Special issue: highway safety versus other public health priorities
Federal funding indicates the low priority assigned to highway safety
US drivers lack concern for highway safety because they believe crashes happen only to other people
Education alone doesn't lead to safer driving practices
Politics impedes traffic programs aimed at drivers
The US highway safety lags behind other countries
Improved seat/head restraint designs are reducing insurance claims for neck injuries in rear-end crashes
Automatic crash notification systems could save lives of some, but there are important limitations
California audit of camera programs: crashes are reduced, but official oversight needs improvement
Most stop sign crashes don't involve running through the signs; they involve drivers who stopped and then failed to yield
Nova Scotia's graduated licensing system reduces crashes in the learner and intermediate stages
Add lap belts to school buses? It won't improve safety, NHTSA tests indicate
Lowest student death rates are on school buses, while highest are in cars driven by teens and on bicycles
Washington, D.C.'s speed camera program attracts public support despite some negative media coverage
New York's ban on hand-held phones convinces many motorists to give them up
Risk from phone use while driving is hard to quantify, but available studies indicate greater likelihood of crashing
Crash on New York Thruway shows other distractions also may be hazardous
State legislators consider ways to curb phone use while driving
Cost of motor vehicle crashes topped $230 billion in 2000
Motorcycle deaths in South Dakota cluster around rally in August
Teenagers' safety belt use rates are low, even when adult drivers in the same cars are buckled up
Video on young beginning drivers focuses on ways to reduce their crashes by limiting higher risk driving
HyperG sled acquisition launches new Institute testing programs
Comparison of trucking rules: updated E.U. rules and outdated US rules
Special issue: automated enforcement
U.S. lags behind in modernizing traffic law enforcement through automation
Studies show that red light cameras reduce injuries
Red light cameras reduce crashes, including serious ones
Automated traffic law enforcement is in use worldwide
Courts in San Diego and elsewhere find no constitutional flaws regarding red light cameras
Cameras reduce speeding on D.C. streets
Fuel economy debate focuses on reducing fleet fuel consumption without compromising occupant safety
Street-legal golf carts can have serious safety consequences
Vehicle size, weight, and fuel economy interrelate to affect occupant safety
Deaths caused by inflating airbags have declined dramatically
Volkswagen puts different bumper mounts on cars sold in U.S. and Europe
Ineffective bumpers on three small cars, all new designs for 2002 model year
Kia Sedona's frontal airbags deploy in 5 mph front-into-flat-barrier bumper test
Some state licensing and DUI/DWI laws have been strengthened, but no safety belt laws have been changed to primary
Pedestrian deaths trend downward
Safety belt reminder system in late-model Fords boosts buckle-up rate
Racial/ethnic variations in belt use disappear in cities with good belt laws
EuroNCAP, like US crash test programs, is prompting automakers to improve the crashworthiness of their vehicles
Death rates vary by race/ethnicity, gender and educational attainment
Older rider deaths are on the increase
Ridership profile changing
Laws covering all cyclists put helmets on more heads but draw opposition
U.S. lags behind helmet laws in other countries
Motorcycle deaths go up when states abandon or roll back mandatory helmet use laws
Brain injury can mean lifetime of suffering and lost opportunities
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