REPORT ON SYMPOSIUM ON EFFECTIVE HIGHWAY SAFETY ADJUDICATION, V 1 - FINAL REPORT, DECEMBER 1975

• NCJ Number: 45641
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 58 pages
• Contract Number(s): DOT-HS-249-3-704
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Admin
• Sale Source: National Technical Information Service; National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Conference Material
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: SYMPOSIUM CONDUCTED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF DENVER, COLLEGE OF LAW, IN COOPERATION WITH NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, AT ROOSEVELT HOTEL, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, NOVEMBER 13-16, 1973

Annotation

THE PROCEEDINGS OF A SYMPOSIUM ON THE LEGAL SYSTEM'S RESPONSE TO HIGHWAY SAFETY PROBLEMS ARE REPORTED.

Abstract

THE 4-DAY GATHERING WAS ATTENDED BY NATIONAL EXPERTS AND OFFICIALS FROM NINE STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA IN THE FIELDS OF TRANSPORTATION AND TRAFFIC OFFENSE ADJUDICATION. THE SYMPOSIUM REPORT PRESENTS AN OVERVIEW OF THE PRESENTATIONS AND DISCUSSIONS, A SUMMARY OF THE CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF SYMPOSIUM PARTICIPANTS, INFORMATION ON THE BACKGROUND AND ORGANIZATION OF THE SYMPOSIUM, AND PARTICIPANTS' EVALUATIONS OF THE SYMPOSIUM. THE SYMPOSIUM HIGHLIGHTED THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS AND HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS, THE ADVISABILITY OF IMPLEMENTING ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS TO SUPPLEMENT OR REPLACE TRAFFIC COURT ADJUDICATION, THE NEED FOR CHANGE IN THE TRAFFIC LAW SYSTEM, IMPROVED REHABILITATION TECHNIQUES FOR PROBLEM DRIVERS, AND INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO HANDLING DRINKING DRIVERS. RECOMMENDATIONS PERTAINING TO FUTURE SYMPOSIA ON THE SUBJECTS OF HIGHWAY SAFETY AND TRAFFIC OFFENSE ADJUDICATION ARE OFFERED. SEMINAR MATERIALS ARE PRESENTED IN A SEPARATE VOLUME OF APPENDIXES (NCJ-45642). (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED-LKM)