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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
NHTSA
Motto
"People saving
People"
- The NHTSA was founded December 31, 1970
- It was established by the Highway Safety Act of 1970
- It is an agency of the department of Transportation from the Executive branch
Found/Founder of
NHTSA
The NHTSA Story was to enforce traffics safety laws allowing drivers to make safer and smarter behavior choices.
The NHTSA was created to enforce traffic saftey laws and save lifes and to act as a guiding hand for drivers.
What is their story?
Why was it created?
When the National Highway saftey act was passed, with it came the NHTSA which basically is the way the act is enforced and how many other factors are solved and fixed.
Their mission is to:
"Save lives, prevent injuries, reduce vehicle-related crashes."
Their Mission
The organization stands for:
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
NHTSA functions as both an information source and an investigatory body.
What does the organization stand for?
The NHTSA is a organization that represents a Act passed.
Main Goal
The main goal of the NHTSA ( National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) is to reduce crashes, fatalities and injuries.
Type of Work
Type of work
- Public meetings
- Hot lines
- They research and collect data to reduce crashes
Other key factors
The NHTSA is also responsible for reducing deaths, injuries and economic losses resulting from motor vehicle crashes. By enforcing laws and other regulations.
The NHTSA also investigates...
Even more key factors
- Safety defects in motor vehicles,
sets and enforces fuel economy standards,
- Helps states and local communities reduce the threat of drunk drivers,
- Promotes the use of safety belts, child safety seats and air bags,
- Investigates fraud
- Establishes and enforces vehicle anti-theft regulations and provides consumer information on motor vehicle safety topics.
Statistics
Statistics : Risky Driving Habbaits
- "Almost 30 people die in drunk driving crashes"
- Around 10,874 deaths due to drunk driving. (2017)
- Around 220 children under the age of 14 die in car crashes associating with Drunk driving. (2017)
- Drunk driving fatalities is 29% of all automobile crashes. (2017)
Drunk Driving
Drug- impaired driving
- 20% of night time weekened drivers tested positive for drugs in 2013-2014
- Driving under the influence can mess up your coordination and slow down your reaction time.
- Around 3,450 people were killed in distracte driving incedentdents (2016)
- About 481,000 people have died due to the distraction of the use of cellur devices or other handheld devices. (2016)
- Teens are considered the biggest contributor when it comes to distracted driving with handheld electronics.
- In new jersey....
-Its illegal
-first offense is $200-$400 fine
-second offense is $400-$600
Distracted driving
Seat belts
- 2,456 people have died to the improper use of seat belts.(2016)
- Even though the value of using seat belts is commonly known by americans still an estimated 27.5 million americans still don't use an seat belt.
- Seat belt have been proven to save 14,668 lives in 2016.
Speeding
- Speeding killed 9,717 people, accounting for more than a quarter (26%) of all traffic fatalities that year. (2017)
- Only 37% of all fatal car crashes involved intoxicated drivers. (2017)
- Almost 112,000 people get ticketed every day for going too fast.
- Its roughly about 41 million tickets a year.
Drowsy driving
- Around 795 peolple have died due to being tired behnd the wheel.
- Almost 90,000 autmobile accidets involve drowsy driving.
Although the NHTSA is advertised well some ways to bring more attention to it would be:
How to advertise the
NHTSA
- Create a school club or public group that displays and talks about the NHTSA.
- A group that presents the NHTSA at public events
- Make T-shirts to advertise the NHTSA
- Make short films that mention the organization
- Social media accounts
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Summary
- Was found December 31,1970
- The goal of the organization is to prevent injury and car accidents and to educate people on safety
- They test and take surveys and find ways to fix problems
- https://one.nhtsa.gov/About-NHTSA/Who-We-Are-and-What-We-Do/
- https://www.edmunds.com/car-safety/what-is-nhtsa.html
- https://www.nhtsa.gov/about-nhtsa
- https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/owners/SearchSafetyIssues
- https://www.safercar.gov/
References
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