A CONTEMPORARY OVERVIEW OF TRAFFIC LAW UNIFORMITY IN THE UNITED STATES: 1968-1978

The nature and extent of traffic law uniformity from state to state are reviewed for the decade following promulgation of the Codes and Laws Highway Safety Program Standard in mid-1967. Congressional hearings and national concerns on nonuniform state traffic laws are noted. Numerous graphs identify the interstate trends and progress achieved by the states between 1968 and 1978 in conforming to the Uniform Vehicle Code's (UVC) specimen traffic rules. A national index of conformance in 13 specific statutory areas, including pedestrian, motorcycle, and bicycle rules, is also given to highlight priority areas for improvement. A map of the U.S. designates the percentage conformity of each state's traffic laws with the UVC (Rules of the Road chapter).

• Corporate Authors:

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  Office of Traffic Safety Programs, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Publication Date: 1980

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 117 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Conformity; Standardization; States; Traffic regulations
• Identifier Terms: Uniform Vehicle Code
• Old TRIS Terms: Uniform traffic laws
• Subject Areas: Law; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00367943
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-805 547
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: Oct 30 1982 12:00AM