Traffic Tech

A traffic safety newsletter from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.  Part of the Technology Transfer Series.

Traffic Tech Issues

#82, January 1995  Law Enforcement Public Information Workshop
#83, January 1995  Traffic Enforcement Saving Lives and Combating Crime
#85, February 1995  Repeat DWI Offenders in the United States
#86, February 1995  The Safety Impact of Right Turn on Red: Report to Congress
#87, February 1995  The Public Rejects Drinking and Driving
#88, March 1995  Assessment of Year-Round and Holiday Ride Service Programs
#89, March 1995  The Public's Attitudes and Behaviors Toward Drinking and Driving
#91, April 1995  Why People Drink and Drive
#91, April 1995  Model Minimum Performance Specifications for LIDAR Speed Measurement Devices
#92, April 1995  Emergency Vehicle Operators Course Revised for Ambulances
#93, May 1995  Primary Enforcement of Seat Belt Use Laws Saves Lives and Reduces Injuries
#95, June 1995  NHTSA's FY 1996 Budget Emphasizes Safety
#96, June 1995  Field Test of Combined Speed, Alcohol, and Safety Belt Enforcement Strategies
#97, June 1995  Traffic Safety and Health Care State and National Estimates of Employer Costs
#98, June 1995  A Pedestrian Safety Training Program for Elementary School Bus Riders
#99, July 1995  Establishing Anti-DWI Standards of Behavior Lessons Learned from Public Health Campaigns
#100, July 1995  Emergency Medical Services System Development 1995 Update of the Statewide EMS Assessment Program Through 1994
#102, July 1995  Strategies to Increase Car Seat Use in Rural Areas
#103, August 1995  Field Test Examines Staffing Levels and Mobility in Sobriety Checkpoints
#104, September 1995  IACP Law Enforcement Fleet Crash Study
#105, September 1995  First Responder National Standard Curriculum Revised
#106, October 1995  NHTSA Cities Safety Programs In 10 States For Excellence
#107, November 1995  Youth Peer-to-Peer Groups Influence Attitudes and Behaviors of Teenagers
#108, November 1995  Traffic Enforcement Lead To Criminal Arrests Case Study Of Grand Praire, Texas, Police Department
#109, November 1995  Municipal Speed Enforcement Programs Evaluated
#111, December 1995  Motivating Anti-DWI Behavior Using Existing Values
#121, May 1996  Passive Alcohol Sensors Tested in 3 States for Youth Alcohol Enforcement (117KB, PDF)
#122, May 1996  Emergency Medical Dispatch: National Standard Curriculum Ready (83KB, PDF)
#123, May 1996  Emergency Medical Services Instructor Training Program of the National Standard Curriculum Revised (15KB, PDF)
#124, May 1996  Study Analyzes Crashes on the Capital Beltway (63KB, PDF)
#125, May 1996  Compendium of Research and Evaluations in Traffic Safety Published (44KB, PDF)
#126, June 1996  Impaired Driving Enforcement: A Program Guide for Law Enforcement and Highway Safety Administrators Published (25KB, PDF)
#127, June 1996  Do Motorcyle Helmets Interfere with the Vision and Hearing of Riders? (23KB, PDF)
#128, June 1996  Consensus Reached in the Role of EMS in Injury Prevention (24KB, PDF)
#129, June 1996  Planning Emergency Medical Communications (26KB, PDF)
#130, June 1996  Reasons Sought for Repeated Drinking and Driving (30KB, PDF)
#131, July 1996  Study Shows that Young Adults Diagnosed with Severe Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder as Children Have More Driving Risks (93KB, PDF)
#132, August 1996  The Public Favors a Strong Government Role in Highway Safety (47KB, PDF)
#133, September 1996  Observed Patterns of Misuse of Child Safety Seats (27KB, PDF)
#134, September 1996  EMS Agenda for the Future (23KB, PDF)
#135, September 1996  The Public's Attitudes and Behaviors Toward Drinking and Driving: Highlights From the 1991, 1993, and 1995 National Surveys (194KB, PDF)
