Crash Facts

"Midnight to 3 a.m. on Saturdays and Sundays proved to be the deadliest 3-hour periods throughout 2003, with 1,228 and 1,208 fatal crashes,respectively. ";

Teaching Tips

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What Is Distracted Driving?

Distracted driving is any non-driving activity a person engages in that has the potential to distract him or her from the primary task of driving and increase the risk of crashing.There are three main types of driving distractions:

 

Visual — taking your eyes off the road
Manual...

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Classroom Discipline Policy

I. Disruptive classroom behavior will not be tolerated.

II. The following guidelines will be in effect for each classroom session:

    A. First Warning: will be given for excessive talking or other disruptive behavior.

    B. Second Warning: the disruptive student will be asked to move to a front seat," and there asked many questions about the material.

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Graduated Licensing: Good For All

 NHTSA Logo above "Graduated Licensing" on pink backgroundGraduated Driver Licensing System

A significant percentage of young drivers are involved in traffic crashes, and they are twice as likely as adult drivers to be in a fatal crash. Sixteen-year old drivers have crash rates that are about three times greater than 17-year-old drivers, five times greater than 18- year-old...

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How Well Do We See Brake Lights?

Assessing the Attention-Getting Capability of Brake Signals: Evaluation of Candidate Enhanced Braking Signals and Features

"Rear-end crashes account for more than 29%of all crashes; these types of crashes often result from a failure to respond (or delays in responding) to stopped or decelerating lead vehicles" (NHTSA, 2007).

The work described...

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Frequency of Target Crashes: A Report

Frequency of Target Crashes show a car resting of the crest of a snow bank overhanging a ditch. A preliminary analysis was conducted to estimate the annual frequency of crashes that would potentially be addressed by communication-based safety applications as part of the Intelligent Transportation Systems’...

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