ESTABLISHMENT OF REGIONAL CENTERS FOR DEVELOPING PROFESSIONAL MANPOWER AND RESEARCH TALENT FOR HIGHWAY SAFETY NEEDS

THE ESTABLISHMENT OF REGIONAL CENTERS FOR DEVELOPING PROFESSIONAL MANPOWER FOR HIGHWAY SAFETY NEEDS WAS RECOMMENDED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION IN A STUDY PREPARED BY STANFORD RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MENLO PARK, CALIFORNIA, FOR THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY SAFETY BUREAU. SUCH CENTERS WOULD PRODUCE PERSONNEL CAPABLE OF DEALING WITH VARIED HIGHWAY AND MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY PROBLEMS ON THE FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT LEVELS. A MAJOR PROBLEM IS TO EDUCATE PROFESSIONALS TO DISCOVER THE TRUE CAUSES OF TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS THROUGH THE USE OF MODERN RESEARCH AND TESTING TECHNOLOGIES AND TO TRAIN OPERATING PERSONNEL IN METHODS THAT WOULD RESULT IN REMEDIES. TWO PILOT CENTERS ARE RECOMMENDED TO TEST BASIC CONCEPTS FOR THE ADMINISTRATION AND OPERATION OF TEN REGIONAL CENTERS. THE FOLLOWING ADVANTAGES ARE CITED FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF REGIONAL CENTERS: (1) REGIONAL CENTERS CAN TRAIN ALL CLASSES OF SAFETY MANPOWER; RESEARCH, PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL, (2) ATTEMPTS TO CREATE CENTERS IN EACH STATE WOULD OVERTAX THE PROFESSIONAL CAPABILITY THAT EXISTS IN THIS COUNTRY FOR TRAINING, RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IN THE GENERAL FIELD OF HIGHWAY SAFETY, (3) THE REGIONAL CENTER TYPE OF ORGANIZATION IS FLEXIBLE, BECAUSE IT CAN BE STRUCTURED IN DIFFERENT WAYS TO MEET THE TRAINING REQUIREMENTS OF SEVERAL STATES AND THE EDUCATIONAL INTERESTS OF UNIVERSITIES SERVICING THESE STATES, AND (4) THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY SAFETY BUREAU ADMINISTRATIVE AND PROGRAMMING PROBLEMS WOULD BE LESS COMPLICATED WITH REGIONAL CENTERS THAN WITH A LARGE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUAL STATE CENTERS. THE PROPOSED CENTERS WOULD ENGAGE IN THREE MAJOR FUNCTIONS: TRAINING, EDUCATION AND RESEARCH. COURSES OF INSTRUCTION WOULD INCLUDE CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE DISCIPLINES OF LAW, MEDICINE, BUSINESS AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, EDUCATION, POLICE SCIENCES, ENGINEERING AND PSYCHOLOGY.

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  National Highway Safety Bureau /US

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Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Administration; Businesses; Crash analysis; Crash causes; Education; Engineering; Highway safety; Laws; Medicine; Police; Psychology; Public administration; Regions; Traffic crashes; Training
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Education and Training; Highways; Law; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00220879
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Department of Transportation
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jul 27 1970 12:00AM