#136, September 1996  Public Support Traffic Safety Laws and their Active Enforcement (49KB, PDF)
#177, May 1998  Increasing Seat Belt Use Among Part Time Users
#178, May 1998  Survey Finds that Children are Being Moved Out of Car Seats and into Adult Seat Belts Too Soon
#179, January 1998  Six Jurisdictions Upgrade to Primary Seat Belt Laws in Six Different Ways
#180, May 1998  California Impounds the Vehicles of Motorists Caught Driving Without a Valid License
#181, May 1998  Zone Guide for Pedestrian Safety Shows How to Make Systematic Improvements
#182, July 1998  Messages That Support Anti-DWI Behavior Tested: Drinking and Driving Turns Friends into Killers
#183, August 1998  Literature Review of the Alcohol Highway Problem Updated
#184, December 1998  Sobriety Checkpoints Save Lives: Checkpoint Tennessee Reduces Alcohol Fatalities
#185, December 1998  Drug Use and Driving Behaviors: Findings From the 1996 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse
#188, January 1999  Strategies for Agressive Driving Enforcement
#189, January 1999  Saving Teenage Lives the Case for Graduate Driver Licensing
#190, January 1999  State Traffic Safety Information
#191, February 1999  Standard enforcement Saves Lives the Case for Strong Seat Belt Laws
#192, February 1999  Natinal Survey of Drinking and Driving Documents Attitudes and Behaviors in 1997
#193, February 1999  Individualized Sanctions for DWI Offenders Reduce Recidivism
#194, March 1999  Urban Interstate Crashes Have Typical Patterns
#195, March 1999  Youth Fatal Crash and Alcohol Facts, 1997
#196, March 1999  Standardized Field Sobriety Test (SFST) Validated at BACS Below 0.10 Percent
#197, April 1999  Older Drivers Have Some Problems Negotiating Intersections
#198, April 1999  Occupant Protection Special Traffic Enforcement Programs Evaluated in 20 States
#199, May 1999  Problem Drinking Screening Instruments for DWI Offenders Validated
#200, May 1999  Most Americans Think They're More Likely to be in a Serious Motor Vehicles Crash Than a Violent Crime
#201, June 1999  Marijuana & Alcohol Combined Increase Impairment
#202, June 1999  The Art of Appropriate Evaluation for Highway Safety Program Managers
#203, July 1999  Motorcycle Safety Program Activities Update
#204, July 1999  Matching Traffic Safety Strategies to Youth Characteristics
#205, July 1999  Safe Mobility for Older People Notebook Outlines Programs
#206, September 1999  National Child Safety Seat Distribution Program Evaluation Assesses Training
#207, September 1999  A Resource Guide Describes The Science And The Law About Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus
#208, September 1999  Literature Review Examines Research on Older Women's Transportation Needs
#209, October 1999  Examining DWI Conviction Rate Procedures
#210, November 1999  Alternative Sentences for DWI Evaluation of a Day Reporting Center
#211, January 2000  Presidential Initiative For Making .08 BAC The National Legal Limit - A Progress Report
#212, January 2000  Maryland State Police Pilot Test An Electornic Station System To Document Crashes
#213, February 2000  Youth DUI And Other Alcohol Offenses A Guide For Judges And Prosecutors
#214, February 2000  Effectiveness Of Administrative License Suspension And Vehicle Sanction Laws In Ohio
#215, March 2000  Literature Reviewed On Vehicle Travel Speeds And Pedestrian Injuries
#216, March 2000  Legislation And Enforcement Associated With A 19 Percent Reduction In Alcohol-Reated Fatal Crashes In New Mexico
#217, March 2000  Repeat DWI Offenders Are An Elusive Target
#218, April 2000  Evaluation Of Vehicle Impoundment On Suspended And Revoked Drivers in California
#219, April 2000  Medical Conditions And Crash Risk: Do Restrictions On Licenses Have An Impact On Public Safety?
