The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration makes a number of Traffic Safety Fact Sheets available to the public. Topics include: Bicycle Helmet Use Laws, Strengthening Child Passenger Safety Laws, Strengthening Safety Belt Use Laws, Open Container Laws, .08 BAC Illegal per se Level, Repeat Intoxicated Driver Laws, Administrative License Revocation (Suspension), Graduated Driver Licensing and Vehicle and License Plate Sanctions. Read more

Synopses and ordering information of various safety related publications can be searched by clicking the year below. Read more

The Enforcement and Justice Services Division (formerly Traffic Law Enforcement) anticipates and responds to the needs, and develops innovative products that law enforcement and the judiciary will seek and use to reduce traffic crashes, deaths, and injuries. This is accomplished by providing national leadership in planning and developing improved traffic law enforcement practices and services delivery, prosecutor and adjudication services, and driver licensing programs. Read more

Through education, enforcement, outreach and legislation, NHTSA's bicycle safety program goals are directed toward reducing bicycle injuries and fatalities. Read more

Crash dummy research to improve modeling of human response in crash situations and improve measurements. Read more

The mission of Occupant Protection Division is to provide national leadership in planning and developing traffic injury control programs in the areas of safety belt and child safety seat use, and automatic occupant protection systems (e.g. airbags). Read more

Every year, falling asleep while driving is responsible for at least 100,000 automobile crashes, 40,000 injuries, and 1550 fatalities. These crashes happen between the hours of midnight and 6am, involve a single vehicle and a sober driver traveling alone, with the car leaving the roadway without any attempt to avoid the crash. Read more

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) mission is to save lives, prevent injuries and reduce traffic-related health care and other economic costs. The goal of NHTSA's EMS Division is to develop/enhance comprehensive emergency medical service systems to care for the injured patients involved in motor vehicle crashes. Read more

The mission of the Impaired Driving Division is to develop partnerships to cooperatively save lives, prevent injuries, and reduce traffic-related health care and economic costs resulting from impaired driving (alcohol and other drugs). Read more

Through education, enforcement, outreach, and legislation, NHTSA's motorcycle safety initiatives focus on comprehensive programs that prevent crashes, prevent injury when a crash occurs, and reduce the seriousness of injury after a crash. Read more

To provide support for the States in efforts to enact new and improve existing graduated driver licensing laws, modernization and standardization of these laws and ordinances pertaining to the licensing of young novice drivers. Read more

Older Road Users include drivers, passengers, pedestrians, bicyclists, and motorcyclists. NHTSA's mission with respect to older road users is to keep them safely mobile through programs directed toward reducing traffic-related injuries and fatalities among older people. Read more

Through education, enforcement, and outreach, NHTSA's pedestrian safety programs are directed toward reducing pedestrian injuries and fatalities. Walking is encouraged as an alternate mode of transportation to motor vehicle travel. Read more

The Research and Evaluation program conducts research and evaluation projects dealing with behaviors and attitudes in highway safety. Program focus is on drivers, passengers, pedestrians, and motorcyclists and their role in the traffic safety. Laboratory and field studies are conducted to identify and measure behaviors involved in crashes or associated with injuries. Read more

Programs and policies designed to help make communities safer.
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NHTSA's school bus safety program is committed to reducing school bus-related crashes, injuries, and fatalities through both behavioral programs and vehicle regulations. NHTSA works to educate school bus drivers, students, and other motorists about safe behavior that reduces the risk of being involved in a school bus-related crash. Read more

The USDOT Speed Management Team's mission is to promote speed management and improve highway safety in support of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), and the National Traffic Highway Safety Administration's (NHTSA) strategic and performance plans to reduce the number of speeding-related deaths and injuries in the United States. Read more