SECTION MARKED FOR SAFETY : REAUTHORIZATION OF TEA-21 CONTAINS WORK- ZONE FUNDING PACKAGE

The American Traffic Safety Services Association (ATSSA) has been directing its efforts at getting Congress to focus on safety as a key element of reauthorization of Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21). The article discusses how the Roadway Safety and Congestion Mitigation Improvement Act (H.R. 288) is focused on areas such as: older driver roadway safety, sign and pavement marking management systems, run-off-road mitigation, pedestrian and bicycle safety, intersection safety, and work-zone safety The association, through its various programs such as the annual Traffic Expo, the ATSSA Foundation, Training Department, and Roadway Safety Training Institute, is actively promoting the advancement of roadway safety.

• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/11660022
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Page range: pp 28, 30-31
• Corporate Authors:

  Scranton Gillette Communications

  380 E Northwest Highway, Suite 200
  Des Planes, IL  United States  60016-2282
• Authors:
  • Wentz, R
• Publication Date: 2003-7

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: 3 p.
• Serial:
  • Roads & Bridges
  • Volume: 41
  • Issue Number: 7
  • Publisher: Scranton Gillette Communications
  • ISSN: 8750-9229
  • Serial URL: http://www.roadsbridges.com/rb/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Barriers (Roads); Fatalities; Highway safety organizations; Lobbying; Public relations; Traffic signs
• Identifier Terms: American Traffic Safety Services Association
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00962302
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Files: BTRIS, TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 2 2003 12:00AM