NYS Department of Motor Vehicles
Governor's Traffic Safety Committee

Publications from the
Institute for Traffic Safety Management & Research
(ITSMR)


April 2000

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

ALCOHOL, DRUGS AND HIGHWAY SAFETY TRANSPORTATION FOR THE DISABLED
GENERAL HIGHWAY SAFETY VEHICLE INSPECTION
MEDICALLY IMPAIRED DRIVERS VEHICLE SAFETY DEVICES
PEDESTRIAN INJURIES YOUNG DRIVERS
TRAFFIC SAFETY DATA  

 

ALCOHOL, DRUGS AND HIGHWAY SAFETY

Effectiveness of the Ohio Vehicle Action and Administrative License Suspension Laws. Robert B. Voas, Ph.D., A. Scott Tippets, and Eileen Taylor. Washington DC: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, January 2000,44 pp.  (Available from NTIS*, report #DOT HS 809 000)

Evaluation of New Mexico's Anti-DWI Efforts. J. H. Lacey and R. K. Jones. Washington DC: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, February 2000, 19 pp. (Available from NTIS*, report 4DOT HS 809 024, or NHTSA (web site: http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov)

Prosecution of Driving While Under The Influence: Student Manual. Washington, DC: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, August 1999, unpaginated. (Available from NHTSA*)

Report on Alcohol-Related Traffic Fatalities in the United States. Washington DC: The Century Council, 1998, 16 pp. (Available from the Century Council, 1310 G Street, NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20005-3000, phone 202-637-0077; fax 202-637-0079; http://www.centurycouncil.org or http://www.dwidata.org

A Review of the Scientific Literature Regarding the Effects of Alcohol on Driving-Related Behavior at Blood Alcohol Concentrations of 0.08 Grams per Deciliter and Lower. H. Moskowitz and D. Fiorentino. Washington, DC: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, January 2000, 56 pp. (Available from NTIS*, report #DOT HS 809 028)

Sentencing and Dispositions of Youth DUI and Other Alcohol Offenses: A Guide for Judges and Prosecutors. Washington, DC: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, September 1999, 65 pp. (Available from NTIS*, report #DOT HS 808 891)

GENERAL HIGHWAY SAFETY

Public Attitude Monitor 1999. Malvern, PA: Insurance Research Council, October 1999, 31 pp. (Available from Insurance Research Council, 718 Providence Road, PO Box 3025, Malvern, PA 19355-0725, phone 610-644-2212, fax 610-640-5388, http://www.ircweb.org cost$10)

MEDICALLY IMPAIRED DRIVERS

Evaluating Drivers Licensed with Medical Conditions in Utah, 1992-1996. E. Diller, et al. Washington, DC: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, June 1999, 40 pp. (Available from NTIS*, report #DOT HS 809 023)

PEDESTRIAN INJURIES

Literature Review on Vehicle Travel Speeds and Pedestrian Injuries. W. A. Leaf and D. F. Preusser. Washington DC: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, October 1999, 67 pp. (Available from NTIS*, report #DOT HS 809 021)

TRAFFIC SAFETY DATA

Control Charts as a Tool in Data Quality Improvement. Carl E. Pierchala, and Jyoti Surti. Washington DC: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, December 1999, 25 pp. (Available from NTIS*, report #DOT HS 809 005)

Traffic Safety Facts 1998: 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, October 1999, 208 pp. (Available from NTIS*, report #DOT HS 808 983)

TRANSPORTATION FOR THE DISABLED

Barriers To Use of Transportation Alternatives by People with Disabilities. Rodger Koppa, Becky Davies, and Katherine Rodriguez. College Station, TX: Texas Transportation Institute, June 1998, 78 pp. (Available from NTIS*, report #SWUTC/98/467402-1)

VEHICLE INSPECTION

Report on Vehicle Safety Inspection Program. Washington, DC: Automotive Service Association, August 1999, 9 pp. (Available from Automotive Service Association, 313 Massachusetts Avenue NE, Washington DC 20004, phone 202-543-1440, fax 202-543-4575)

VEHICLE SAFETY DEVICES

The Dynamics of Tank-Vehicle Rollover and the Implications for Rollover-Protection Devices. Ann Arbor MI: University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute, November 1998, 63 pp. (Available from UMTRI, 2901 Baxter Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, Final Report #UMTRI-98-53)

A Preliminary Assessment of the Crash-Reducing Effectiveness of Passenger Car Daytime Running Lamps (DRLs). Washington, DC: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, February 2000, 29 pp. (Available from NTIS*, report #DOT HS 808 645, or NHTSA web site: http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov)

YOUNG DRIVERS

Potential Benefits of Restrictions on the Transport of Teenage Passengers by Teenage Drivers. Li-Hui Chen, et al. Arlington, VA: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, September 1999, 12 pp. (Available from 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 or web site: http://www.highwaysafety.org)


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:

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

 

*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
*NHTSA US 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

 


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