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October 1999
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.
October 1999
Combating Underage Drinking Program. State Grantee Program Training Curriculum. Washington DC: US Department of Justice and the National Association of Governors' Highway Safety Representatives, June 1999, unpaginated. (Available from National Association of Governors' Highway Safety Representatives, 750 First Street, Suite 720, Washington DC 20002 phone 202-789- 0942, fax 202-789-0946. http://www.naghsr.org )AGGRESSIVE DRIVING
Spring 1998 Telephone Survey of New York Licensed Drivers: Aggressive Driving and Other Highway Safety Issues. Albany NY: Institute for Traffic Safety Management and Research, and Fact Finders Inc., June 1998, 98 pp. (Available from ITSMR*, free)
ALCOHOL, DRUGS AND HIGHWAY SAFETY
Effectiveness of State .08 Blood Alcohol Laws. Washington, DC: U.S. General Accounting Office, June 1999, 30 pp. (Available from U.S. General Accounting Office, PO Box 37050, Washington DC 20013, phone 202-512-6000, fax 202 512-6061, http://www.gao.gov
The Effects of 0.08 BAC Laws. Final Report. Robert Apsler, A.R. Char, Wayne M. Harding and Terry M. Klein. Washington DC: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, March 1999, 57 pp. (Available From NTIS, order # DOT HS 808 892)
An Evaluation of Checkpoint Tennessee: Tennessee's State Wide Sobriety Checkpoint Program. J. H. Lacey, R. K. Jones, and R. G. Smith. Washington DC: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, January 1999, 91 pp. (Available from NTIS*, report #DOT HS 808 841)
From the Grassroots to a National Agenda. Community Forums Report: lssues and Insights on Hardcore Drunk Driving. Washington, DC: The Century Council, undated, 31pp. Available from The Century Council, 1310 G Street NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20005 phone 202-637-0077, http://www.centurycouncil.org
Retail Oriented Best Practices for Underage Drinking Prevention. An Exemplary Selection of Retail Oriented Programs and Practices Aimed at Reducing Underage Drinking, and Related Drinking and Driving. Alexandria VA: National Alcohol Beverage Control Association, August 1997, 38 pp. (Available from NTIS*, order #DOT HS 808 618)
Status Report on the Ignition Interlock Pilot Program. Stephen J. Powers and Winthrop H. Munro. Albany NY: NYS Division of Probation and Correctional Alternatives and the NYS Department of Motor Vehicles, October 1998, 76 pp. (Available from Winthrop H. Munro, NYS Division of Probation and Correctional Alternatives, 4 Tower Place, Stuyvesant Plaza, Albany NY 12203-3702, phone 518-485-5651, fax 518-485-5159)
Validation of Problem Drinking Screening, Instruments for DWI Offenders. Technical Report. John H. Lacey, Ralph K. Jones, and Connie H. Wiliszowski. Winchester, MA: Mid-America Research Institute, May l999, 136pp. (Available from NTIS*, report #DOT HS 808 881)
COMMERCIAL VEHICLES
Adjudication of Traffic Tickets Issued to Commercial Vehicle Drivers. Surveys of Courts and Prosecutors in New York State. Mark C. Hammer and Anne T. McCartt. Albany NY: Institute for Traffic Safety Management and Research, June 30, 1999, 29 pp. (Available from ITSMR*, free)
Commercial and Passenger Motor Vehicle Crashes on Toll Roads. Mark G. Solomon, Elisa R. Braver, David F. Preusser. Arlington VA: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, May 1999, 16 pp. (Available from IIHS*)
CRASH OUTCOME DATA EVALUATION SYSTEM (CODES)
Analysis of 1996 Maine Crashes Involving Vehicles That Ran Off the Road. Karl S. Finison and Robert B. DuBrow. Manchester ME: Maine Health Information Center, April 1999, 21 pp. (Available from NTIS*)
Analysis of 1996 Maine Crashes Involving Young Adults. Karl S. Finison and Robert B. DuBrow. Manchester ME: Maine Health Information Center, April 1999, 18 pp. (Available from NTIS*)
The Data-Smart Manual: Use and Analysis of Data for Local Highway and Traffic Safety Programs. Carol Vira. Washington DC: National Center for Statistics and Analysis, January 1999, 128 pp. (Available from NTIS*)
FATIGUE
Adolescent Sleep Needs and School Starting Times (four brief articles addressing adolescent sleep needs and benefits of adequate sleep and a discussion of school start times). Edited by Kyla L. Wahlstrom, in: Phi Delta Kappa, January 1999, pp. 345-371.