#220, April 2000  Setting Limits, Saving Lives Booklet Updates The Case For .08 BAC Laws
#221, May 2000  DWI Laws In Other Countries
#222, May 2000  Relative Risk Calculated For Driver Fatalities In Alcohol-Related Crashes
#223, May 2000  A Review Of The Literature On The Effects Of Alcohol At BACS Of .08 And Lower
#224, May 2000  1998 Motor Vehicle Occupant Safety Survey Shows Consistent Gains Across America
#225, May 2000  Marijuana & Alcohol Together Reduce Visual Search Frequency
#226, June 2000  Resource Guide Describes Best Practices For Aggressive Driving Enforcement
#227, July 2000  Five Steps To A Community Pedestrian Alcohol Program
#229, August 2000  Zero Tolerance For Youth Four States' Experience With Zero Tolerance Laws
#230, August 2000  Racial And Ethnic Differences In Drinking And Driving Attitudes And Behaviors
#231, September 2000  Motorcycle Helmet Law Repeal Evaluated In Texas And Arkansas
#232, September 2000  An Evaluation Of The .08 Per SE Law In Illinois Finds 13.7 Percent Fewer Fatal Crashes With Positive BACS
#233, September 2000  Age Of Drinking Onset And Involvement In Alcohol-Related Crashes And Other Unintentional Injuries
#234, October 2000  State Alcohol Cost Fact Sheets Document The Costs Of Impaired Driving For Each State
#235, December 2000  Training Physicians About Impaired Driving Issues
#236, December 2000  National Agenda For Motorcycle Safety
#237, December 2000  Safe Rides Home An Evaluation Of ASPEN'S Tipsy Taxi Program
#238, January 2001  Professionalism At The Traffic Stop Strengthening The Citizen And Police Partership
#239, January 2001  Ethnicity And Alcohol-Related Fatalities, Fars Combined With NCHS Files For 1990 - 1994
#240, January 2001  Targeting Young Female Drivers With Impaired Driving Messages
#241, February 2001  Field Test Of On-Site Drug Detection Devices
#243, April 2001  Driver Inattention Is A Major Factor In Serious Traffic Crashes
#244, April 2001  Evaluating Drivers Licensed With Medical Conditions In Utah, 1992-1996
#245, April 2001  Seat Belt Use Surges In Maryland, Oklahoma, And The District Of Columba With Primary Enforcment
#246, April 2001  A Guide For Achieving A High Belt Use Rate Shows How One Community Increased Belt Use To 90 Percent
#247, May 2001  Community How To Guides On Underage Drinking Prevention Developed
#248, May 2001  Enhanced Sanctions For Higher Bacs A Summary Of States' Laws
#249, May 2001  1999 Safe Communities Demonstration Sites Report To Congress On Progress
#250, May 2001  Albuquerque's Safe Streets Program Improves Traffic Safety, Reduces Crime, And Saves Money
#251, July 2001  America Buckles Up, But Could Do Better
#252, July 2001  Trend Analyses Of Traffic Law Enforcement
#253, September 2001  Premature Graduation Of Children To Seat Belts
#254, August 2001  Demonstration Completed On Smart Cards To Reduce Underage Drinking And Driving
#255, September 2001  Developing Best Practices Of Emergency Care For The Alcohol Impaired Patient
#256, September 2001  A Legislative History Of .08 Per Se Laws
#257, October 2001  Family And Friends Who Are Concerned About An Older Driver Need Resources
#258, October 2001  Alcohol Involvement In Fatal Crashes Comparisons Among Countries
#259, October 2001  Juvenile Holdover Program Implementation Guide Published
#260, October 2001  Outstanding Warrants For Dwi Offenders A Problem Searching For Quantification And Resolution
#261, October 2001  Decline In Youth Alcohol-Related Fatalities Attributed To Four Factors
#262, October 2001  Use And Lose Laws Evaluated In Two States
#263, January 2002  Resource Guide of Pedestrian And Bicycle Safety Laws Available on CD ROM
#264, January 2002  Evaluation of Half Price Taxi Rides To Avoid Driving after Drinking
#265, February 2002  State Of The Knowledge Of Alcohol And Traffic Safety
#266, February 2002  Characteristics Of Drivers Involved In Motor Vehicle Injuries and Fatalities
#267, March 2002  Preventing Underage Drinking Best Practices From A State Alcohol Control Agency
#268, March 2002  Aggression Suppression Program In Milwaukee Reduces Crashes And Changes Motorist Behavior
#269, March 2002  BAC Measurements Find That Few College Students Had High BACS
#270, March 2002  Eight States Conduct A Click It Or Ticket Campaign And Increases Seat Belt Usage 9 Percentage Points
#271, April 2002  2000 Motor Vehicle Occupant Safety Survey Shows Continued Gains in Seat Belt Use
#272, April 2002  Drivers Who Have Air Bags are More Likely to Wear Their Seat Belts Too
#273, April 2002  .08 Per Se Law in Illinois Continues to Save Lives
#274, June 2002  States With Open Container Laws Have Fewer Alcohol-Involved Vehicle Crashes
#275, June 2002  Identifying And Referring Impaired Drivers At Emergency Departments
