STATES MOVE SLOWLY ON SAFETY PROJECTS

SXTEEN HIGHWAY SAFETY STANDARDS PRESENTED BY THE HIGHWAY SAFETY ACT ENACTED IN 1966, INTENDED TO MAKE DRIVERS AND HIGHWAYS SAFER. SINCE JANUARY 1, 1967, WHEN THE HIGHWAY SAFETY ACT BECAME OPERATIVE, THE 52 JURISDICTIONS HAVE ENACTED 177 LAWS AIMED AT SATISFYING SIX OF THE SAFETY STANDARDS; NO LEGISLATIVE ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN ON THE OTHER TEN STANDARDS. EVERY STATE HAS AT LEAST ONE OF THE SAFETY-PROGRAM FUNCTIONS STARTED. HOWEVER, EACH OF THE 177 LAWS DOES NOT REPRESENT AN ENTIRELY SATISFACTORY RESPONSE TO A FEDERAL STANDARD. THE TEN HIGHWAY SAFETY STANDARDS ON WHICH NO STATE HAS TAKEN LEGISLATIVE ACTION ARE: VEHICLE REGISTRATION, CODES AND LAWS, TRAFFIC COURTS, IDENTIFICATION OF ACCIDENT LOCATIONS, TRAFFIC RECORDS, HIGHWAY DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE, TRAFFIC-CONTROL DEVICES, PEDESTRIAN SAFETY, POLICE TRAFFIC SERVICES, AND DEBRIS HAZARD CONTROL AND CLEANUP. HOWEVER, THE STATES ARE NOT COMPLETELY AT FAULT BECAUSE CONGRESS HAS ACTUALLY APPROPRIATED LESS THAN A THIRD OF THE MONEY OBLIGATED.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 18, No 3, PP 7-12
• Authors:
  • CALLAHAN, J M
• Publication Date: 1970-3

Media Info

• Serial:
  • TRAFFIC DIGEST AND REVIEW
  • Publisher: Northwestern University, Evanston

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Debris removal; Highway design; Highway safety; Location; Motor vehicles; Pedestrian safety; Police traffic direction; Registrations; Safety; Traffic control devices; Traffic courts; Traffic crashes; Traffic regulations
• Uncontrolled Terms: Debris; Removal; Traffic laws
• Old TRIS Terms: Pedestrian protection
• Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00220874
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 3 1970 12:00AM