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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration was established by the Highway Safety Act of 1970 to carry out safety programs previously administered by the National Highway Safety Bureau. Learn more about driving and vehicle safety, research in the area, and laws and regulations.
SaferRide App Could Save Your Life
NHTSA has developed SaferRide, a new app that helps prevent drunk drivers from getting behind the wheel by allowing users to call a taxi or a pre-programmed friend instead. The app’s simple interface, and the fact that it pinpoints the user’s location, make it easy to use to get home safely. SaferRide is available on Google Play for Android devices, and Apple’s iTunes store for iOS devices.
School Bus Safety
Information and resources regarding school bus safety.
Stop Impaired Driving - Resources
NHTSA collaborates with many criminal justice and community organizations to sponsor impaired driving campaigns such as Drunk Driving. Over the Limit. Under Arrest., Buzzed Driving Is Drunk Driving, Friends Don't Let Friends Drive Drunk and Zero Tolerance Means Zero Chances. Contact the organizations on this site to find local affiliates and impaired driving activities in your area.
Teen Drivers
Factsheet on teen drivers, including high-risk behaviors, recent statistics, and links to other resources.
Vehicle Safety Resources
The Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration features information on its Parent Central website to help parents keep kids safe while they are on the road.
U Drive. U Text. U Pay.
When you’re driving, all distractions, including texting, put you at risk for seriously hurting yourself or someone else. This video from Distraction.gov shows just how risky texting and driving can be.
“5 to Drive” Campaign
A new campaign from NHTSA, ”5 to Drive,” aims to encourage parents to have ongoing conversations with their teens about safe driving. “5 to Drive” references the five basic rules that parents should enforce with any young drivers.
“Teens and Trucks” Curriculum: Promoting Teen Driver Safety
Teens and Trucks, a program developed by the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Alliance, partnered with the Department of Transportation to create a curriculum that helps encourage teens not to use their cell phones while driving and to understand that trucks and large commercial vehicles need to be treated differently than other cars on the road.
Vehicle Theft Prevention
Vehicle theft is estimated to cost more than $4.1 billion a year. Spread the word by sharing this video on preventing auto theft and utilizing other Vehicle Theft Prevention Campaign materials, including infographics, badges, posters, and press releases.
NHTSA 2016 Communications Calendar
NHTSA released a comprehensive calendar of its 2015 awareness campaigns (PDF, 1 page) and events. Organizations can use this convenient calendar to get a head start on outreach and planning.
Resource: 4th of July Drunk Driving Prevention Campaign
This campaign provides resources to support the drunk driving prevention efforts for the upcoming 4th of July holiday, which is one of the deadliest holidays of the year due to drunk-driving crashes.
Resource: Teen Drivers and Risky Behaviors
This website helps parents teach their teens to be safe drivers. The site includes information about state drivers licensing requirements and common safety problems new drivers face, as well as ideas for laying ground rules for novice drivers.
Resource: Redesigned TrafficSafetyMarketing.gov
This redesigned website, which serves as a resource for traffic safety marketing and communications information, now features increased search engine functionality, new material, and an improved mobile interface.
Read.gov
Read.gov encourages everyone to discover the world of books.
National Academies Board on Children, Youth, and Families
The Board on Children, Youth, and Families (BCYF) addresses a variety of policy-relevant issues related to the health and development of children, youth, and families. It does so by convening experts to weigh in on matters from the perspective of the behavioral, social, and health sciences.