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Program Overview
General information on NHTSA's mission, goals, and organization for crash avoidance and related traffic safety research areas.
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Research Areas
Specific information on crash avoidance research projects and tools development.
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Technical Publications
Bibliography of NHTSA crash avoidance research publications.
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Driver Distraction
The Goals of Driver Distraction research are to:
  • Understand the nature & extent of the problem.
  • Understand human cognition as releates to driving & distraction.
  • Using gained knowledge to devise technological & social changes to reduce distraction and increase safety.
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