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Reports

2001

(1.6MB) Fatal Single Vehicle Motorcycle Crashes

(281KB) 2000 Annual Assessment - Motor Vehicle Traffic Crash Fatality and Injury Estimates for 2000

(912KB) Recent Trends in Motorcycle Crashes

(340KB) Alcohol Involvement in Fatal Crashes - 1999

(142 KB) Alcohol Involvement in Fatal Crashes - 1998

Geo-Demographic Analysis of Fatal Motorcycle Crashes

Motor Vehicle Traffic Crash Fatality and Injury Estimates for 2000 - Early Assessment (presentation)

Problems, Solutions and Recommendations for Implementing CODES

Geographic Information Systems Using CODES Linked Data

2000

Crash Experience of Vehicles Equipped with All-Wheel Antilock Braking Systems (ABS) - Second Update

Traffic Safety Facts 1999 Annual Report

Early Assessment of 1999 Crashes, Injuries, and Fatalities

   Preliminary Assessment of the Crash-Reducing Effectiveness of Passenger Car Daytime Running Lamps (DRLs)

Motor Vehicle Traffic Crashes as a Leading Cause of Death in the U.S. in 1997

Alcohol Involvement in Fatal Crashes in 1997.

1999

(1,387KB) Traffic Safety Facts 1998 Annual Report

(209 KB) Control Charts as a Tool in Data Quality Improvement

(135 KB) Effectiveness of Occupant Protection Systems and Their Use. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Transportation; National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; National Center for Statistics and Analysis, May, 1999.

(119 KB) Early Assessment of 1998 Crashes, Injuries, and Fatalities. NHTSA/NCSA.

(119 KB) The Effects of 0.08 Laws. Rainbow Technology, Inc, and NHTSA, April, 1999.
--Please note, the online version includes text and tables only, it does not include figures/graphics.
 

1998

(572 KB) Evaluation of the Effects of North Carolina's 0.08% BAC Law. Highway Safety Research Center, University of North Carolina, November, 1998.

(1.15 MB) Traffic Safety Facts 1997: A Compilation of Motor Vehicle Crash Data from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System and the General Estimates System. DOT HS 808 806, Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Transportation; National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; National Center for Statistics and Analysis, November, 1998.  

(483 K) National Automotive Sampling System (NASS) General Estimates System (GES) Analytical User's Manual 1988-1997.Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Transportation; National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; National Center for Statistics and Analysis, June, 1998.

(222 K) Trends in Large Truck Crashes. DOT HS 808 690, Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Transportation; National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; National Center for Statistics and Analysis, June, 1998.

(12 K) 1997 Traffic Crashes, Injuries, and Fatalities - Preliminary Report. DOT HS 808 695, Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Transportation; National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; National Center for Statistics and Analysis, March, 1998.

(112 K) Estimating Alcohol Involvement in Fatal Crashes in Light of Increases in Restraint Use. DOT HS 808 697, Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Transportation; National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; National Center for Statistics and Analysis, March, 1998.

(400 K) Report to Congress: The Effect of Increased Speed Limits in the Post-NMSL Era. DOT HS 808 637, Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Transportation; National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; National Center for Statistics and Analysis, February, 1998.

(990 K) A Method For Estimating The Effect Of Vehicle Crashworthiness Design Changes Changes On Injuries And Fatalities. DOT HS 808 680, Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Transportation; National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; National Center for Statistics and Analysis, February, 1998.
View Abstract and Executive Summary
 

1997

(260K)  Catalog of Types of Applications Implemented Using Linked State Data, DOT HS 808 581.  Washington, DC:  Department of Transportation, April, 1997.

The Effect of Decreases in Vehicle Weight on Injury Crash Rates, DOT HS 808 575, January, 1997.
 

1996

Effectiveness of Occupant Protection Systems and Their Use, December, 1996.

Estimating the Injury-Reducing Benefits of Ejection-Mitigating Glazing, February, 1996.

Benefits of Safety Belts and Motorcycle Helmets, Report to Congress, Based on Data from the Crash Outcome Data Evaluation System (CODES), DOT-HS-808-347, February, 1996.
 

1995

Safety Belt Use Laws:  Evaluation of Primary Enforcement and Other Provisions, DOT-HS-808-324, October 1995

National Accident Sampling System Crashworthiness Data System 1991-1993, DOT-HS-808-298, August 1995.

An Analysis of the Crash Experience of Passenger Cars Equipped with Antilock Braking Systems, DOT-HS-808-279, May 1995

An Analysis of the Crash Experience of Light Trucks Equipped with Antilock Braking Systems, DOT-HS-808-278, May 1995.

Registered Passenger Cars and Light Trucks, DOT-HS-808-235, February 1995.

Crash, Injury, and Fatality Rates by Time of Day and Day of Week, DOT-HS-808-194, January 1995.
 

