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NHTSA publishes several series of fact sheets that are useful to local highway safety coordinators.
Traffic Safety Facts (3) is a series developed by NHTSA's National Center for Statistics & Analysis, and is updated every year with the most current Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) numbers. The set includes the following Fact Sheets:
- Overview
- Alcohol
- Children
- Large Trucks
- Motorcycles
- Occupant Protection
- Older Population
- Pedalcyclists
- Pedestrians
- School Buses
- Speeding
- State Alcohol Estimates
- Young Drivers
The entire set of 1997 facts (the last year for which statistics are available) was included in Campaign Safe & Sober Program Planner 18. Additional copies of the set or individual fact sheets are available upon request, or can be downloaded from the Web site at http://www.dot.nhtsa.gov.
State Legislative Fact Sheets highlight one particular public policy topic. They are included in this Program Planner and can be downloaded from the NHTSA Web site. Fact sheets include the following topics:
- .08 BAC Illegal Per Se Level
- Administrative License Revocation
- Bicycle Helmet Use Laws
- Graduated Driver Licensing System
- Motorcycle Helmet Use Laws
- Strengthening Child Passenger Safety Laws - Increase Car Seat and Belt Use, Decrease Crash Fatalities and Injuries
- Strengthening Seat Belt Use Laws - Increase Belt Use, Decrease Fatalities and Injuries
- Vehicle and License Plate Sanctions
- Open Container Laws
- Repeat Intoxicated Driver Laws
- Occupant Protection Incentive Grants
