NYS
Department of Motor Vehicles
Governor's Traffic Safety Committee
Publications from
the
Institute for Traffic Safety Management & Research
(ITSMR)
April 1998
Our partners at the Institute for Traffic Safety Management and Research (ITSMR) provide us with a list of traffic safety publications which have recently become available.
Ordering information and cost, when available, are provided with each listing. Prices do not include shipping and handling.
Publications by
Subject Area |
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Aggressive Driving | Injury Prevention |
Alcohol, Drugs and Highway Safety | Occupant Restraint Surveys |
Fatigue | Truck Crashes |
Injuries and Fatalities |
AGGRESSIVE DRIVING
Aggressive Driver Programs. Washington DC: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, March 1998, 9 pp. (Available from NHTSA)
Steering Clear of Highway Madness. John A. Larson, MD. Wilsonville OR: BookPartners, Inc., 1996, 189 pp. (Available from BookPartners, PO Box 922, Wilsonville OR 97070, $14.95 plus $3.50 shipping/handling)
Taming the Road Warrior: Can Aggressive Driving be Curbed? in: Transportation Series, September 1997, No. 7, Janet B. Goehring, 19 pp. (Available from National Conference of State Legislatures, Book Order Department, 1560 Broadway, Suite 700, Denver CO 80202.. phone 303-830-2200, fax 303-863-8003, $10.
ALCOHOL, DRUGS AND HIGHWAY SAFETY
Alcohol Involvement in Fatal Crashes-- 1996. Marilou Burgess and Tonja Lindsey. Washington DC: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, February 1998, 27 pp. (Available from NTIS, report #DOT HS 808 686)
Alcohol/Substance Use and Traffic Safety Awareness Survey: 1997. Albany NY: NYS Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services, undated, 19 pp . (Available from NYS OASAS, Evaluation and Program Monitoring Unit, Criminal Justice Studies Section, 1450 Western Avenue, Albany NY 12203-3526)
Combating Hardcore Drunk Driving. A Sourcebook of Promising Strategies, Laws & Programs. Washington DC: The Century Counci1, undated, 221 pp. (Available from The Century Council, 1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 300, Washington DC: 20004, www.dwidata.org)
A Fifteen-Year Review of Drinking, Age Laws: Preliminary Findings of the 1996 New York State Youth Alcohol Survey. John Yu, Renee Varone, and Robin W. Shacket. Albany NY: NYS Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services, February 1997, 31 pp. (Available from OASAS, Criminal Justice Studies Section, 1450 Western Avenue, Albany NY 12201-3526, phone 518-485-8211)
Fatigue Outreach for Managers. Course and Reference Materials. Alexandria VA: The ATA Foundation Inc., undated, 51 pp. (Available from The ATA Foundation Inc., 2200 Mill Road, Alexandria VA 22314-4677,
phone 703-838-1966)Power Sleep. James B. Maas, Ph.D. New York NY: Villard Books (a division of Random House, Inc.), ISBN 0-37550095-2, February 1998, 248 pp., $25
INJURIES AND FATALITIES
1994 Annual Report of Fatal and Injury Motor Vehicle Traffic Collisions. Sacramento CA: California Highway Patrol, May 1995, 159 pp. (Available from Business Services Section, California Highway Patrol, PO Box 942898, Sacramento CA 94298-0001, $12.50 including sales tax and postage)
State Data System. A Summary of Motor Vehicle Traffic Crashes from State Crash Data Files. Washington DC: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, November 1997,44 pp. (Available from NHTSA, report #DOT HS 808 626)
Traffic Safety Facts 1996. A Compilation of Motor Vehicle Crash Data from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System and the General Estimates System. Washington DC: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, December 1997, 192 pp. (Available from NHTSA, report #DOT HS 808 649)
INJURY PREVENTION
The Electronic Highway Safety Library. A Resource for Educators, Students, Advocates & Professionals. Larry D. Preston and Yanmin Xu. Rensselaer NY: School of Public Health, University at Albany, January 1998, 75 pp. (Available from School of Public Health, University at Albany, One University Plaza, Rensselaer NY 12144-3456, http://www.albany.edu/sph/injury)
OCCUPANT RESTRAINT SURVEYS
Survey of Drivers' Attitudes Toward Airbags and Deactivation. Michael X. Cammisa and Susan A. Ferguson. Arlington VA: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, November 1997, 11 pp. (Available from IIHS, free)
Survey of Parents of Infants about Rear Facing Child Restraints. Susan A. Ferguson and Allan F. Williams. Arlington VA: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, February 1996,) pp. (Available from IIHS, free)
TRUCK CRASHES
High Accident Location Identification and Mitigation Grant: Analyses of Crashes Involving Large Trucks. Volume 1: Analyses of 1995 NGA Data from the New York State Department of Transportation and 1995 Data for Truck Crashes from the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles. Anne T. McCartt, Sandra Z. Fuller, Mark C. Hammer, Melissa A. Kosa, a-id Yalew Meherka. Albany NY: Institute for Traffic Safety Management and Research, January 20, 1998, 59 pp. (Available from ITSMR, free)
PUBLISHER INFORMATION:
IIHS
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
1005 North Glebe Road
Arlington VA 22201
Phone: 703-247-1500; Fax: 703-247-1678
ITSMR
Institute for Traffic Safety Management and Research
80 Wolf Road, Suite 607, Albany NY 12205-2604
Phone: 518-453-0291 - Fax: 518-453-0298 - Email: schultz@cnsibm.albany.edu
NHTSA
U.S. Department of Transportation
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
National Center for Statistics and Analysis
400 Seventh Street SW, Room 6125 (NRD-30)
Washington, DC 20590
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov
NTIS
National Technical Information Service
5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield VA 22161
Phone: 1-800-553-6847; Fax: 1-703-321-8547
Web Site: http://www.ntis.gov
E-mail: orders@ntis.fedworld.gov
http://www.nysgtsc.state.ny.us/pub-498.htm -- Revised: January 03, 2000
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