REPORT ON ACTIVITIES UNDER THE HIGHWAY SAFETY ACT OF 1966. 1970. VOLUME II

THIS REPORT COVERS THE ACTIVITIES OF THE NHTSA DURING BOTH ITS FHWA AFFILIATION AND AS AN INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATION. A SUMMARY REPORT HAS BEEN ISSUED WHICH BRIEFLY DESCRIBES 1970 PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS, TRENDS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR BOTH HIGHWAY AND MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY AND THE RESEARCH WHICH SUPPORTS AND ADVANCES THEM. FOCUS IS ON THE PERVASIVE AND STATISTICALLY GRAVE NATURE OF THE PROBLEM AND ON THE NOW-DISCERNIBLE FAVORABLE EFFECTS OF THE MOTOR VEHICLE AND HIGHWAY SAFETY STANDARDS AND PROGRAMS. VOLUME II OF THE REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE HIGHWAY SAFETY ACT OF 1966 DESCRIBES IN MORE DETAIL 1970 PROGRESS IN CARRYING OUT THE PURPOSES OF THE ACT THROUGH THE STATES AND COMMUNITIES, AND THOSE SPECIAL PROGRAMS AND RESEARCH PERTINENT TO THIS ASPECT OF THE NATIONAL TRAFFIC SAFETY EFFORT. SPECIFIC REPORTING REQUIREMENTS IN THE HIGHWAY SAFETY ACT ARE COVERED IN THE CHAPTERS AND APPENDIXES.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • ORDER NO SN 5003-0042
• Corporate Authors:

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  Government Printing Office

  Superintendent of Documents
  Washington, DC  United States  20402-9325
• Publication Date: 1971

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; Tables;
• Pagination: 133 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash investigation; Information management; Information, data, and knowledge; Laws; Safety
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Law; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00221650
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Research Institute
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jun 18 1972 12:00AM