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Safety

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Mapping to MMUCC 4th Edition

To assist States in evaluating their consistency with the Model Minimum Uniform Crash Criteria (MMUCC), NHTSA and GHSA have developed this methodology for mapping the data collected on PARs and the data entered and maintained on crash databases to the data elements and attributes in the...

Serious Injury Reporting Requirements

Per Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) Act requirements, all States must report serious injuries resulting from motor vehicle crashes. Under the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) Safety Performance Management Measures Final Rule (23 CFR 490) and the National...

03.06.2017 - International Association of Firefighters

Remarks Prepared for Delivery byU.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. ChaoInternational Association of FirefightersLegislative ConferenceWashington, D.C.March 6, 2017

Thank you, President Schaitberger for your introduction and for the opportunity to join you here today. 

It...

03.01.2017 - AASHTO Legislative Conference

Remarks Prepared for Delivery byU.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. ChaoAmerican Association of State Highway and Transportation OfficialsAASHTO Legislative ConferenceWashington, D.C.March 1, 2017

It is a pleasure to be here with you -- the front-line warriors in charge of building...

Simulation: A multi-use tool for transportation safety

Date: 3/15/2017, 1:00 PM-2:00 PM EDTSpeaker: Dawn Marshall, Director of SAFER-Sim Univesity Transportation CenterOrganization: University of MarylandOST-R Office: Office of Research, Development and Technology (RDT)

Abstract

After years of decline, traffic fatalities are...

News Digest PHMSA 04-17

 

PHMSA Final Rule Requires Faster Notification Following Pipeline Accidents. The U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) today issued a final rule entitled, "Operator Qualification, Cost Recovery, Accident and Incident...