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NHTSA - Behavioral Safety Research
This collection includes reports from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Behavioral Safety Research program. For the program, NHTSA studies behaviors and attitudes in highway safety, focusing on drivers, passengers, pedestrians, and motorcyclists. NHTSA identifies and measures behaviors involved in crashes or associated with injuries, and develop and refine countermeasures to deter unsafe behaviors and promote safe alternatives.
More information on the program can be found at https://www.nhtsa.gov/behavioral-research Book... More ▼
This collection includes reports from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Behavioral Safety Research program. For the program, NHTSA studies behaviors and attitudes in highway safety, focusing on drivers, passengers, pedestrians, and motorcyclists. NHTSA identifies and measure... More ▼
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  • Drug and Alcohol Prevalence in Seriously and Fatally Injured Road Users Before and During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
    Published Date:
    2020-10-01
    Abstract:
    A gap in knowledge exists regarding drug use among drivers and other road users (pedestrians, bicyclists) who are seriously or fatally injured in crashes in the United States. This study examines the prevalence of alcohol as well as selected over-the...
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    Filetype[PDF - 1.22 MB]
  • Examination of the Traffic Safety Environment During the Second Quarter of 2020: Special Report
    Published Date:
    2020-10-01
    Abstract:
    The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is reviewing national changes in roadway travel and changes in drivers’ behavior that have occurred since the start of the COVID-19 public health emergency, with an emphasis on the second quarter (...
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    Filetype[PDF - 1004.41 KB]
  • Quantifying Drowsy Driving [Traffic Safety Facts Research Note]
    Published Date:
    2020-10-01
    Abstract:
    According to NHTSA’s National Center for Statistics and Analysis, drowsy driving was a contributing factor in 775 deaths in 2018, or 2.1% of total fatalities involving motor vehicle crashes on U.S. roadways. However, statistics, likely underestimat...
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    Filetype[PDF - 231.96 KB]
  • The Role of Law Enforcement in Supporting Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety: An Idea Book
    Published Date:
    2020-08-01
    Abstract:
    In 2018 pedestrians and bicyclists accounted for 19 percent of all traffic crash fatalities in the United States. This report shares examples and ideas of how law enforcement can address pedestrian and bicyclist safety including real-world examples a...
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    Filetype[PDF - 2.68 MB]
  • Evaluation of Correct Child Restraint System Installation
    Published Date:
    2020-07-01
    Abstract:
    This research project used an experimental design, called an “incomplete factorial” type, with a convenience sample of 75 novice and 75 experienced child restraint system (CRS) users to test whether user experience, child’s age/weight/height, v...
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    Filetype[PDF - 2.08 MB]
  • Motor Vehicle Occupant Safety Survey; Volume 3: Child Passenger Safety Report
    Published Date:
    2020-06-01
    Abstract:
    The 2016 Motor Vehicle Occupant Safety Survey used address-based sampling with a multi-mode methodology to produce nationally representative estimates of self-reported behaviors, attitudes, and knowledge related to various motor vehicle occupant safe...
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    Filetype[PDF - 679.83 KB]
  • The 2016 Motor Vehicle Occupant Safety Survey: Child Passenger Safety [Traffic Tech]
    Published Date:
    2020-06-01
    Abstract:
    Despite improvements in child passenger safety (CPS) over several decades, the number of motor vehicle traffic fatalities among children 13 and younger has not changed substantially from 2010 to 2017. Proper use of child restraint systems (CRSs, incl...
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    Filetype[PDF - 270.57 KB]
  • Older Drivers’ Self-Regulation and Exposure
    Published Date:
    2020-04-01
    Abstract:
    This study’s goal was to gain insights into the extent to which older adults appropriately self-regulate their driving behaviors as their functional skills decline. The study examined relationships among functional abilities as assessed by a clinic...
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    Filetype[PDF - 1.42 MB]
  • Analysis of SHRP2 Speeding Data
    Published Date:
    2020-03-01
    Abstract:
    Speeding-related crashes continue to be a serious problem in the United States and attempts to address this problem through a variety of approaches have not led to a substantial reduction in speed-related fatalities. A better understanding of speedin...
