Various Approaches to Improving Highway Safety
Title | Various Approaches to Improving Highway Safety PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Subcommittee on Highways and Transit |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 176 |
Release | 2002 |
Genre | House & Home |
ISBN |
Various Approaches to Improving Highway Safety
Title | Various Approaches to Improving Highway Safety PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Subcommittee on Highways and Transit |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 168 |
Release | 2002 |
Genre | House & Home |
ISBN |
Traffic Safety
Title | Traffic Safety PDF eBook |
Author | Katherine A. Siggerud |
Publisher | DIANE Publishing |
Total Pages | 53 |
Release | 2009-02 |
Genre | Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | 1437908284 |
Traffic crashes kill thousands of Americans every year -- in 2005, it was the the leading cause of death among young Americans. To try to improve highway safety, Congress authorized a grant program overseen by the Nat. Hwy. Traffic Safety Admin. (NHTSA). In 2003, it was recommended that NHTSA improve the consistency of its mgmt. reviews, a key aspect of NHTSA¿s oversight. In response to a legislative mandate, this report assessed: (1) how states have used grant funding to address safety goals; (2) NHTSA¿s progress in improving consistency in its mgmt. reviews; (3) the usefulness of its mgmt. review recommendations; and (4) approaches to further improve safety. Includes recommendations. Charts and tables.
Improving Motor Carrier Safety Measurement
Title | Improving Motor Carrier Safety Measurement PDF eBook |
Author | National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine |
Publisher | National Academies Press |
Total Pages | 183 |
Release | 2017-10-01 |
Genre | Transportation |
ISBN | 0309462010 |
Every year roughly 100,000 fatal and injury crashes occur in the United States involving large trucks and buses. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) in the U.S. Department of Transportation works to reduce crashes, injuries, and fatalities involving large trucks and buses. FMCSA uses information that is collected on the frequency of approximately 900 different violations of safety regulations discovered during (mainly) roadside inspections to assess motor carriers' compliance with Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations, as well as to evaluate their compliance in comparison with their peers. Through use of this information, FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (SMS) identifies carriers to receive its available interventions in order to reduce the risk of crashes across all carriers. Improving Motor Carrier Safety Measurement examines the effectiveness of the use of the percentile ranks produced by SMS for identifying high-risk carriers, and if not, what alternatives might be preferred. In addition, this report evaluates the accuracy and sufficiency of the data used by SMS, to assess whether other approaches to identifying unsafe carriers would identify high-risk carriers more effectively, and to reflect on how members of the public use the SMS and what effect making the SMS information public has had on reducing crashes.
New Approaches to Improve Road Safety
Title | New Approaches to Improve Road Safety PDF eBook |
Author | World Health Organization |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 44 |
Release | 1989 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9789241207812 |
Safety Research on Highway Infrastructure and Operations
Title | Safety Research on Highway Infrastructure and Operations PDF eBook |
Author | National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Research Priorities and Coordination in Highway Infrastructure and Operations Safety |
Publisher | Transportation Research Board |
Total Pages | 169 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | Infrastructure (Economics) |
ISBN | 0309113148 |
"TRB Special Report 292 ... recommends the creation of an independent scientific advisory committee (SAC). The SAC would be charged with development of a transparent process for identifying and prioritizing research needs and opportunities in highway safety, with emphasis on infrastructure and operations, and using the process developed to recommend a national research agenda focused on highway infrastructure and operations safety. The report also explores opportunities to improve the quality of highway safety research." -- publisher's website.
Improving Road Safety for Pedestrians and Cyclists in Great Britain
Title | Improving Road Safety for Pedestrians and Cyclists in Great Britain PDF eBook |
Author | Great Britain. National Audit Office |
Publisher | The Stationery Office |
Total Pages | 56 |
Release | 2009 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 9780102954791 |
A report that highlights the fall in the number of deaths among both pedestrians and cyclists since the mid-1990s.