1994

Preliminary Assessment of the Impact of Lowering the Illegal BAC Per Se Limit to 0.08, DOT-HS-808-207, December 1994.

An Analysis of Fires in Passenger Cars, Light Trucks, and Vans, DOT-HS-808-208, December 1994.

National Accident Sampling System Crashworthiness Data System 1988-1990, DOT-HS-808-197, December 1994.

Rail-Highway Crossing Safety: Fatal Crash and Demographic Descriptors, DOT-HS-808-196, November 1994.
 
 

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NCSA Research Notes

2001

(177KB) Observed Shoulder Belt Use from the June 2001 Mini NOPUS

(217KB) National Occupant Protection Use Survey 2000 - Controlled Intersection Study

(227KB) Tire Pressure Special Study: Vehicle Observation Data

(127KB) Tire Pressure Special Study: Methodology

(162KB) Tire Pressure Special Study: Interview Data

Passenger Vehicle Driver Cell Phone Use - Fall 2000 NOPUS

1998 - 2000 State Shoulder Belt Use Survey Results

The Rollover Propensity of Fifteen-Passenger Vans

Observed Safety Belt Use Fall 2000 National Occupant Protection Use Survey (49KB)

2000 Motor Vehicle Traffic Crashes Injury and Fatality Estimates Early Assessment
 

2000

Older Driver Fatality Rates by State, 1998 (89KB)

Observed Safety Belt Use from December 1999 & June 2000 MiniNOPUS

1999 State Belt User Survey Results

Motor Vehicle Traffic Crashes as a Leading Cause of Death in the U.S.

Fatalities Associated With Carbon Monoxide Poisoning From Motor Vehicles, 1995-1997
 
 

1999

1998 State Shoulder Belt Use Survey Results October, 1999.

Observed Safety Belt Use in 1998

Passenger Vehicles in Untripped Rollovers, September 1999.
 

1998

Multiple Imputation of Missing Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) Values in FARS, October, 1998.

Injuries Associated With Hazards Involving Motor Vehicle "Jack Failures", September, 1998.

Injuries Associated With Hazards Involving Motor Vehicle "Rollaways", July, 1998.

Safety Issues for Vehicles Adapted for Use by Persons with Disabilities, April, 1998.

Motor Vehicle Crashes as a Leading Cause of Death in 1994, March, 1998.

Crash Data and Rates for Age-Sex Groups of Drivers, 1996, January, 1998.

Further Analysis of Motorcycle Helmet Effectiveness Using CODES Linked Data, January, 1998.
 

1997

Estimating the Number of Vehicles Adapted for Use by Persons with Disabilities, December,1997.

Analysis of Ejection in Fatal Crashes, November,1997.

Wheelchair Users Injuries and Deaths Associated with Motor Vehicle Related Incidents, September,1997.

Reweighting of the Primary Sampling Units in the National Automotive Sampling System, September,1997.

National Occupant Protection Use Survey - 1996 Controlled Intersection Study, August,1997.

Injuries Associated with Hazards Involving Motor Vehicle Batteries, July,1997.

Fatal Crash Involvements-- What are the Odds?, July,1997.

Injuries Associated with Hazards Involving Motor Vehicle Power Windows, May,1997.

Observed Safety Belt Use in 1996, April, 1997.

National Occupant Protection Use Survey - Controlled Intersection Detailed Results, February,1997.

The Effect of Decreases in Vehicle Weight on Injury Crash Rates, January, 1997.
 

1996

Revised Estimates of Child Restraint Effectiveness, December, 1996.

Fatalities Associated with Carbon Monoxide Poisoning from Motor Vehicles in 1993, December, 1996.

Nonoccupant Fatalities Associated with Backing Crashes, February, 1997 (Revised).

Trends in Daily Traffic Fatalities, 1975-1995, August, 1996.

Rural and Urban Crashes - A Comparative Analysis, August, 1996.

Crash Outcome Data Evaluation System (CODES) Project Safety Belts and Helmet Analysis, February, 1996.
 

1995

Safety Belt Use Laws: Evaluation of primary enforcement and other provisions, October 1995.

Crash Data and Rates for Age-Sex Groups of Drivers, 1994, October 1995.

Revised Vehicle Miles of Travel for Passenger Cars and Light Trucks, 1975 to 1993, September 1995.

National Occupant Protection Use Survey - Controlled Intersection Study, May 1995.

National Occupant Protection Use Survey - Shopping Center Study, May 1995.

Estimating Lives Saved by Restraint Use in Potentially Fatal Crashes, June 1995.

An Analysis of the Crash Experience of Vehicles Equipped with Antilock Braking Systems, June 1995.

National Occupant Protection Use Survey -- Observed Safety Belt Use in 1994 in the Moving Traffic Study, February 1995.

Preliminary Assessment of the Impact of Lowering the Illegal BAC Per Se Limit to 0.08, February, 1995.