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    Filetype[PDF - 6.40 MB]
  • Analysis of SHRP2 Speeding Data: Methods Used to Conduct the Research
    Published Date:
    2020-03-01
    Abstract:
    This report describes the methodologies and datasets used to prepare a set of data reductions that supported analyses of speeding behavior as discussed in the Findings Report from the same study (Richard, Lee, Brown, & Landgraf, 2019). Importantly, i...
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    Filetype[PDF - 3.76 MB]
  • Analysis of SHRP2 Speeding Data: Traffic Tech
    Published Date:
    2020-03-01
    Abstract:
    Speeding-related crashes continue to be a serious issue in the United States. Attempts to address this problem through a variety of approaches have not led to a substantial reduction in speeding-related safety problems. A better understanding of spee...
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    Filetype[PDF - 385.16 KB]
  • Characteristics and Predictors of Occasional Seat Belt Use Using Strategic Highway Research Program 2 Data
    Published Date:
    2020-02-01
    Abstract:
    The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates that despite the recent trend towards higher national seat belt use rates, 10% of drivers still only use seat belts occasionally. The current study examined occasional seat belt use among p...
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    Filetype[PDF - 3.93 MB]
  • Traffic Tech: The 2016 Motor Vehicle Occupant Safety Survey: Emergency Medical Services
    Published Date:
    2020-01-01
    Abstract:
    Emergency medical services (EMS) play a crucial role in traffic safety: In the United States, approximately one-third of all EMS responses for patients with an injury were motorvehicle- crash-related in the period from 2012 to 2016 (National Highway ...
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    Filetype[PDF - 176.17 KB]
  • 2016 Motor Vehicle Occupant Safety Survey, Volume #4: Emergency Medical Services, Crash Injury Experience, and Other Traffic Safety Topics
    Published Date:
    2020-01-01
    Abstract:
    The 2016 Motor Vehicle Occupant Safety Survey used address-based sampling with a multi-mode methodology to produce nationally representative estimates of self-reported behaviors, attitudes, and knowledge related to various motor vehicle occupant safe...
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    Filetype[PDF - 731.01 KB]
  • Traffic Tech: The 2016 Motor Vehicle Occupant Safety Survey: 911 Systems
    Published Date:
    2020-01-01
    Abstract:
    For over 50 years, Americans have relied on 911 to call for emergency services. Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) around the country receive an estimated 240 million 911 calls each year (NENA, n.d.), with an increasing percentage from cellular p...
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    Filetype[PDF - 163.52 KB]
  • 2016 Motor Vehicle Occupant Safety Survey; Volume 1, Methodology Report
    Published Date:
    2019-12-01
    Abstract:
    The 2016 Motor Vehicle Occupant Safety Survey used address-based sampling with a multi-mode methodology to produce nationally representative estimates of self-reported behaviors, attitudes, and knowledge related tovarious motor vehicle occupant safet...
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    Filetype[PDF - 4.62 MB]
  • 2016 Motor Vehicle Occupant Safety Survey; Volume 2: Seat Belt Report
    Published Date:
    2019-12-01
    Abstract:
    The 2016 Motor Vehicle Occupant Safety Survey used a multi-mode methodology to produce nationally representative estimates of self-reported behaviors, attitudes, and knowledge related to various motor vehicle occupant safety topics among United State...
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    Filetype[PDF - 1.19 MB]
  • The 2016 Motor Vehicle Occupant Safety Survey: Seat Belt Report [Traffic Tech]
    Published Date:
    2019-12-01
    Abstract:
    Observational studies show that, although most drivers use seat belts, a sizeable minority (an estimated 10% in 2017) choose not to wear their belts. Furthermore, while statistics from NHTSA’s National Center for Statistics and Analysis indicate th...
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    Filetype[PDF - 216.27 KB]
  • Characterizing Ambulance Driver Training in EMS Systems
    Published Date:
    2019-12-01
    Abstract:
    Reducing ambulance crashes due to human error is a priority for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. One possible way to address the issue is by limiting driver errors through ambulance operator education and training. Little, however,...
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    Filetype[PDF - 1.26 MB]
  • Young Driver Survey
    Published Date:
    2019-10-01
    Abstract:
    The over-representation of young drivers in crashes and road fatalities is a serious public health concern and imposes substantial human, social, and economic costs. Contributing factors to crash risk include exposure, inexperience, distraction, reck...
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    Filetype[PDF - 3.09 MB]
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