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Title: STRATEGIES NEEDED TO PREVENT LEGISLATIVE AND POLICY CHANGES DETRIMENTAL TO THE PROGRESS MADE IN IMPAIRED DRIVING
Accession Number: 00764805
Record Type: Component
Availability: N/AFind a library where document is available Abstract: This report looks at recent trends on the federal and state levels in legislation and policy that are detrimental to the progress made in impaired driving, then comments on the future role of the federal government. It is stated that we must devise new strategies while continuing to do what we are presently doing and do it better, if we want to reach the ambitious goal of reducing alcohol-related fatalities to no more than 11,000 by the year 2005. There is a call for the reauthorization of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA), which must be enhanced and improved from the funding perspective. The Section 402 State and Community Safety Program is the keystone highway safety program on the federal level. Opponents are becoming more and more involved on the federal level. They have not only targeted passage of effective drunk driving countermeasures, but have also attempted to silence the voice of the highway safety organizations by promoting and supporting the passage of legislation on the federal level that would restrict the political advocacy activities of non-profit organizations such as Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD). In light of this opposition, there must be a better packaging of public policy goals in a more user friendly manner for legislators, the general public and the media. Various recommendations of the Partners in Progress task force are listed.
Supplemental Notes: Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
Language: English
Corporate Authors: Transportation Research Board 500 Fifth Street, NW Authors: Shearouse, R CPagination: p. 13-15
Publication Date: 1999-2
Serial: Conference:
Combating Impaired Driving in an Era of Diminished Resources and Shifting Priorities
Location:
Irvine, California Media Type: Digital/other
TRT Terms: Identifier Terms: Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Policy; Research; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor
Files: TRIS, TRB
Created Date: Jun 29 1999 12:00AM
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