Highway safety research : a national agenda : executive summary.
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2001-01-01
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Abstract:Motor vehicle-related injury and death is the nations largest public health problem. The economic costs to society
will approach $2 trillion and an even greater intangible human loss will occur to family and friends of the 33 million
victims.
The nations apparent wholesale commitment to safety has not resulted in significant reductions in deaths,
injuries and crashes. One reason is the increasing demand on the transportation system. A second reason is that the
knowledge or insight needed to reduce crashes and mitigate their consequences using cost-effective and socially
acceptable strategies is hampered by shrinking research dollars and failure to develop and fund effective
implementation plans. The human and economic consequences of motor vehicle crashes are unaffordable and
unacceptable. Furthermore, the nations progress has slowed almost to a halt. The majority of motor vehicle
crashes are predictable and preventable. The carnage is unnecessary.
The current research effort is compromised by a number of factors including fragmentation, minimal
coordination and partnership activities, redundancies of effort, critical gaps and failure to implement research
findings. This document proposes a new research agenda that not only addresses research themes focused on areas
with the greatest potential to reduce crashes but also suggests a reinvention of the research process by encouraging
sponsoring organizations to work collaboratively in the search for effective solutions to specific safety concerns.
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