REPORT ON SYMPOSIUM ON EFFECTIVE HIGHWAY SAFETY ADJUDICATION, V 2 - FINAL REPORT, DECEMBER 1975

• NCJ Number: 45642
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 217 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

TRANSCRIPTS OF PRESENTATIONS, DISCUSSION GROUP MATERIALS, AND OTHER DOCUMENTATION FROM A SYMPOSIUM HELD TO CONSIDER ISSUES IN TRAFFIC OFFENSE ADJUDICATION AND HIGHWAY SAFETY ARE PRESENTED.

Abstract

THE PRESENTATIONS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: THE KEYNOTE ADDRESS BY THE UNDER SECRETARY OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION; OVERVIEWS OF HIGHWAY SAFETY ADJUDICATION AND HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY; A DISCUSSION OF THE RELATION OF THE HIGHWAY TO TRAFFIC SAFETY; THE REPORT OF A TASK FORCE THAT EXAMINED THE ADJUDICATION PROCESS AND ITS EFFECTIVENESS IN PROMOTING TRAFFIC SAFETY; RESEARCH REPORTS ON ACCIDENT INVOLVEMENT BY DRIVERS WITH PAST VIOLATIONS, EFFECTS ON HIGHWAY SAFETY OF HAVING TRAFFIC VIOLATORS APPEAR IN COURT, AND THE BRITISH EXPERIENCE IN HANDLING DRINKING DRIVERS; AND DISCUSSIONS OF PROBLEM DRIVERS AND PROGRAMS TO IMPROVE THEM, CONTROL OF THE DRINKING DRIVER, POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC BARRIERS TO CHANGE IN HIGHWAY SAFETY AND ACCIDENT PREVENTION, AND LEGAL ISSUES IN TRAFFIC OFFENSE ADJUDICATION. OTHER MATERIALS INCLUDE GOAL STATEMENTS PRESENTED BY REPRESENTATIVES OF EACH OF THE STATES PARTICIPATING IN THE SEMINAR, DISCUSSION GROUP MATERIALS, SAMPLE DIALOGUE FROM A SPEAKER-AUDIENCE EXCHANGE DURING A SYMPOSIUM SESSION, AND QUESTIONNAIRES ADMINISTERED TO PARTICIPANTS BEFORE AND AFTER THE SYMPOSIUM. AN OVERVIEW OF THE CONFERENCE, INCLUDING CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS, IS PRESENTED IN A SEPARATE VOLUME (NCJ-45641).