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1999
International Highway Transportation Safety Week, June 1-5
International
Highway Transportation Safety Week offers all
partners in motor carrier and highway safety and opportunity to highlight
the many people, programs, and partnerships in the United States, Canada,
and Mexico that come together daily in the interest of motor carrier and
highway safety.
A key message of
International Highway Transportation Safety Week (IHTSW) is that highway
safety is a shared responsibility - all drivers (of trucks, buses, and
passenger cars) and organizations (public and private) are responsible
for ensuring safe highways. IHTSW provides an excellent opportunity to
educate the public not only about safe driving practices but also about
the many programs and innovative projects being pursued to improve truck
and bus safety on our nation's highways.
This year, International
Highway Transportation Safety Week is organized by the Federal Highway
Administration, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA), and the
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO).
Both CVSA and AASHTO are organizations that represent the states and provinces
in the three North American countries.
During this important
week, federal, state, and private sector groups join together in sponsoring
events to bring safety information to passenger and commercial vehicle
drivers. Some of the safety issues highlighted during the week are: sharing
the road, driver fatigue and alertness, seat belts, commercial driver
health issues, work-zone driving safety, red-light running, highway grade-crossing
safety, child restraints, and pedestrian and bicycle safety.
Call us to volunteer
your organization to make this the most successful week yet! We'll share
ideas with you to use in planning company/organization events or match
you up with one of our state offices to join in a state event.
Phil Hanley,
Office of Motor Carrier and Highway Safety,
(202) 366-6811
Janet Kumer,
Office of Motor Carrier and Highway Safety,
(202) 366-0079
Larry Stern,
Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance,
(301) 564-1623
Articles & Departments
"Doing
Futures" - Creating a Preferred Future in Highway Safety
Improving
Safety Through Peer Exchanges
National Transportation Week, May 16-22
An Immediate Payoff From FHWA's NDE Initiative
Designing Highway With Older Drivers in Mind
FHWA's
Driver Performance Laboratory
The National Driver History Initiative
What's a Work Zone?
The National Work-Zone Safety Information Clearinghouse
Safety Is Our North Star
1999 International Highway Transportation Safety
Week, June 1-5
Human Factors Recommendations for TMC Design
FHWA's International Geotechnical Engineering Scan
Does Asset Management Deserve a closer Look?
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