HIGHWAY SAFETY GRANT PROGRAM ACHIEVES LIMITED SUCCESS
Traffic accidents kill more than 50,000 people each year. Since 1966 the Department of Transportation has administered a program that has provided nearly $1.3 billion in Federal grants to State and local governments to help reduce these accidents and related losses. GAO assessed the Department's program and concluded that it needs direction from the Congress; evaluations generally have not determined whether funded projects effectively reduced accidents; and many measures that are believed to improve highway safety are not implemented by the States. GAO makes several recommendations to the Secretary of Transportation to improve the Federal administration of the program. GAO also provides alternatives that the Congress should consider in determining the Federal Government's future role in highway safety.
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Corporate Authors:
U.S. General Accounting Office
441 G Street, NW
Washington, DC United States 20548 - Publication Date: 1980-10-15
Media Info
- Pagination: 66 p.
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Evaluation; Federal aid; Federal assistance programs; Federal government; Highway safety; Local government; Measures of effectiveness; Prevention; Recommendations; Safety; State government; Traffic safety
- Uncontrolled Terms: Effectiveness
- Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; I10: Economics and Administration; I81: Accident Statistics;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00336740
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
- Report/Paper Numbers: CED-81-16
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Jun 12 1981 12:00AM