#278, July 2003  Extent of Driving While Suspended for DWI
#279, July 2003  National Survey of Distracted and Drowsy Driving
#280, July 2003  National Survey of Drinking and Driving Attitudes and Behaviors, 2001
#281, July 2003  Positive Results with Telephone Testimony at Administration License Revocation Hearings in Utah
#282, October 2003  Improved DWI Enforcement Program Involved In A 25% Decline In Alcohol-Related Fatalities in Austin, Texas
#283, October 2003  State of Knowledge on Drugs and Traffic Safety
#284, October 2003  Operation Of Inspection Stations For Child Restraint Use
#285, October 2003  Evaluation Of The Repeal Of The Motorcycle Helmet Laws In Kentucky And Louisiana
#286, December 2003  Highway Safety Issues In Black/African-American Communities
#287, November 2003  Evaluation Of Community Programs To Deter Underage Drinking And Driving
#288, November 2003  Study Looks At Enhanced Sanctions For High BAC Offenders
#289, November 2003  National Survey Of Speeding And Unsafe Driving, Attitudes and Behavior: 2002
#290, March 2004  Misuse Of Child Restraints
#291, March 2004  Safety Belt Attitudes Among Rural Pickup Truck Drivers
#292, September 2004  Parent/Caregivers Report 21 Percent of Children Age 4 Through 8 Using Booster Seats
#293, August 2004  2003 Motor Vehicle Occupant Safety Survey (MVOSS) Gives Status Report On Attitudes And Support For Safety Belt Use
#294, March 2004  Aggressive Driving Enforcement In Two Demonstration Communities
#295, June 2005  Evaluation of Maine's Lower BAC Limit for Convicted OUI Offenders
#296, June 2005  Laboratory Study of Hands-Free Conversations in a Driving Simulator
#297, June 2005  There is Broad Support for Air Bags, Despite Safety Concerns
#298, June 2005  Safety Belt Use Impacts Hospitalization Outcomes
#299, August 2005  Florida's Motorcycle Helmet Law Repeal
#300, June 2005  Breath Test Refusals in DWI Enforcement: An Interim Report
#301, April 2005  Literature Review of Polypharmacy and Older Drivers: Identifying Strategies to Study Drug Usage and Driving Functioning Among Older Drivers
#302, July 2005  A Review of the Evidence on Impairment of Antihistamines and Driving Ability
#303, July 2005  Drugs and Human Performance Fact Sheets
#304, September 2005  Safety Belt Use Estimate for Native American “Tribal Reservations” Subject to Tribal Law and Tribal Traffic Enforcement
#305, January 2006  Differential Safety Belt Use by Time of Day
#306, January 2006  Reduction in Nighttime Injury Crashes Seen with Pueblo County, Colorado’s Smart Roads Program
#307, January 2006  Medical Conditions and Driving: A Review of the Scientific Literature (1960-2000)
#308, January 2006  Teen Safety Belt Use Programs
#309, January 2006  Strategies for Medical Advisory Boards and Driver Licensing Review
#310, April 2006  Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Resource Guide
#311, March 2006  National Re-registration and the Continuing Competence of EMT-Paramedics
#312, June 2006  Ticketing Aggressive Cars and Trucks in Washington State
#313, June 2006  National Evaluation of Graduated Driver Licensing Programs
#314, September 2006  Citizen Reporting of DUI - Extra Eyes to Identify Impaired Driving
#315, September 2006  Unconscious Motivators and Situational Safety Belt Use
#316, August 2006  Pilot Test of - Heed the Speed, a Program to Reduce Speeds in Residential Neighborhoods
#317, September 2006  Primary Enforcement Saves Lives: The Case for Upgrading Secondary Safety Belt Laws
#318, September 2006  Teen Unsafe Driving Behaviors: Focus Group
#319, November 2006  Final Report of Polypharmacy and Older Drivers: Identifying Strategies to Study Drug Usage and Driver Functioning Among Older Drivers
#320, February 2007  Graduated Driver Licensing in Georgia: The Impact of the Teenage and Adult Driver Responsibility Act (TADRA)
#321, February 2007  Nighttime Seat Belt Use is Lower Than Daytime in New Mexico
#322, March 2007  Automated Enforcement: A Compendium of Worldwide Evaluations of Results
#323, March 2007  Estimated Minimum Savings to a State’s Medicaid Budget by Implementing A Primary Seat Belt Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, and Missouri
#324, March 2007  Connecticut Tests NHTSA’S High Visibility Enforcement Impaired Driving Campaign in 2003
#325, May 2007  A Study of Nighttime Seat Belt Use in Indiana
#326, May 2007  Feasibility for an EMS Workforce Safety and Health Surveillance System
#327, May 2007  Methodology for Determining Motorcycle Operator Crash Risk and Alcohol Impairment
#328, May 2007  Parent-Taught Driver Education in Texas
#329, May 2007  May 2004 Click It or Ticket Seat Belt Mobilization Evaluation
#330, May 2007  Evaluation of the May 2005 Click It or Ticket Mobilization
