| This directory includes web sites pertaining to risk and safety issues in the
transportation field. Please submit additional links or send comments to
Mary Bryant, e-mail bryant@tec-com.com. |
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| Fuel Economy Guide |
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The U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
have collaborated on this web site that provides consumers information about
fuel economy and a searchable database containing the MPG (miles per gallon)
of automobile and truck models, beginning in 1985. (Posted October 2000.)
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| http://www.fueleconomy.gov/
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| School Bus Information
Council |
| Through its "Report Card on School Bus Safety in the U.S.©,"
the School Bus Information Council provides background information on
school buses for the public, news reporters, and school boards to use in
assessing, managing, and communicating to school bus risk. Key
statistical information by state, national statistics, regulations, the
names and phone numbers of authoritative sources, and the National
Association of State Directors of Pupil Services Information Report are
available on this Web site. (Posted August 2000.)
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| http://www.schoolbusinfo.org/ |
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| National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration |
| The Highway Safety Act of 1970 established the NHTSA under the U.S. Department of
Transportation to carry out safety programs under the National Traffic and Motor
Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 (recodified under Title 49 of the U. S. Code
in Chapter 301, Motor Vehicle Safety) and the Highway Safety Act of 1966,
as well as consumer programs established by the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost
Savings Act of 1972 (recodified in various Chapters under
Title 49). The administration is responsible for reducing deaths, injuries, and
economic losses resulting from motor vehicle crashes; investigates safety defects in motor
vehicles; sets and
enforces fuel economy standards; helps states and local communities
reduce the threat of drunk drivers; promotes the use of safety belts,
child safety seats, and air bags; investigates odometer fraud;
establishes and enforces vehicle anti-theft regulations; provides
consumer information on motor vehicle safety topics; and conducts research on driver behavior and
traffic
safety to develop the most efficient and effective means of
bringing about safety improvements. (Posted August 2000.)
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| http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/ |
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| National Safety Transportation Board |
| This independent agency of the United States government investigates
every civil aviation accident in the U.S. and significant accidents in
the other modes of transportation, conducts special investigations and
safety studies, and issues safety recommendations to prevent future
accidents. The NSTB offices include aviation
safety, highway
safety, marine
safety, pipeline
and hazardous materials safety, and railroad
safety. (Posted August 2000.)
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| http://www.ntsb.gov/ |
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| World Health Organization's
International travel and health |
| The comprehensive guide for international travelers International
travel and health, with its accompanying website, draws on the
World Health Organization's global network of medical information
to provide the very latest advice on prevention, vaccination, and
what to do if travelers fall ill. Read the press
release for more information. (Posted
February 2002.) |
| http://www.who.int/ith/ |
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