NCJ Number
211542
Journal
Law and Order Volume: 53 Issue: 9 Dated: September 2005 Pages: 12,14,16
Date Published
September 2005
Length
3 pages
Annotation
This article describes several studies and analyses conducted to create national awareness for the need for speed management in the reduction of motor vehicle crashes.
Abstract
Speed management is moving to the forefront as a top strategic priority in the Nation’s efforts to reduce motor vehicle crashes. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) goal is to reduce the Nation’s highway fatality rate to 1.0 per 100 million vehicle miles by 2008. To accomplish this goal, DOT and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), along with the Governor’s Highway Safety Association (GHSA) and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) released several detailed studies and analyses aimed at bringing national attention to speed management. This article describes these studies and analyses and includes: (1) NHTSA’s Analysis of Speeding-Related Fatal Motor Vehicle Traffic Crashes (DOT HS 809-839), (2) GHSA survey of State highway safety members on State-based countermeasures to reduce speeding-related fatalities; (3) IIHS’s Q & A: Speed--Law Enforcement; and (4) DOT Speed Management Strategic Initiative.