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Federal Research Projects
January 1, 2020
State Practices Promoting Older Driver Safety (BTS-12)
This project resulted in a guide for state highway safety offices to enhance older driver safety.
Federal Research Projects
January 1, 2020
E-Scooter Safety: Issues and Solutions (BTS-10)
The guidance includes tools, policy alternatives, educational materials, institutional requirements, and other relevant techniques to mitigate, if not eliminate, identified risks.
Federal Research Projects
January 1, 2020
Highway Safety Behavioral Strategies for Rural Areas (BTS-15)
The project developed a behavioral traffic safety countermeasure toolkit for highway safety partners involved with rural road safety to reduce the frequency and severity of motor vehicle crashes on roads in rural areas.
Federal Research Projects
January 1, 2020
Informing the Selection of Countermeasures by Evaluating, Analyzing, and Diagnosing Contributing Factors that Lead to Crashes (BTS-14)
Recognizing that vehicle and mode mix matters in the success of investment strategies, this project assessed best practices in crash diagnosis across crash types in modal diverse contexts.
Federal Research Projects
January 1, 2020
Communicating Safe Behavior Practices to Vulnerable Road Users (BTS-13)
This study examined the safety problems and domains with the highest potential for vulnerable road user safety improvement based on the factors that contribute to crashes and the factors that can be mitigated by behavioral changes.
Federal Research Projects
January 1, 2020
Identifying and Prioritizing Behavioral Interventions to Improve Child Passenger Safety in For-Hire Vehicles (BTS-11)
This study developed a guide to identify and prioritize the types of behavioral interventions needed to improve child passenger (defined as children under 13 years of age) safety in the for-hire rideshare environment, including taxis.
News Releases
December 9, 2019
New Report Calls for "Individualized Justice" Approach to Targeting High-Risk Impaired Drivers
A new GHSA report calls for a systemic approach to high-risk impaired drivers that focuses on the individual and the need to treat the underlying problem prompting the unsafe behavior.
GHSA Reports
December 9, 2019
High-Risk Impaired Drivers: Combating a Critical Threat
The report calls for a holistic approach to high-risk impaired drivers that focuses on the individual and the need to treat the underlying problem prompting the behavior.
GHSA Reports
November 19, 2019
Rear Seat Belt Use: Little Change in Four Years, Much More to Do
This GHSA report explores adult rear seat belt use rates, state laws and enforcement, and public education efforts.
News Releases
November 18, 2019
As Families Take to the Roadways, New Report Notes More Than 800 Unbuckled Rear Passengers Killed in 2018
Nearly half of all fatal crashes occur on rural road, even though only 19% of the U.S. population lives in rural areas.