DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION NEWS
A COMBINATION OF FACTORS WHICH INCLUDE SAFER VEHICLES, BETTER ROADS AND IMPROVED TRAFFIC SAFETY PROGRAMS, CONTRIBUTED TO A DECREASE IN HIGHWAY FATALITY IN 1973. HOWEVER, THE COST TO SOCIETY OF DEATHS, INJURIES AND PROPERTY DAMAGE IS ENORMOUS AND WAS ESTIMATED TO BE $50 BILLION IN 1972. THESE FACTS WERE REVEALED IN THE ANNUAL REPORTS WHICH REVIEW THE CAUSES, SERVIOUSNESS AND COMPLEXITY OF THE TRAFFIC SAFETY PROBLEM, AND OF THE PROGRAMS AND RESEARCH UNDERTAKEN BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN COOPERATION WITH THE STATES, COMMUNITIES, INDUSTRY AND PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS. THE FIRST VOLUME OF THE REPORT SUMMARIZES THE STATISTICAL GRAVITY OF THE SITUATION AND THE NATIONAL EFFORT TO CONTROL IT. TWO OTHER VOLUMES GIVE TECHNICAL DETAILS OF THE LEGAL ASPECTS INVOLVED. BOTH COMMUNITY AND STATE SAFETY PROGRAMS, AS WELL AS SAFETY DEVICES INCORPORATED IN AUTOMOBILES TAKE CREDIT FOR THE DECREASE IN HIGHWAY FATALITIES.
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Supplemental Notes:
- REP NO NHTSA--102-73
- Publication Date: 1973-11-1
Media Info
- Pagination: 2 p.
- Serial:
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Communities; Costs; Fatalities; Injuries; Laws; Loss and damage; Public administration; Research; Safety; Safety equipment; Statistical analysis
- Old TRIS Terms: Traffic administration
- Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Finance; Highways; Law; Research; Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00222339
- Record Type: Publication
- Report/Paper Numbers: (Hp)
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: May 15 1974 12:00AM