UTILIZATION OF OCCUPANT PROTECTION FUNDS IN STATE PROGRAMS (23 U.S.C. 402)

The report summarizes the activities and expenditures which the States undertook in the past and propose to undertake in FY 1983 to improve safety belt and child safety seat usage. It addresses the State legislative activities--past, current, and future outlook--directed toward improved vehicle occupant protection through increased safety belt/child safety seat usage. The report includes a description of past efforts by the States and important observations and trends which have become evident during the past year. It also includes a brief description of selected current State projects that are deemed noteworthy in each of the safety belt program countermeasure areas. It provides a national overview of the State programs planned for FY 1983, describes selected State projects planned, and gives a breakdown of FY 1983 planned activity funding by program countermeasures. Charts and tables depict the distribution of Federal funds over the years in support of State activities to increase safety belt/child safety seat usage.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Distribution is limited from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
• Corporate Authors:

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  Office of Traffic Safety Programs, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Publication Date: 1983-2

Media Info

• Features: Appendices;
• Pagination: v.p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Child restraint systems; Countermeasures; Federal government; Protection; Restraint systems; State government; Utilization; Vehicle occupants
• Uncontrolled Terms: Fund allocations; Programs
• Geographic Terms: United States
• Old TRIS Terms: Occupant restraint
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Highways; Passenger Transportation; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; I10: Economics and Administration; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00382393
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-806 468
• Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Mar 30 1984 12:00AM