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State Specific Web Sites
Alabama
Department of Public Safety
www.dps.state.al.us/
State-specific information on the Alabama driving safety programs.
Department
of Motor Vehicles Homepages
http://www.cache.cow.net/~friedman/dmv.html
A listing with links to every state agency for registering motor vehicles
and additional links to state and local government sites.
Louisiana
Department of Motor Vehicles
www.DPS.STATE.LA.us/OMV
Home
page for the Louisiana Department of Motor Vehicles.
Minnesota
Highway Safety Center
http://condor.stcloudstate.edu/~mhsc/index.html
Minnesota
state highway safety center run by St. Cloud State University.
State
Departments of Transportation
http://www.dot.gov/internet/usadots.html
Quick access to the web sites for all 50 States departments of transportation.
Air
Pollution and Automobiles
http://www.epa.gov/students/motor_vehicles_and_air_pollution.htm
Do you know how your family's car affects the environment? Try your hand
at this quiz about the environment.
Federal
Highway Administration
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/about.htm
Visit this resource for background information about our federal highway
system.
National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov
Click here to explore the NHTSA's user-friendly site on vehicle safety
and people safety.
National
Transportation Data Archive
http://www.bts.gov/ntda
Get statistics on transportation and safety issues at this Web site. Find
out how state and local highways are regulated and controlled.
Office of Motor Carrier Highway Safety
http://mchs.fhwa.dot.gov
This is the federal agency responsible for identifying highway construction
and other road hazards for drivers.
United
States Department of Transportation
http://www.dot.gov
The home page for the federal Department of Transportation's home page.
U.S.
Department of Transportation Traffic Safety Facts
http://www.bts.gov/ntda
The National Transportation Data Archive provides updated data, graphs
and charts on nationwide transportation statistics.
National Traffic Safety Organizations
American
Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators
http://www.aamva.net
A voluntary group of public service executives working to foster uniform
driving laws and regulations. The Association provides educational forums
for its members to exchange ideas. Lists events and publications.
American
Automobile Association (AAA)
http://www.aaa.com/
Enter a zip code and find the local office or branch of the Automobile
Association of America to find out what the AAA offers in education and
driver education programs.
AAA
Foundation for Traffic Safety
http://www.aaafts.org/
Safe driving tips from the Automobile Association of America.
American
Driver and Traffic Safety Education Association
http://adtsea.iup.edu/adtsea/
A resource for instructors of driver education classes.
Driver
Education Supply Company
http://www.pacificcoast.net/~starte/DESC/
A resource for driver education supplies such as rooftop signs, mirrors,
dual controls, and safety equipment for driving instruction.
Highway
Loss Data Institute (HLDI)
http://www.carsafety.org/
Provides detailed crash test ratings from the Insurance Institute for
Highway Safety.
Insurance
Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS)
http://www.highwaysafety.org
Graduated Driver Licensing information at this site. Affiliated with the
Highway Loss Data Institute.
Driver
License Requirements
http://www.hwysafety.org/safety_facts/state_laws/grad_license.htm
Graph detailing driver license requirements for all fifty states and the
District of Columbia available in PDF format.
Beginning
Drivers
http://www.hwysafety.org/safety_facts/teens/beginning_drivers.htm
Discusses why teenagers are the riskiest drivers and what can be done
to minimize the risk.
Vehicle
Safety Ratings:
http://www.hwysafety.org/vehicle_ratings/ratings.htm
The Insurance Institute publishes helpful statistics concerning the safety
records of different automobile models here.
MADD
(Mothers Against Drunk Driving)
http://www.madd.org/
Information on each state's data about alcohol-related accidents. This
site also provides updates on drinking and driving opinion polls, legislation
dealing with drunk driving, and issues such as alcohol and advertising.
National
Association of State Motorcycle Safety Administrators(S.M.S.A.)
http://www.ecsis.net/smsa
The NASMSA works to foster and promote state-administered motorcycle safety
programs and to represent concerns related to motorcycle safety.
NASSMSA
http://www.smsa.org/
This site addresses motorcycle safety.
National
Committee on Uniform Traffic Laws and Ordinances
http://www.ncutlo.org/
Dedicated to providing uniformity of traffic laws and regulations through
the timely dissemination of information and model legislation on traffic
safety issues.
The
National Motorists Association
http://www.motorists.com/
Visit this resource for driver's rights.
National
Safety Council
http://www.nsc.org/
Provides information about defensive driving courses and Air Bag & Seat
Belt safety campaign.
Operation
Lifesaver
http://www.oli.org/
This site for the National Headquarters of Operation Lifesaver provides
information on highway and railway crossing and traffic safety programs.
Penn
State Vehicle Systems and Safety Program
http://www.vss.psu.edu/
Resource for information concerning interactions between commercial vehicles
and passenger automobiles.
American
Driver & Traffic Safety Education Association National Student Safety
Program
http://adtsea.iup.edu/nssp/
NSSP seeks to encourage and assist students with safety activities for
their schools and communities. NSSP guides students to unite against the
growing menace of highway fatalities. Provides Web links to other sites.
Doron
Precision Systems, Inc.
http://www.doronprecision.com/
Home page is in English, Spanish, French, German and Japanese. Doron Precision
Systems, Inc. is a leading developer and manufacturer of driving simulation
systems.
Driving
School Association of the Americas
http://www.drivers.com/DSAA
The DSAA is a national organization representing 350 driving schools throughout
the U.S. and Canada. The association works to support more effective training
and education for drivers.
Drunk
Busters of America
http://www.drunkbusters.com/
Drunk Busters Goggles allow young people to experience firsthand the potentially
fatal consequences of alcohol through the use of specially designed goggles.
Innocorp,
LTD.
http://www.fatalvision.com/
Fatal Vision® Simulator Glasses are a specially designed and manufactured
pair of goggles that simulate the visual impairment caused by drugs or
alcohol.
Mobil
Oil Corporation
http://www.mobil.com/
Find information on traffic safety and on energy-saving programs.
Safe Young Drivers
http://www.SafeYoungDrivers.com/syd/index.html
Site listing some ABCs for the road and promoting Safe Young Drivers:
A Guide for Parents and Teens.
Simulator
Systems International
http://www.simulatorsystems.com/
Simulator Systems International is the technological leader in driver
evaluation and testing systems, having developed the first computerized
driving simulator in 1986 and moved to a standard IBM compatible operating
system in 1990.
