An analysis of the impact of ASAP on the traffic safety system of Fairfax, Virginia - analytic study 4, court procedures: 1976. Final report.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Washington, D.C.

An evaluation of the impact of the Columbus, Georgia Alcohol Safety Action Project's public information and education countermeasures January, 1972 through December, 1974. Final report.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Washington, D.C.

Puerto Rico Alcohol Safety Action Project: an anlaysis of the impact of ASAP on the traffic safety system (final analysis of the judicial system). Section II: analytic study IV 1972-1975. Final report.

Alcohol Safety Action Project--Puerto Rico, San Juan

Alcohol, drugs, and traffic safety : proceedings of the ninth International Conference on Alcohol, Drugs, and Traffic Safety, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1983 /

Mode of access: Internet.

Iowa Highway Safety Program, Iowa Department of Public Safety, 2001

Annual Highway Safety Report for Iowa Department of Public Safety.

Iowa Highway Safety Program, Iowa Department of Public Safety, 2002

Annual Highway Safety Report for Iowa Department of Public Safety.

Iowa Highway Safety Program, Iowa Department of Public Safety, 2008

Annual Highway Safety Report for Iowa Department of Public Safety.

Iowa Highway Safety Program, Iowa Department of Public Safety, 2009

Annual Highway Safety Report for Iowa Department of Public Safety.

Improving Traffic Safety Culture in Iowa, 2011

Vehicle crashes rank among the leading causes of death in the United States. In 2006, the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety “made a long- term commitment to address the safety culture of the United States, as it relates to traffic safety, by launching a sustained research and educational outreach initiative.” An initiative to produce a culture of safety in Iowa includes the Iowa Comprehensive Highway Safety Plan (CHSP). The Iowa CHSP “engages diverse safety stakeholders and charts the course for the state, bringing to bear sound science and the power of shared community values to change the culture and achieve a standard of safer travel for our citizens.” Despite the state’s ongoing efforts toward highway safety, an average of 445 deaths and thousands of injuries occur on Iowa’s public roads each year. As such, a need exists to revisit the concept of safety culture from a diverse, multi-disciplinary perspective in an effort to improve traffic safety. This study summarizes the best practices and effective laws in improving safety culture in the United States and abroad. Additionally, this study solicited the opinions of experts in public health, education, law enforcement, public policy, social psychology, safety advocacy, and traffic safety engineering in a bid to assess the traffic safety culture initiatives in Iowa. Recommendations for improving traffic safety culture are offered in line with the top five Iowa CHSP safety policy strategies, which are young drivers, occupant protection, motorcycle safety, traffic safety enforcement and traffic safety improvement program, as well as the eight safety program strategies outlined in the CHSP. As a result of this study, eleven high-level goals were developed, each with specific actions to support its success. The goals are: improve emergency medical services response, toughen law enforcement and prosecution, increase safety belt use, reduce speeding-related crashes, reduce alcohol-related crashes, improve commercial vehicle safety, improve motorcycle safety, improve young driver education, improve older driver safety, strengthen teenage licensing process, and reduce distracted driving.

Evaluation of Iowa's Driver Improvement Program, 2009

This study examines the effectiveness of Iowa’s Driver Improvement Program (DIP), measured as the reduction in the number of driver convictions subsequent to the DIP. The analysis involved a random sample of 9,055 drivers who had been instructed to attend DIP and corresponding data on driver convictions, crashes, and driver education training history that were provided by the Iowa Motor Vehicle Division. The sample was divided into two groups based on DIP outcome: satisfactory or unsatisfactory completion. Two evaluation periods were considered: one year after the DIP date (probation period) and the period from the 13th to 18th month after the DIP date. The evaluation of Iowa’s DIP showed that there is evidence of effectiveness in terms of reducing driver convictions subsequent to attending the DIP. Among the 6,790 (75%) drivers who completed the course satisfactorily, 73% of drivers had no actions and 93% were not involved in a crash during the probation period. Statistical tests confirmed these numbers. However, the positive effect of satisfactory completion of DIP on survival time (that is, the time until the first conviction) was not statistically significant 13 months after the DIP date. Econometric model estimation results showed that, regardless of the DIP outcome, the likelihood of conviction occurrence and frequency of subsequent convictions depends on other factors, such as age, driver history, and DIP location, and interaction effects among these factors. Low-cost, early intervention measures are suggested to enhance the effectiveness of Iowa’s DIP. These measures can include advisory and warning letters (customized based on the driver’s age) sent within the first year after the DIP date and soon after the end of the probation period, as well as a closer examination of DIP instruction across the 17 community colleges that host the program. Given the large number of suspended drivers who continued to drive, consideration should also be given to measures to reduce driving while suspended offenses.

Public acceptability of highway safety countermeasures. Volume III: alcohol and drug research. Final report.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Washington, D.C.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 1980-1981 workshops on alcohol and occupant restraints - eastern series. Final report.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Washington, D.C.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's 1980-81 workshop series on alcohol and occupant restraints - central states. Final report.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Office of Driver and Pedestrian Programs, Washington, D.C.

Program overview for establishing a youth traffic safety council.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Washington, D.C.

NCA alcohol and traffic safety session. 1979. Proceedings.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Washington, D.C.