Commercial Motor Vehicle Driver Fatigue, Alertness, and Countermeasures Survey. C. Abrams, T. Schultz, and C.D. Wylie. Washington DC: Federal Highway Administration, August 1997, 78 pp. (Available from NTIS*, report #FHWA-MC-99-067)
Managing Fatigue in Transportation. Proceedings of the 3' Fatigue in Transportation Conference, Fremantle, Western Australia, 1998. Edited by Laurence Hartley. Western Australia: Institute for Research in Safety and Transport, Murdoch University, 1998, 45 8 pp. (Available from Elsevier Science Regional Sales Office, PO Box 945, New York, NY 10010, phone 212-633-3730, fax 212-633-3680, $91.35)
GRADUATED LICENSING
Effect of Florida's Graduated Licensing Program on the Crashes of Teenage Drivers. Robert G. Ullmer, et al. Arlington VA: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, January 1999, 10 pp. (Available from IIHS*)
Graduated Licensing,: A Blueprint for North America. Allan F. Williams and Daniel R. Mayhew. Arlington, VA and Ontario, Canada: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, and Traffic Injury Research Foundation, January 1999, 11 pp. (Available from IIHS*)
Views of Parents of Teenagers About Graduated Licensing After Experience with the Laws. Susan A. Ferguson, et al. Arlington VA: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, May 1999, 9 pp. (Available from IIHS*)
HIGHWAY SAFETY
Highway Safety 1996. A Report on Activities Under the Highway Safety Act of 1966, as Amended. Washington DC: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, May 1999, 64 pp. (Available from NTIS*, report # DOT HS 808 885)
Promoting Safe Passage Into the 2Ist Century. Strategic Plan 1998. Washington, DC: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, September 1998, 44 pp. (Available from NHTSA*, Office of Plans and Policy)
MOTOR VEHICLE CRASHES AND INJURIES
An Evaluation of the Impact of California's Driving Performance Evaluation Road Test on Traffic Accident and Citation Rates. Michael A. Gebers, Patricia A. Romanowicz, and Robert A. Hagge. Sacramento, CA: California Department of Motor Vehicles, December 1998, 80 pp. (Available from California Department of Motor Vehicles, Research and Development Section, PO Box 932382, Sacramento CA 94232-3820)
Neck Pain and Head Restraint Position Relative to the Driver's Head in Rear-End Collisions. Janella F. Chapline, et al. Arlington VA: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, May 1999, 19 pp. (Available from IIHS*)
Relationship of Head Restraint Positioning- to Driver Neck Injury in Rear-End Crashes. Charles M. Farmer, JoAnn K. Wells and John V. Werner. Arlington VA: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, September 1998, 18 pp. (Available from IIHS*)
OLDER DRIVERS
Older Driver Highway Design Book. Recommendations and Guidelines. Washington DC: Federal Highway Administration, December 1998, 35 pp. (Available from FHWA*, publication # FHWA-RD-99-045)
OCCUPANT RESTRAINTS
Buckle Up America. The Presidential Initiative for Increasing Seat Belt Use Nationwide. Washington DC: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, April 1999, 22 pp. (Available from NTIS, report #DOT HS 808 879)
Analysis of Seat Belt Use and Outcomes in 1996 Maine Crashes. Karl S. Finison and Robert B. DuBrow. Manchester ME: Maine Health Information Center, April 1999, 13 pp. (Available from NTIS*, report #DOT HS 808 888).
