National Traffic Safety Organizations and Research
Centers
- Advocates for
Highway and Auto Safety - "is an alliance
of consumer, health, and safety groups and insurance companies and agents
working together to make America's roads safer."
- Federal Highway
Administration - Includes info on highway
improvement programs, usage statistics, ISTEA reauthorization and more.
- Federal
Highway Administration - Office of Motor Carriers and Highway Safety -
The Office of Motor Carriers and Highway Safety's rumble strip website is a
prototype of how members of an electronic community of practice can share
information, resolve technical issues, and publish results.
- Highway Loss Data
Institute - Summarizes recent injury,
collision and theft info for different vehicle models.
- Highway Safety
Research Center - A leading highway research
center located at The University of North Carolina.
- Insurance Institute
for Highway Safety - Independent, nonprofit,
scientific and educational organization supported by the insurance industry;
site has a broad range of vehicle-related traffic safety info.
- National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration - Information on
vehicle standards, air bags, and more.
- National Safety Council
- Aim is to educate and influence society to adopt
safety, health and environmental policies, practices and procedures. Info on
NSC's various coalitions and campaigns.
- Network of
Employers for Traffic Safety (NETS) -
Public/private partnership and non-profit organization working to help
employers develop and implement comprehensive workplace highway safety
programs.
- Operation Lifesaver
- Operation Lifesaver strives to increase public
awareness about the danger at places where the roadway crosses the train
tracks and on railroad rights-of-way. The program seeks to improve driver
and pedestrian behavior at highway-rail intersections by encouraging
compliance with traffic laws relating to crossing signs and signals.
- Share the Road
Coalition - This site serves as a
clearinghouse for Share the Road Coalition member organizations.
- Texas Transportation
Institute - A beautiful site with
engineering-oriented research on transportation safety. Recent projects have
included the development of breakaway sign supports and research on
congestion on the nation's roadways.
- Think First
Foundation - The mission of the THINK FIRST
Foundation is to prevent brain and spinal cord injuries through the
education of individuals, community leaders and the creators of public
policy.
- Transportation
Research Board - A comprehensive site
containing all kinds of transportation research.
Crash Data on the Web
Aggressive Driving
Drowsy Driving
- Talk About
Sleep An all in one place where patient,
medical practitioner, healthcare professionals, academic, researcher and
vendor members of the sleep community can share ideas, concerns,
experiences, and enhance their knowledge on sleep-related issues.
- Circadian.com Home
Page Circadian Technologies works to improve
alertness, health, safety, job performance, and quality of life for
shift workers and other people who work at night or work irregular schedules.
- Kentucky Sleep Society The
Kentucky Sleep Society is an organization of medical professionals
throughout the state of Kentucky committed to promoting quality in the
practice of sleep medicine.
- NASA Ames
Fatigue Countermeasures Program Assessment of
the impact of sleep on transportation safety.
- Sleep
Information for Patients and the General Public This
has more information on sleep and driving from the National Heart, Lung, and
Blood Institute.
- Sleep Medicine
Home Page Everything you ever wanted to know
about sleep disorders
Teen Driver Safety
Driver Education Sites
Other Interesting Traffic Safety Sites
- Traffic
Safety Kids Page - Games, puzzles and fun for
big kids and small.
- Manual
of Traffic Signs - Along with a great library
of national and international signs, this site has extensive information on
cost, placement, and sign design.
- World
of Wireless Communications - Tips on cell
phone use and driving safety.
- Safety City
- Interactive traffic safety site for kids!
- Traffic Safety
Information Village - A good source for
traffic safety and driver education info!
- Ask Mr. Traffic
- Who said driver ed has to be boring?!
- Transport Topics -
Weekly bulletins from the trucking industry.
- Traffic Accident
Reconstruction Origin - Florida based
organization offers a critical forum for ideas and techniques used in the
field of traffic accident reconstruction. Interesting look at crash
investigation, even for the layman. Also links to other similar accident
investigation sites.
- DOT Auto
Safety Hotline - Do you own a car or truck
that you feel has a safety defect? If so, head to this hotline to gather
information about safety problems and help identify these problems that
sometimes lead to recalls.
- SafetyInfo -
This site not only contains information concerning traffic safety but every
other kind of safety out there.
- National
Work Zone Safety Clearinghouse - Everything
you always wanted to know about Work Zone Safety from the folks at the Texas
Transportation Institute.
School Bus Safety
Bicyclist, Skater, and Pedestrian Safety
- Bicycle Helmet Safety
Institute - is the helmet advocacy program of
the Washington Area Bicyclist Association. We are a small, active,
non-profit consumer-funded program acting as a clearinghouse and a technical
resource for bicycle helmet information.
- Charles River
Wheelmen - The Charles River Wheelmen (CRW) is
a group of active cyclists who get together for weekly rides and frequent
social events in the Boston area.
- Cyber Cyclery -
was started over four years ago with the concept of providing a resource for
bicycle enthusiasts searching for information on the Internet. Since that
time, Cyber Cyclery has grown into one of the most popular web sites for
bicyclists.
- International Bicycle
Fund - The International Bicycle Fund is a
non-governmental, nonprofit organization, promoting sustainable transport
and international understanding. Major areas of activity are non-motorized
urban planning, economic development, bike safety education, responsible
travel and cycle tourism, and cross-cultural, educational bicycle programs.
- International Inline
Skating Association - Information on safety
and education for inline skaters.
- League of American
Bicyclists - The League of American Bicyclists
was founded in 1880 as the League of American Wheelmen. It promotes cycling
for fun, fitness and transportation, and works through advocacy and
education for a more bicycle-friendly America. Membership includes 35,000
individuals, 450 recreational clubs, and 45 state and local advocacy
organizations.
- MassBike Online
- MassBike, the Massachusetts Bicycle Coalition, the
statewide bicycling advocacy organization, runs the annual MassBike Tour and
Effective Cycling classes around the state.
- Perils for
Pedestrians - This is a monthly cable
television series promoting awareness of issues affecting the safety of
people who walk.
- WABA - Washington Area
Bicyclist Association - This advocacy group
has an excellent Web site with all kinds of resources for cyclists.
- Washington
Area Rollerskaters - This is a great
organization with lots of weekly skates for dedicated Washingtonians and
visitors.
- WHO Helmet
Initiative - Among other things, this site has
a great newsletter, called Headlines. Headlines is the official newsletter
of the World Health Organization Helmet Initiative. It is published
quarterly by the Center for Injury Control, Rollins School of Public Health,
Emory University.
International Traffic Safety Sites
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