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From the NETS Standpoint

Key Work-Related Roadway Safety Resources

The Economic Burden of Traffic Crashes on Employers: Costs by State and Industry and by Alcohol and Restraint Use
Provides employers with the specific costs of motor vehicle crash injuries by industry-type

Work-Related Roadway Crashes: Challenges and Opportunities for Prevention
Provides a comprehensive view of the issues impacting the prevention of work-related roadway crashes. Recommends preventive measures for employers.

Guidelines for Employers to Reduce Motor Vehicle Crashes
Briefly summarizes the NETS 10-Step System, in cooperation with OSHA and NHTSA.

10 Facts Employers Must Know
For any organization with employees on the roadway

Alcohol Misuse + Driving = Crashes
Scope of the problem: Alcohol-related motor vehicle crashes

Upcoming Traffic Safety Events

National Teen Driver Safety Week
October 19-25, 2008

NETSWork-- Current Issue November 1, 2008
Bike Programs Face Multiple Roadblocks Cities trying to implement bike-sharing programs are facing legal and funding hurdles. More...
Insurer Tests Whether Video Exercises Help Older Drivers Home and auto insurer Allstate Corp. soon will start testing a program where 100,000 50- to 75-year-olds will try computer-based video exercises to improve the way their brains process visual information. More...
Bicycle Commuters Get Break under Bailout Package The $700 billion bailout plan benefits some taxpayers directly—those who commute by bike. More...
Physics Concepts Help Explain How Fastest Route for One Doesn’t Benefit All Researchers from the Santa Fe Institute and the University of New Mexico have found that the fastest route an individual can take is not always best for the common good.More...
Train Crash Illustrates Dangers of Texting, Drowsy Driving NTSB Recommends New Technology to Prevent Fatigue-related Crashes Drivers Overestimate Capabilities of Safety Systems, Study Finds California Bans Texting While Driving Study Finds Photo Speed Enforcement Cuts Travel Time Motorola Takes Big Step Toward the Connected Car Seat Belt Use Reaches Record High of 83 Percent Free Child Safety Seat Inspections Launch Nationwide Campaign U.S. Transportation Secretary Proposes New Safety Rules for Motorcycle Helmets Volvo and Swedish Association Team up to Prevent Crashes Pay-as-you-drive Insurance Gains Acceptance in Europe Texting While Driving Slows Reaction Times, Increases Drifting
NETSWork-- Next Issue November 15, 2008

No Scary Driving This Halloween--
Keep Trick-or-Treaters Safe

Halloween is one of the year’s most dangerous holidays on the road due to alcohol-related crashes caused by those who drink and drive after parties and festivities. So take a few minutes to pass along this NETS safe driving message to your workforce to keep this fun-filled evening as safe as possible. Click here to access the "Halloween Driver Safety Flyer.” Use NETS Seasonal Flyers to keep your employees and their families safe on the road. Print the flyer or attach and send as an email to distribute to your employees.

Bicycle Safety

Are You A Bicycle-Friendly Employer? Find out.

Bring Safe Bicycling to Your Workplace

Motorcycle Safety

Promote Safe Riding On and Off the Job

Bring Safe Riding to Your Workplace

NETS Board of Directors

Summer Safe Driving Tips

Novice Driver's Road Map

Impaired Driving Newsletter

NETS 10-Step System

In Appreciation for our National Member Organizations.

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This is the time of year when people vacation and take summer road trips. Getting to your destination and back safely is priority number one. So take a few minutes now to focus on what matters most.

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The Novice Driver’s Road Map consists of a series of eight progressively difficult practice sessions. Each drive contains a checklist of skills to practice. A “Coaches Game Book” is included that is packed full of tips to help the parent or other trusted adult be a successful driving coach. Designed to fit right in the glove box, The Novice Driver’s Road Map can easily accompany parents and teens on every trip.

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Click here for your summer issue of the Network of Employers for Traffic Safety (NETS) Impaired Driving eNewsletter. Every 39 minutes and nearly 40 times a day, someone in the United States dies in an impaired driving-related crash. Since many of these drivers are employed full-time, their employers pay for these crashes whether they occur on or off the job.

The NETS 10-Step System reflects best-in-class practices to improve driver safety, minimize crash risk, and reduce liability in the workplace.

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