended to be a guide that provides helpful insights for researchers to use when navigating the process of Strategic Highway Research Program 2 (SHRP2) data acquisition and processing. Download PDF This report describes the methodologies and datasets used to prepare a set of data reductions that supported analyses of speeding behavior as […]
A systematic and ongoing method of measuring vehicle speeds was introduced in South Australia in 2007 in order to assess the effects of speed reduction countermeasures and to monitor the speed behavior of South Australian motorists over time. More than 100 sites around South Australia have speed measurements taken for a one week period at […]
This pdf document outlines previous and potential traffic safety measures on the Federal level in the following areas. Encouraging Safer Driving Behavior Vehicle Safety Improvements Roadway Safety Improvements Commercial Transportation Safety Options for Congress State of Traffic Safety in America Driving is one of the riskiest activities the average American engages in. Deaths and serious […]
The EMS and 911 systems play a vital role in the response to public health emergencies such as COVID-19. On the frontlines of the healthcare system, EMS clinicians and emergency telecommunicators are often the first to recognize or be exposed to a person potentially infected with the novel coronavirus. EMS personnel also transport patients who […]
Newsletter Topics An Update from Dr. Jon Krohmer, Director, NHTSA Office of EMS New COVID-19 Resources Page, Webinars on EMS.gov Addressing Personal Protective Equipment Challenges EMS Agenda 2050, Federal Role in EMS Discussed at EMS Today Work on National EMS Education Standards, Other Projects, Continues NEMSAC April 2020 Meeting Cancelled
Dear Traffic Safety Community, On behalf of GHSA, I hope you and your families are staying healthy and safe during these uncertain times. Many traffic safety organizations have canceled or postponed a number of in-person meetings this spring and summer in response to coronavirus-related travel restrictions and health concerns. The continued ambiguity surrounding how soon […]
One-Third of All Impaired Driving Deaths Caused by Repeat Offenders WASHINGTON, D.C. – Even as our nation’s roadways are becoming safer, impaired driving remains a major highway safety problem nationwide. A new report released today by the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) in partnership with Responsibility.org calls for a systemic and holistic approach to high-risk impaired drivers […]
Alcohol-impaired fatalities accounted for 29 percent of all U.S. motor vehicle deaths in 2018, the lowest percentage since 1982 when the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) began reporting alcohol data. This was sparked by a 3.6 percent decrease in alcohol-impaired driving fatalities from 2017 to 2018 (National Center for Statistics & Analysis [NCSA], 2019). […]
Autonomous vehicles are currently subject to a lot of hope, hype and hysteria, especially after the recent fatality in Arizona, when a pedestrian was struck and killed by one of Uber’s self-driving cars. Autonomous vehicles will likely have as significant an impact on our lives as electricity, computers and the internet all did. However, just like […]
Rear Belt Use Lower in For-Hire Vehicles Each year, hundreds of unbelted passengers in the back seat of motor vehicles are killed in crashes. New federal data reveal that, in 2018 alone, 803 unrestrained rear seat passengers age eight and up lost their lives; more than 400 of them may be alive today had they […]
