EFFECTIVENESS OF VEHICLE SAFETY INSPECTIONS NEITHER PROVEN NOR UNPROVEN

The report discusses the Department of Transportation's program for the periodic safety inspections of motor vehicles. Since 1966, when the program was initiated, the Department has achieved only limited success in getting additional States to adopt the program requirements. It also identifies problems the Department has encountered with the program and the reasons for States' unwillingness to adopt periodic inspections as part of their highway safety programs.

• Record URL:
  http://www.gao.gov/docdblite/summary.php?recflag=&rptno=CED-78-18
• Corporate Authors:

  U.S. General Accounting Office

  441 G Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20548
• Publication Date: 1977-12-20

Media Info

• Pagination: 36 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Inspection; Motor vehicles; Prevention; Safety; Specifications; Standards; States; Traffic safety; Transportation operations
• Uncontrolled Terms: Requirement
• Old TRIS Terms: Transportation administration
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00175057
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: CED-78-18
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 26 1978 12:00AM