ADMINISTRATION OF THE NATIONAL TRAFFIC AND MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY ACT OF 1966 FOR THE PERIOD JANUARY 1, 1968 TO DECEMBER 31, 1968. SECOND ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT TO THE CONGRESS, PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 120 OF THE ACT.

PROGRESS TO DATE IS REPORTED ON SAFETY DESIGN FEATURES OF MOTOR VEHICLES, IMPROVED STATE AND COMMUNITY HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAMS, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT LEADING TO IMPROVED ACCIDENT COUNTERMEASURES, COOPERATION OF THE STATES, INDUSTRY AND CONCERNED PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS. INFORMATION IS INCLUDED ON THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF REDUCING HIGHWAY CRASHES, DEATHS, AND INJURIES. ACCIDENT AND INJURY STATISTICS, A LIST OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS, THE DEGREE OF THEIR OBSERVANCE, A SUMMARY OF RESEARCH GRANTS AND CONTRACTS, AN EVALUATION AND ANALYSIS OF RESEARCH, AND THE EXTENT TO WHICH TECHNICAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN DISSEMINATED ARE REPORTED, AS THE LAW REQUIRES. ALSO DISCUSSED ARE CRASH SURVIVABILITY, SAFETY DESIGN AND DEVICES, THE NATIONAL DRIVER REGISTER. /HSL/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Report No DOC-91-110, VOL 1&2, 288 PP
• Corporate Authors:

  Department of Transportation

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  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Publication Date: 1969-4-26

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: City planning; Crash injury research; Crashes; Design; Highway safety; Motor vehicles; Prevention; Research; Safety; Statistics; Traffic crashes
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Design; Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00220711
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Literature
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Apr 16 1970 12:00AM