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Drive and Stay Alive A site that strives to address all of the well-known and lesser-known E's of road safety: Engineering

AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety is dedicated to saving lives and reducing injuries by preventing traffic crashes. It is a not-for-profit, publicly-supported charitable organisation.

Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety An alliance of consumer, health and safety groups and insurance companies and agents working together to make America's roads safer

American Driver and Traffic Safety Education Association They are a professional association which represents traffic safety educators throughout the United States and abroad. ADTSEA's focus is Driver Education.

Arizona Dept of Transport Details of the services they provide along with details of the equivalent of the UK 'Highway Code'

Association for Safe International Road Travel Contains information about the road conditions, driver behaviours, city, rural, and interstate traffic, seasonal hazards, and traffic safety for the American International Traveller.

Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine A professional multidisciplinary organization dedicated entirely to motor vehicle crash injury control, founded in 1957 by the Medical Advisory Committee to the Sports Car Club of America.

Automobile Club of Southern California Tips on how to use a mobile phone while in a car - some obvious, some a bit dubious!

BSR Driver Training School (Washington DC) School Driver Training Schools for: accident avoidance, high performance, racing, police pursuit, security, and defensive driving

Citizens for Roadside Safety Their role is to save lives and force the FHWA and the states to dedicate more time and money to highway safety. There has been an attitude that if a driver runs off the road they deserve to die.

Consumer Reports This link takes you to the Cars and Truck section of this site. A lot of useful information there (but some sections require a Subscription).

CRASH (Citizens for Reliable And Safe Highways) CRASH is a nationwide, grassroots non-profit organization dedicated to improving overall truck safety in the US and eliminating the unnecessary deaths and injuries caused by truck crashes.

Drivers.com It claims to be an information resource for both traffic safety professionals and the general public with a wealth of information on driver training, education, and licensing

European International Road Signs and Conventions An unofficial collection of European road sign conventions and rules compiled in hopes of helping the traveler have a basic grasp of these rules.

Federal Highway Administration They aim to reduce roadway-related fatalities and injuries by designing a forgiving infrastructure. They advocate highway safety programs related to the roadway and road user.

Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles Their mission is making highways safe through service, education and enforcement as well as the issuing of Drivers Licences.

Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI) HLDI is a nonprofit, public service American organization that gathers, processes, and publishes data on the ways in which insurance losses vary among different kinds of vehicles

Illinois Department of Transport Details of how to get the best from their road network (includes a page on sharing the road SAFELY with trucks).

Institute of Transportation Studies An organisation that provides information, research, and courses on Transport and Road Safety

Insurance Institute for Highway safety Site with a lot of Road Safety facts and figures on accidents

Insurance News Network While an Insurance Company, there is a lot of car safety related information available (air bags, head restraints and car theft).

Kids 'Safety City' A series of pages on Road Safety for Kids hosted by Vince and Larry - the NHTSA Crash Test Dummies!. Site looks GOOD for Kids.

Manual of Traffic Signs This gives a listing of the most commonly used traffic signs in the United States.

Michigan Uni - Transportation Research Institute Michigan University - Their research is intended primarily to increase the safety of surface motor-vehicle travel

Mr Traffic Claims to be the most comprehensive traffic & drivers resource site on the World Wide Web from the ONLY TV & RADIO talk show host & traffic safety expert who talks about ALL the issues.

National Advanced Driving Simulator NADS say they are committed to a vigourous program of experimenting, testing, exercising and evaluating new concepts and operational systems for on and off-road environments.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Government site Site with a lot of Road Safety related information

National Motorists Association This is a membership organization devoted to representing and protecting the rights and interests of North American motorists.

National Safety Council American organisation - Aim is to educate and influence society to adopt safety, health and environmental policies, practices and procedures.

NETS - Network of Employers for Traffic Safety NETS is a public/private partnership and non-profit organization working to help employers develop and implement comprehensive workplace highway safety programs (VERY Comprehensive page of Links)

New Driver Car Control Clinic On-Line advertisment for a Training package but includes some quite interesting information on safety

On-Line Drivers Manual An interactive Internet site designed for student drivers studying the Drivers Manual for the Learners Permit test and the final Road test.

Reasonable Drivers Unanimous The page for more reasonable traffic laws. Laws that will actually promote safety and smoother traffic flow. Laws that are set by traffic engineers and not bureaucrats.

Road Safety Web Site Hamilton - a firm of Road Safety Consultants who conduct operational and research studies dedicated to enhancing road safety by decreasing the frequency and severity of crashes

San Bernadino County Sheriffs Department EVOC Pages offering details of the contents of their Emergency Vehicle Operations Course (EVOC) that seem to be available to the public(?)

Tennessee Motorcycle Rider Education Their aim is to foster and promote safe motorcycle operation through quality rider training programs and public information campaigns throughout Tennessee

Top Driver Details of a home study driving course that teaches the basics of Defensive driving and safety techniques

Traffic Accident Reconstruction Origin An organisation that present a critical forum for ideas and techniques used in the field of traffic accident reconstruction. Take a look at the 'Approach Angles' pages on accident reconstruction.

Traffic Safety Home Page Berkshire County (in Massachusetts) grant maintained program to help communitiesaddress their own traffic safety concerns and problems. Their goal is to reduce traffic crash injuries and fatalities.

'Traffic Waves' A site by an amateur traffic dynamicist on some of the reasons for traffic jams forming with no apparent reason, complete with diagrams and explanations.

Transportation Research Board Gives details of their work to stimulate research concerning the nature and performance of transportation systems

University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center HSRC is dedicated to improving transportation safety, with a major emphasis on highway safety. The Center's fundamental mission is to conduct basic and applied research that increases knowledge.

Washington Motorcycle Safety Program Their goal is to foster and promote safe motorcycle operation through quality rider training programs and public information campaigns

Woman Motorist Magazine On-Line magazine for Women Motorists - includes a section on Safety that might be useful

Women on Wheels A motorcycle organisation dedicated to promoting the interests of all women who ride, whether on their own machine, as a passenger on someone else's, or are future motorcyclists!

Illinois State Police Traffic Home Page Contains some interesting statistics from Illinois on the number of road accidents on the State's roads.

NTSB Highway Safety An independent Federal agency that investigates significant accidents on the highway, and issues safety recommendations aimed at preventing future accidents.

Road Safety - America

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