LONG-RANGE HIGHWAY SAFETY PLAN UNVEILED AT DIVISION MEETING

The unveiling of a long range comprehensive highway safety plan and the presentation of the Distinguished Service to Safety Award to Robert H. Reeder of Northwestern University were key events of the 1984 annual meeting of the National Safety Council's Highway Traffic Safety Division. Other events of the division meeting included remarks by the 1983-1984 division chairman, James E. Wilson, on recent progress in all areas of safety including accidental deaths, mandatory safety belt laws and the 55 m.p.h. speed limit, and a report on various programs of the division by the Council's vice president for highway traffic safety, Douglas M. Fergusson. Also included in the meeting were: a slide presentation on the Council's new Defensive Driving Course materials; a working draft of a policy statement on the provisional licensing of beginning drivers; and, election of a new slate of officers.

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• Authors:
  • Overend, R B
• Publication Date: 1985-1

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 14-16
• Serial:
  • Traffic Safety (Chicago)
  • Volume: 85
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: National Safety Council
  • ISSN: 0041-0721

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: 55 mph speed limit; Conferences; Crashes; Driver education; Driver licensing; Fatalities; Highway safety; Laws; Manual safety belts; Safety programs
• Uncontrolled Terms: Death rate; Mandatory
• Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Planning and Forecasting; Safety and Human Factors; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00399369
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-038 348
• Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Sep 30 1985 12:00AM