THE YEAR'S WORK 1984-85

This publication is dedicated to William Haddon, Jr., M.D., who died on March 4, 1985. He had served as president of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) from 1969 and as president of the Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI) since 1972. The publication summarizes the results of the IIHS research efforts in the following areas: teenage driving; young people, drugs and driving; apprehending impaired drivers; driver behavior and risk taking; seat belt use laws; child restraints; vehicle lights; motorcycles; automobile bumpers; trucks and cars; the roadway; crash tests and real-world crashes; and crash injuries and post-crash care. It also contains major findings during the past year by the HLDI with regard to injury, collision and theft losses.

• Corporate Authors:

  Insurance Institute for Highway Safety

  1005 North Glebe Road
  Arlington, VA  United States  22201

  Highway Loss Data Institute

  1005 North Glebe Road
  Arlington, VA  United States  22201
• Publication Date: 1986

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: 28 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobile insurance; Automobiles; Behavior; Bumpers; Child restraint systems; Crash tests; Crashes; Drivers; Drugs; Fear; Hazards; Highway safety; Impaired drivers; Injuries; Insurance industry; Laws; Losses; Manual safety belts; Motorcycles; Research; Risk assessment; Teenage drivers; Testing; Trucks; Utilization; Vehicle lighting
• Old TRIS Terms: Apprehension
• Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Motor Carriers; Research; Safety and Human Factors; I80: Accident Studies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00451290
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-039 095
• Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Dec 31 1985 12:00AM