EXAMPLES OF INTERACTION BETWEEN HSRC (HIGHWAY SAFETY RESEARCH CENTER) AND VARIOUS OPERATIONAL STATE AND LOCAL HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAMS (NORTH CAROLINA)
Through flow charts and text, 38 examples are given of direct incorporation of Highway Safety Research Center technical activities into the operations of various state agencies in North Carolina (Governor's Highway Safety Program, Department of Public Instruction, Division of Motor Vehicles, Division of Highways, and State Highway Patrol). Eight statewide safety programs were evaluated: driver license written test waiver law, motorcycle headlights-on law, drunk driver limited license law, reflectorized license plates, periodic motor vehicle inspection, fifty-five mile per hour speed limit, driver improvement programs, and habitual offender law. Ten pilot programs which were evaluated include driver education range training, emergency driving skills, K-9 pedestrian education, motorcycle driver education, enforcement tactics, radar enforcement, speed check zone, visual speed indicator, following too closely, and operation CARE. Technical support services for state/local highway safety programs include a vehicle deformation scale, wheel removal in vehicle inspection, oral and written driver license tests, motorcyclist and heavy truck driver license tests, in-field accuracy of speed-measuring devices, in-field measurement of peripheral vision, merge system, roadside hazard countermeasures, Keystone vision testers, and driver handbooks. Seven examples of problem identification/analysis include belt use trends; unrestrained children in accidents; moped, school bus (two studies), and bicycle accidents; and literacy and driving.
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Supplemental Notes:
- Cover title: Examples of Technical Activities in Support of State Highway Safety Programs.
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Corporate Authors:
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Highway Safety Research Center
Chapel Hill, NC United States 27599 -
Authors:
- Campbell, B J
- Publication Date: 1980
Media Info
- Features: References;
- Pagination: 84 p.
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Highway safety; State government; Universities and colleges
- Uncontrolled Terms: Interaction; Programs
- Subject Areas: Education and Training; Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00369180
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- Report/Paper Numbers: HS-031 012
- Files: HSL, USDOT
- Created Date: Dec 30 1982 12:00AM