OVERVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL HIGHWAY SAFETY PROBLEMS

THE APPLICATION OF U. S. SAFETY STANDARDS TO IMPORTED VEHICLES HAS LED TO PRESSURE ON THE UNITED STATES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE INTERNATIONAL MOVEMENT FOR UNIFORM STANDARDS. THE PURPOSES OF THIS STUDY WERE TO DEFINE THE HIGHWAY SAFETY PROBLEM IN THE KEY INDUSTRIAL COUNTRIES WHICH EXPORT CARS TO THE U. S.; IDENTIFY THE PRINCIPAL GOVERNMENT, PUBLIC, AND PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS AND THEIR HIGHWAY SAFETY ACTIVITIES; AND EXPLORE THE INTERNATIONAL MECHANISMS FOR HARMONIZING MOTOR VEHICLE REGULATIONS AND FOR COORDINANTING RESEARCH AND INFORMATION EXCHANGE ACTIVITIES. COUNTRIES STUDIED WERE CANADA, ENGLAND, GERMANY, FRANCE, ITALY AND JAPAN. THE INCREASE IN MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION, THE ACCIDENT RATES, GOVERNMENT REGULATION AND CONTROL ACTIVITIES ARE EXAMINED. FOUR OF THE FIVE COUNTRIES STUDIED HAVE HIGHER ACCIDENT RATES, ESPECIALLY FOR PEDESTRIANS, THAN THE U. S. AND LITTLE CONTROL OF SPEED. /AUTHOR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Rept No Msg-104/69, 319 PP
• Corporate Authors:

  Leasco Systems & Research Corp

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• Publication Date: 1969-6

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Highway safety; Motor vehicles; Standardization; Standards
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00220727
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 19 1970 12:00AM