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http://www.trb.org/Publications/Blurbs/157724.aspx

Solving the U.S. highway safety problem is a task for everyone--local, state, and federal departments of transportation; legislative groups at all levels; national, state, and local safety organizations; insurance companies; citizen groups; utility companies; road contractors; and road users. It requires a concerted, collective will, the author maintains, citing ways to identify many problems and to apply simple and inexpensive corrections.

English

pp 18-19

2006-7

TR News

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Highway safety; Problem identification; Problem solving

Perception (Point of view); Shared responsibility

Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I80: Accident Studies

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