NHTSA 2012 Traffic Safety Fact Sheets

NHTSA has released a number of Traffic Safety Fact Sheets for 2012. Topics include: young drivers, bicylists & other cyclists, pedestrians, teens and distracted driving, State alcohol-impaired driving estimates, and a 2012 overview.

2012 “Overview” Traffic Safety Fact Sheet (DOT HS 812...

U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx Commends South Dakota for Enacting Ban on Texting While Driving

WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today applauded South Dakota for becoming the 43rd state to prohibit texting behind the wheel for drivers of all ages.

U.S. DOT Launches First-Ever National Distracted Driving Enforcement and Advertising Campaign

Also releases initial results of California, Delaware demonstration programs

WASHINGTON – To kick-off National Distracted Driving Awareness Month, U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced the Department of Transportation’s first-ever, national advertising...

NHTSA Announces Final Rule Requiring Rear Visibility Technology

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) today issued a final rule requiring rear visibility technology in all new vehicles under 10,000 pounds by May 2018.  This new rule enhances the safety of these vehicles by...

NHTSA FY 2015 Budget Estimates

NHTSA Announces New Mandatory Label to Help Owners Instantly Identify Recall Mailings

Recall labels and new SaferCar App for ANDROID are latest NHTSA efforts to raise recall awareness

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Decision to Move Forward with Vehicle-to-Vehicle Communication Technology for Light Vehicles

December 2013: Crash-EMS Linkage

Presentation on Crash-EMS data linkages delivered to the DOT|TRCC in December 2013.

U.S. Department of Transportation Extends Cooperative Research Program with Automotive Industry to Cut Drunk Driving on U.S. Roads

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration today announced a five-year extension of its cooperative agreement with the Automotive Coalition for Traffic Safety (ACTS), comprised of 15 automakers, to continue researching advanced alcohol...

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces ‘Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over’ Holiday Crackdown

WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and National Highway Traffic Safety Administrator David Strickland today kicked off the annual “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” winter holiday crackdown on drunk and drugged driving, along with representatives from local law enforcement,...