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Impaired Driving
Free MADD PSA for law enforcement and others
- NHTSA: Drunk Driving
- Traffic Safety Marketing
- International Association of Chiefs of Police Traffic Safety Page
- High Visibility Education and Enforcement (HVEE) Pilot Project
- Drug Evaluation and Classification Program (DEC)
- Alcohol Measuring Device Testing and Technical Information page
- An Evaluation of Data from Drivers Arrested for Driving Under the Influence in Relation to Per se Limits for Cannabis
- Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol and Marijuana: Beliefs and Behaviors, United States, 2013-2015
- UTAH ENACTS NATION’S FIRST .05% BAC LAW
- New Mexico ENDWI’s “Over the Limit” Campaign (video)
- Efforts to stop impaired driving hampered by loopholes (video)
- Stop Drunk Driving: The Life You Save Might Be Your Own (video)
- Evaluation of Responsible Beverage Service to Reduce Impaired Driving by 21- to 34-Year-Old Drivers
- History of Drunk Driving
- 'Drugged driving' surpasses drunken driving among drivers killed in crashes, report finds
- Drugged Driving on Rise, Passes Alcohol Alone in Fatal Crashes, Study Finds
Distracted Driving
- NHTSA: Distracted Driving
- The Hazards of Distracted Driving (video)
- It Starts with You: Zero Tolerance for Distracted Driving (video)
- Distracted Driving (video)
- Distracted Driving (video)
- The Distracted Mind (video)
- Cognitive Distraction - Full Video
- Drowsy Driving
- National Conference of State Legislatures, “Distracted Driving”
- Wake Up Call! Understanding Drowsy Driving and What States Can Do
- NHTSA Drowsy Driving Research and Program Plan
- CDC’s “Drowsy Driving”
Traffic Incident Management
Summer Conference TIM Training Refresher Course
TIM in Law Enforcement
Training
- Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police - National Traffic Incident Management (TIM) Responder Training [9/7/2017]
- USDOT FHWA TIM Part II Seminar [9/20/2017]
- Traffic Incident Management (TIM) 2017 Regional Conference [10/20/2017]
- National Highway Institute National TIM Responder Training (web-based)
- USDOT FHWA National TIM Respondering Training Program
- USDOT FHWA Traffic Incident Management (TIM) & Planned Special Events (PSE) Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Program
Public Information and Outreach
- New Online Training Option Now Available [Informational Brochure]
- Coordinated Training Program Builds Stronger Responder Corps for Safer Incident Recovery
- National TIM Responder Training Program State Point of Contact List
- Traffic Incident Management Background
- Traffic Incident Management Overview
- Introduction to Traffic Incident Management
- Traffic Incident Management Outreach Toolkit
- Why Highway Safety Should Engage EMS in the SHSP Process
- Traffic Incident Management presentation
- Review of Literature
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Promoting Nationwide Implementation of Driver Removal ("Move It"), Authority Removal ("Remove It") and Move Over Laws and Policies
- Traffic Incident Management Quick Clearance Laws: A National Review of Best Practices
- Avoid Secondary Crashes & Improve Safety with Proper Training
- Federal Highway Administration Focus States Initiative: Traffic Incident Management Performance Measures Final Report Traffic Incident Management Performance Measurement Presentation
Motorcycles
Older Adults
- The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety
- Fatality Facts
- Mature Drivers
- Older Drivers: Cues for Law Enforcement
- Turning the Corner and Still Driving: A Review of Law Enforcement Programs Involving Older Driver Safety
- A Compendium of Law Enforcement Older Driver Programs
- Driving classes help aging senior citizens (video)
- Senior Citizen Driving Class (video)
- Senior Driving Facts and Research
- Older Drivers-Statistics
- Older Drivers
Automated Driving
- STATEMENT ON HOUSE “SELF-DRIVING VEHICLE LEGISLATION”
- The Earliest Forms of Automated Driving
- Safety advances that save lives.
- Autonomous Vehicles Meet Human Drivers: Traffic Safety Issues for States
- Driver Behavior Paramount as Autonomous Vehicles Introduced
- Hacked!
- Moving forward: Self-driving vehicles in China, Europe, Japan, Korea, and the United States
- Automated Vehicles
- Testifying on Behalf of New Methods to Fight Drunk Drivin
Seatbelts
(This is a PSA - free to use as desired!)
- Seat Belt Best Practices
- Click it 2 Ride
- Adults admit to not always using safety belts in the back seat, IIHS survey finds (video)
- Adults less likely to use seat belts in back seat of hired cars, report finds
Child Safety
- Heatstroke
- Child Safety
- Parents Central: From car seats to car keys: keeping kids safe
- Car Seats: Information for Families
Speeding
- Slowing Down Saves Lives
- Speeding
- General statistics (Speeding)
- U.S. has highest car crash death rate, despite progress, CDC says
Other
Additional Resources
- NHTSA Behavioral Research - NHTSA studies behaviors and attitudes in highway safety, focusing on drivers, passengers, pedestrians, and motorcyclists. This site lists NHTSA’s recently published reports.
- Best Practices for Title and Registration of Rebuilt and Specially Constructed Vehicles
- State Highway Safety Offices
- Law-Enforcement Executive’s Guide to High Visibility Enforcement
- Traffic Safety Program Implementation: A Guide for Law Enforcement
- Rates of Motor Vehicle Crashes, Injuries, and Deaths in Relation to Driver Age, United States, 2014 – 2015
- 2017 Roadmap of State Highway Safety Laws
- Amtrak’s Emergency Notification System Video
- Truckers Against Trafficking videos
- State Driving Laws
- Roadside Assistance Sign Language - A communication guide for deaf/hard-of-hearing motorists in need of assistance and the hearing volunteers who help them.
Related Links
- Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety
- American Association of Motor Vehicles Administrators
- American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)
- Association of Law Enforcement Emergency Response Trainers (A.L.E.R.T. International)
- Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA)
- Federal Highway Administration
- Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
- Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA)
- Highway Safety Research Center
- Injury Prevention Web
- Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI)
- Institue of Police Technology and Management
- Insurance Research Council
- Mothers Against Drunk Driving
- Move Over, America
- National District Attorneys Association’s National Traffic Law Center (NTLC)
- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- National Motor Vehicle Title Information System
- National Safety Council
- Northwestern University
- National Liquor Law Enforcement Association
- Roadway Safety Foundation
- Stop Impaired Driving
- US Department of Transportation (DOT)