Effectiveness of Occupant Protection Systems and Their Use. Fourth Report to Congress. Washington DC: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, May 1999, 45 pp. (Available from NTIS*, report #DOT HS 808 919)
Standard Enforcement Saves Lives: The Case for Strong Seat Belt Laws. Washington DC: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the National Safety Council, January 1999, 39 pp. (Available from NTIS*, report #DOT HS 808 846)
TRANSPORTATION SAFETY
Highway Special Investigation Report. Selective Motorcoach Issues. Washington DC: National Transportation Safety Board, February 1999, 58 pp. (Available from NTIS*, order #PB99-917001)
National Personal Transportation Survey Symposium, October 29-31, 1997, Bethesda, MD. Searching for Solutions. A Policy Discussion Series. Washington DC: Federal Highway Administration, February 1999, 239 pp. (Available from FHWA*, Office of Highway Policy Information, http://www/fhwa/dot/gov/ohim/ )
Public Transportation Safety Board 1998 Annual Report. Albany NY: NYS Department of Transportation, 1999, 33 pp. (Available from Public Transportation Safety Board, 1226 Washington Avenue, Albany NY 12232-0867, phone Upstate NY 518-457-6512, NYC Metropolitan area 718-482-4570)
We Are All Safer. NTSB-Inspired Improvements in Transportation Safety. Washington DC: National Transportation Safety Board, July 1998. 73 pp. (Available from National Transportation Safety Board, Public Affairs Office, Washington DC 20594, 202-314-6100, http://www.ntsb.gov )
TRUCKING ISSUES
Electronic Recorder Study. Kenneth L. Campbell, Sylvia W. Lang, and Michael C. Smith. Washington DC: Office of Motor Carriers, June 199 8, 127 pp. (Available from NTIS*, order #PB-111866)
Fatalities and Injuries in Truck Crashes by Time of Day. Daniel Blower and Kenneth Campbell. Washington DC: Federal Highway Administration, October 1998, 16 pp. (Available from FHWA*, HMCS, Room 3107)
Report on 1995-1997 Roadside Safety Inspections of Trucks, Truck Drivers, and Hazardous Materials Shipments. Anne T. McCartt, Sandra Z. Fuller, and Mark C. Hammer. Albany NY: Institute for Traffic Safety Management and Research, August 1999, 70 pp. (Available from ITSMR*, free)
The Potential Application of Behavior-Based Safety in the Trucking Industry. Final Report. Thomas R. Krause, Jerry L. Robin, Ronald R. Knipling,. Washington DC: Federal Highway Administration, May 1999,29 pp. (Available from FHWA*)
YOUNG DRIVERS
Relationship of Parent Driving Records to the Driving Records of Their Children. Susan A. Ferguson, et al. Arlington VA: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, August 1999, 10 pp. (Available from IIHS*)
Ordering information and cost, when available, are provided for your convenience. Prices may not include shipping and handling. Ordering sources are listed below. For further assistance in obtaining any of these publications, please contact:
| *FHWA | Federal Highway
Administration US Department of Transportation 400 Seventh Street NW Washington DC 20590 http://www.fhwa.dot.gov |
*NHTSA | U.S. Department of
Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 400 Seventh Street SW Washington DC 20590 phone: 1-888-327-4236 e-mail: webmaster@nhtsa.dot.gov http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov |
| *IIHS | Insurance Institute
for Highway Safety 1005 North Glebe Road Arlington VA 22201 phone: 703-247-1500 fax: 703-247-1678 e-mail: iihs@highwaysafety.org http://www.highwaysafety.org |
*NTIS | National Technical
Information Service 5285 Port Royal Road Springfield VA 22161 phone: 1-800-553-6847 fax: 1-703-321-8547 e-mail: orders@ntis.fedworld.gov http://www.ntis.gov/ |
| *ITSMR | Janine Schultz,
Administrative Associate Institute for Traffic Safety Management and Research 80 Wolf Road, Suite 607, Albany NY 12205-2604 Phone: 518-453-0291; Fax: 518-453-0298 E-mail: schultz@cnsunix.albany.edu |
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