MOST
WANTED Transportation
Safety Improvements Highway Issue Areas |
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Federal Issues | ||
Acceptable response, progressing slowly |
Improve the Safety of Motor Carrier Operations Action Needed by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. |
Prevent motor carriers from operating if they put vehicles with mechanical problems on the road or unqualified drivers behind the wheels. |
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Prevent Medically Unqualified Drivers from Operating Commercial Vehicles Action Needed by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. |
Establish a comprehensive medical oversight program for interstate commercial drivers. Ensure that examiners are qualified. Enhance oversight and enforcement of invalid certificates. Provide mechanisms for reporting medical conditions. Track all medical certificate applications. |
Acceptable response, progressing slowly |
Enhance Protection for Motorcoach Passengers Action Needed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. |
Redesign motor coach window emergency exits so passengers can easily open them. Issue standards for stronger bus roofs and require them in new motor coaches. Devise new standards to protect motor coach passengers from being thrown out of their seats or ejected when a bus sustains a front, side, or rear impact or rolls over. |
Acceptable response, progressing slowly |
Enhance Protection for School Bus Passengers Action Needed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. |
Devise new standards to protect school bus passengers from being thrown out of their seats or ejected when a bus sustains a front, side or rear impact or rolls over. |
Acceptable response, progressing slowly |
Prevent Collisions by Using Enhanced Vehicle Safety Technology Action Needed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. |
Reqire adaptive cruise control and collision avoidance system standards for all new passenger and commercial vehicles. |
Unacceptable response |
Require On-board Electronic Recorders Action Needed by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. |
Require all interstate commercial vehicle carriers to use electronic on-board recorders to collect data on both driver hours of operation and accident conditions. |
Acceptable response, progressing slowly |
Restrict Use of Cellular Telephones Action Needed by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. |
Prohibit cellular telephone use by commercial drivers of school busses and motorcoaches, except in emergencies. |
State/Industry Issues | ||
Enact Primary Seat Belt Enforcement Laws Action Needed by the States. |
Increase the number of people who wear seat belts through stronger enforcement laws. | |
Improve Child Occupant Protection Action Needed by the States. |
Enact State laws requiring booster seats for young children. | |
Eliminate Distractions for Young Drivers Action Needed by the States. |
Enact graduated driver licensing legislation. Restrict the number of teen passengers traveling with young novice drivers. Prohibit use of wireless communications devices by young novice drivers. |
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Eliminate Hard Core Drinking Driving Action Needed by the States. |
Enact State legislation and take other actions that are proven to reduce crashes involving those who repeatedly drink large amounts of alcohol and drive including:
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