TRAFFIC SAFETY '74. VOLUME I
This description of the 1974 administration of the Highway Safety Act of 1966 as amended in response to the reporting requirements of Section 202 (a), also addresses those provisions of the Highway Safety Act of 1973 which specially interested Congress, and focuses on the accomplishments of States and communities in carrying out their highway safety programs in accordance with the national highway safety standards. The fuel shortage and the side effects which this has had upon highway safety is discussed. Lowered speeds, reduced driving, and altered driving attitudes (in combination), are given credit for the prevention of almost 9,550 traffic deaths. The fatality rate per 100 million vehicle miles, which dropped from 5.6 in 1966 to 4.2 in 1973, fell to 3.6 in 1974. Statistical compilation, funding table and a complete listing and description of litigation resulting from administration of the Acts are included in appendices.
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Corporate Authors:
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC United States 20590 - Publication Date: 1975-9
Media Info
- Features: Appendices; Figures; Tables;
- Pagination: 171 p.
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Drivers; Energy resources; Fatalities; Fuel consumption; Highway safety; Laws; Public opinion; Speed limits; State government; Traffic safety; Vehicle miles of travel
- Uncontrolled Terms: Energy crisis
- Subject Areas: Energy; Highways; Law; Safety and Human Factors; Society;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00128817
- Record Type: Publication
- Report/Paper Numbers: DOT-HS-801-699
- Files: TRIS, USDOT
- Created Date: May 14 1976 12:00AM