A follow up evaluation of three classroom - range driver improvement training programs: 1970 - 1974. Final report.

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

Summary report on young driver improvement efforts.

Mode of access: Internet.

Driver improvement training and evaluation: initial development. Final report.

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

Conceiving Comparative Policy Analysis : Implementing Air Quality Improvement Programs

The comparative analysis of air quality control policies provides an interesting field for studies of comparative policy analysis including program formulation and implementation processes. In European countries, the problem is comparable, whereas implementation structures, programs and policy impacts vary to a considerable extent. Analysis testing possibilities and constraints of air control policies under varying conditions are likely to contribute to a further development of a theory of policy analysis. This paper presents the analytical framework applied in a continuing empirical study explaining program formulation and implementation processes with respect to the different actors involved. Concrete emitter behavior can be explained by interaction processes at the very local level, by program elements of national legislation, and by structural constraints under which such programs are produced.

Guidelines for Development – Transportation Improvement Programs (TIPs) and the Iowa Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP, February 2011

This document serves as a reference guide to local planning agencies for the development of their regional Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) and the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP).

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.

Continuous improvement programs as processes for organizational learning: a case study of a company in the food products industry

This article intends to show the relationships between quality practices and the process of organizational learning. When we look at the literature about programs of continuous improvement we see that theoreticians consider that the process of organizational learning is a superior stage in the quality culture adopted by companies. To investigate this possibility, we put together a series of indicators taken from classic authors who have written about organizational learning. Adopting a multiple methodology, we applied these indicators to two plants belonging to the Nestlé food product company which have introduced continuous improvement programs over the last two years.

Alcohol and highway safety - professional papers on state and federal driver licensing programs.

Mode of access: Internet.

An analysis of the disulfiram and court school programs.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Office of Alcohol Countermeasures, Washington, D.C.

State of Rhode Island Special Adjudication for Enforcement - volume II: evaluation of driver retraining schools. Analytic study. Final report.

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

Driver aid and education test project. Final report.

Energy Department, Division of Transportation Conservation, Washington, D.C.

Analysis of the effectiveness of driver retraining schools. Final report.

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

Analysis of the New Hampshire Alcohol Safety Action Project's driver retraining schools. Analytic study no. 5.

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

Analysis of the New Hampshire Alcohol Safety Action Project's driver retraining schools. Analytic study no. 6.

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

City appearance and the law : a manual to assist in the development of ordinance-based visual improvement programs in smaller cities /

Includes bibliography.