NYS Department of Motor Vehicles
Governor's Traffic Safety Committee

ITSMR Recent
Acquisitions

July  2001

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.

July 2001

ALCOHOL, DRUGS AND HIGHWAY SAFETY

Actions to Reduce Fatalities, Injuries, and Crashes Involving the Hard Core Drinking Driver. Washington DC: National Transportation Safety Board, June 2000, 84 pp. (Available from NTIS*, order #PB2000-917003)

Age of Drinking Onset, Driving After Drinking, and Involvement in Alcohol-Related Motor Vehicles Crashes. R. Hingson, et al. Boston MA: Boston University School of Public Health, January 2001, 11 pp. (Available from NHTSA* web site, report #DOT HS 809 188)

Age of Drinking Onset and Unintentional Injury Involvement After Drinking. R. Hingson, et al. Boston MA: Boston University School of Public Health, January 2001, 14 pp. (Available from NHTSA* web site, report #DOT HS 809 189)

Evaluation of Enhanced Sanctions for Higher BACS: Summary of States' Laws. Anne T. McCartt. Trumbull CT: Preusser Research Group Inc., March 2001, 35 pp. (Available from NHTSA*, report #DOT HS 809 215)

CRASH OUTCOME DATA EVALUATION SYSTEM (CODES)

Further Analysis of Drivers Licensed with Medical Conditions in Utah. D.D. Vernon, et al. Salt Lake City UT: Utah CODES, March 2001, 45 pp. (Available from NTIS*, report #DOT HS 809 211)

Geographic Information Systems Using CODES Linked Data. Karl Kim, et al. Washington DC: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, March 2001, 40 pp. (Available from NTIS*, report #DOT HS 809 201)

ENFORCEMENT

Crash Reduction Associated with Red Light Camera Enforcement in Oxnard, California. Richard A. Retting and Sergey Y. Kyrychenko. Arlington VA: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, April 2001, 9 pp. (Available from IIHS*)

The Law Enforcement Liaison Owner's Manual. A Guide for the State Law Enforcement Liaison Officer. Chief Harry L. Crum. Washington DC: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, July 1999, 21 pp. (Available from NHTSA Region VI, phone 817-978-3653)

New York State Police Traffic Safety Plan 2000. Albany NY: New York State Division of State Police, 2001, 12 pp. (Available from NYS Division of State Police, 1220 Washington Avenue, Building 22, Albany NY 12226-2252)

Problems and Solutions in DWI Enforcement Systems. R.K. Jones, J.H. Lacey and C.H. Wiliszowski. Winchester MA: Mid-America Research Institute, January 1998, 165 pp. (Available from NTIS*, report #DOT HS 808 666)

Strengthening The Citizen and Law Enforcement Partnership at The Traffic Stop: Building Bridges to the Community... One Traffic Stop at a Time. Washington DC: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, December 2000, 13 pp. (Available from NHTSA*, Report #DOT HS 809 180)

OCCUPANT RESTRAINTS

Achieving A High Seat Belt Use Rate. A Guide for Selective Traffic Enforcement Programs. Washington, DC: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. April 2001, 24 pp. (Available from NHTSA*, report #DOT HS 809 244)

Evaluation of Maryland, Oklahoma and the District of Columbia's Seat Belt Law Change to Primary Enforcement. Mark G. Solomon, David F. Preusser and William J. Nissen. Trumbull CT: Preusser Research Group, Inc., March 2001, 36 pp. (Available from NHTSA*, report #DOT HS 809 213)

Ninety-percent Belt Use. How to Boost Belt Use Like They Did in Elmira. Arlington VA: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, January 2000, 17 pp. (Available from IIHS*)

Occupant Protection Special Traffic Enforcement Program Evaluation. M.G. Solomon, W.J. Nissen, and D.F. Preusser. Trumbull CT: Preusser Research Group Inc., April 1999, 36 pp. (Available from NHTSA*, report #DOT HS 808 884)

Summary of Vehicle Occupant Protection Law, Fourth Edition. Current as of January 1, 2001. Washington DC: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, March 2001, 179 pp. (Available from NTIS*, report #DOT HS 809 217)

Survey of the States: Safety Belts. Washington DC: National Association of Governor's Highway Safety Representatives, undated, 68 pp. (Available from NAGHSR for $5, phone 202-789-0942, http://www.statehighwaysafety.org)

OLDER DRIVERS

Reduction and Cessation of Driving Among Older Drivers in Michigan: Final Report. L.P. Kostyniuk, J.T. Shope, and L.J. Molnar. Ann Arbor MI: The University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute, March 2000, 135 pp. (Available from University of Michigan Transportation Research Center, 2901 Baxter Road, Warren, MI 48090, report #UMTRI-2000-06, phone 734-764-2171)

PEDESTRIAN SAFETY

Field Evaluation of Two Methods for Restricting Right Turn on Red to Promote Pedestrian Safety. Richard A. Retting, et al. Arlington VA: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, April 2001, 9 pp. (Available from IIHS*)

SPEED LAWS

Summary of State Speed Laws. Fifth Edition. Current as of January 1, 2001. Washington DC: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, March 2001, 296 pp. (Available from NTIS*, report #DOT HS 809 218)

TRAFFIC CRASHES

Changes in Crash Risk Following Re-Timing of Traffic Signal Change Intervals. Richard A. Retting, Janella F. Chapline and Allan F. Williams. Arlington VA: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, September 2000, 10 pp. (Available from IIHS*)

The Relative Frequency of Unsafe Driving Acts in Serious Traffic Crashes. D.L. Hendricks, J.C. Fell and M. Freedman. Buffalo NY: Veridian Engineering, Inc., January 2001, 28 pp. (Available from NTIS*, report #DOT HS 809 205)

TRAFFIC RECORDS

System Re-engineering Report for the State of New York Department of Motor Vehicles. Albany NY: NYS Department of Motor Vehicles, April 24, 2000, 55 pp. (Available from NYS Department of Motor Vehicles, Accident Systems Project, Empire State Plaza, Albany NY 12228)

YOUNG DRIVERS

Changes in Collision Rates among Novice Drivers during the First Months of Driving. Daniel R. Mayhew, Herbert M. Simpson, and Anita Pak. Arlington VA: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, December 2000, 17 pp. (Available from IIHS*)

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: jschultz@global2000.net

 

* 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		*FHWA	Federal Highway Administration US Department of Transportation 400 Seventh Street NW Washington DC 20590 order reports by fax at 301-577-1421 http://www.fhwa.dot.gov
*NTIS	National Technical Information Service 5285 Port Royal Road Springfield VA 22161 phone: 1-800-553-6847or 703-605-6000 fax: 1-703-321-8547 e-mail: orders@ntis.fedworld.gov http://www.ntis.gov/		*NHTSA	U.S. Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Admin. 400 Seventh Street SW Washington DC 20590 phone: 1-888-327-4236 e-mail: webmaster@nhtsa.dot.gov http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov

 

http://www.nysgtsc.state.ny.us/pub7-01.htm -- Revised: March 19, 2003
Copyright ©2002  NYS Governor's Traffic Safety Committee

Find Answers

DMV Home Safe New York Site Contents Contact GTSC Copyright 2003, NYS DMV, Office of Internet Services Permission is required to re-publish any content on this site.