#331, August 2007  Preliminary Data Indicate That Booster Seat Laws Increase Child Safety Seat Use
#332, August 2007  West Virginia’s Impaired Driving High Visibility Enforcement Campaign
#333, August 2007  Automated Speed Enforcement in School Zones in Portland, Oregon
#334, August 2007  A Compendium of NHTSA Pedestrian and Bicyclist Traffic Safety Research Projects, 1969-2007
#335, August 2007  Increasing Seat Belt Use in Rural Areas of the Great Lakes Region
#336, November 2007  Evaluation of Oregon’s Graduated Driver Licensing Program
#337, December 2007  Passenger Restrictions in Graduated Driver Licensing Programs
#338, December 2007  A Field Test of Rational Speed Limits in Gulfport, Mississippi
#339, January 2008  The Robustness of the Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus Test in Standardized Field Sobriety Tests
#341, January 2008  The Use of Warrants for Blood Draws: One Promising Solution to the Issue of Breath Test Refusals in DWI Cases
#342, March 2008  Guidelines for the Community Supervision of Impaired Driving Offenders
#343, March 2008  Evaluation of PC-Based Novice Driver Risk Awareness
#344, April 2008  Strategic Evaluation States Initiative—Case Studies of Alaska, Georgia, West Virginia
#345, April 2008  Effects of Alcohol on Motorcycle Riding Skills
#346, May 2008  Evaluation of the Reinstatement of the Motorcycle Helmet Law in Louisiana
#347, May 2008  The Effectiveness of Seven Publicized Enforcement Demonstration Programs to Reduce Impaired Driving: Georgia, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Indiana, Michigan, and Texas
#348, May 2008  Multiple Medications and Vehicle Crashes: Analysis of Databases
#349, May 2008  Occupant Protection Issues Among Older Drivers and Passengers
#350, May 2008  Configurations of EMS Systems: A Pilot Study
#351, August 2008  How States Achieve High Seat Belt Use Rates
#352, January 2009  Update of Vehicle Sanction Laws And Their Application
#353, January 2009  Evaluation of the 2006 Click It or Ticket Campaign
#354, January 2009  Buckle Up in Your Truck and Click It or Ticket Programs Increase Seat Belt Use in Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas
#355, January 2009  The 2006 Buckle Up in Your Truck and Click It Or Ticket Campaigns Increase Seat Belt Use in Southeastern States
#356, January 2009  Innovative Seat Belt Demonstration Programs in Kentucky, Mississippi, North Dakota, and Wyoming
#357, January 2009  Testing Multiple Medication Usage and Driving Functioning
#358, January 2009  Evaluation of NHTSA Region 3’s Checkpoint Strikeforce Program
#359, February 2009  Identifying Strategies to Improve the Effectiveness of Booster Seat Laws
#360, February 2009  Technology Applications for Traffic Safety Programs: A Primer
#361, February 2009  Evaluation of the Miami-Dade Pedestrian Safety Demonstration Project
#362, February 2009  2006 Seat Belt Use Estimate for Native American Tribal Reservations
#363, February 2009  Development of a Self-Screening Instrument for Older Drivers Based on Health Concerns
#364, February 2009  2007 Motor Vehicle Occupant Safety Survey (MVOSS) Gives Status Report on Attitudes and Support for Seat Belt Use
#365, February 2009  Identifying Information That Promotes Belt-Positioning Booster Seat Use
#366, March 2009  Increasing Seat Belt Use Among 8- to 15-Year-Olds
#367, April 2009  Evaluating Driver Education in America
#368, March 2009  Evaluation of the Safety Benefits of Legacy Safe Routes to School Programs
#369, March 2009  National Survey of Pedestrian and Bicyclist Attitudes and Behavior
#370, March 2009  2007 Motor Vehicle Occupant Safety Survey (MVOSS) Finds Continued Strong Support for Air Bags
#371, March 2009  2007 Motor Vehicle Occupant Safety Survey (MVOSS) Results: Crash Injuries and Emergency Medical Services
#372, March 2009  The 2006 National Labor Day Impaired Driving Crackdown: Over the Limit. Under Arrest.
#373, April 2009  Drivers With Visual Field Loss Tested on NADS Simulator
#374, April 2009  Traffic Safety Performance Measures for States and Federal Agencies
#375, May 2009  2007 Motor Vehicle Occupant Safety Survey Finds Children More Likely to Use Booster Seats Compared to 2003
#376, May 2009  Buckle Up In Your Truck Program Increases Seat Belt Use in Pickup Trucks
#377, May 2009  The Art of Appropriate Evaluation
#378, June 2009  Increasing Rural Seat Belt Use in Six Great Lakes States
#379, October 2009  Increasing Seat Belt Use Through State-Level Demonstration Projects: A Compendium of Initial Findings
#380, October 2009  Identifying Situations Associated With Older Drivers’ Crashes
#381, October 2009  Increasing Seat Belt Use in New York City

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