National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

are: Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (Legal Resources, n.d.). These laws regularly form administrative agencies, and/or develop existing authority agencies to execute these federal laws. For instance, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) provides transportation rules in the United States. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is in charge of regulating air travel, the National Transportation Safety Board…

against the bill was a vote in favor of drunken driving. They succeeded in gaining unanimous passage in both the House and Senate. According to the MADD website, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates that the law has saved nearly 900 lives a year" (para 4).…

Driving under influences of alcohol causes many tragedies and issues of people all over the world and it is an unfortunate reality we have to live our daily lives. Adolescents and young adults in college have the highest rate of driving under the influence. All drivers have the responsibility to ensure they are sober and capable of driving from one destination to the other without endangering the lives of themselves and others around them. As Hingson stated in Quinn journal "approximately 30% of…

The apprehending of speeding on neighborhood streets are probably the most endless problem facing residents and traffic official. Although residential streets have the lowest traffic volume and suffer the fewest traffic crashes, they are the single largest consumer of a traffic engineer’s time and energy. As a resident and motorist, do you have what it takes to control and fight against motorist that speeding in our neighborhood or are you one of those speeders/neighborhood that does not even…

Using Cell Phones While Driving is Reckless Behavior Cell phones have become very popular and many people depend on cell phones to do daily tasks. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and U.S. Department of Transportation reports that “Smartphone ownership is growing. In 2011, 52 percent of drivers reported owning a smartphone, and by 2014, that number had grown to 80 percent. The greatest increases in smartphone ownership are among adults age 40 and older”. Unfortunately, many people…

“Every day in America, another 27 people die as a result of drunk driving crashes,” according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. This advertisement is human reality where it hurts you the most. This ad pictures two Caucasian men. There appears to be a strong white hairy arm, punching a vulnerable older man in the face. The man getting punched in the face looks to be in his late forty’s. He has strands of grey hair in the front of his head; he also has spit flying from his mouth…

A quote I once read by Peter Zilahy states "You have to make choices even when there is nothing to choose." On the freeway headed towards downtown it happened to me again that dreaded slow driver in the far left lane or better know as the passing lane. Okay, I'll be honest, I was annoyed. I came across a road rage meme and it made laugh so hard! It was Kermit the Frog with a bolded caption that said" My face when ... I'm finally to the person who would let me over." I'm looking at it again…

the night rather than during the day. To begin, when driving at night you are more likely to experience a wreck because of drunk and drowsy driving, whether you are in the vehicle or a pedestrian getting hit. As stated by the AAA Foundation for Traffic, “More than 40 percent of fatal car accidents happen during…

help prevent alcohol-related problems among youth such as, injury and death, second-hand effects, and health issues. Science is and has contributed to the study of the effect of the MLDA laws. After states lowered the MLDA from 21 in the seventies, traffic crashes among teenagers increased greatly, so the government indirectly returned the MLDA to 21. Along with the MLDA, states created drinking policies to further reduce drinking rates concerning teenagers. In correlation with the MLDA being…

nearby hospital, but miraculously no one was killed. [Insert Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71Y6zH24MD8] The cause of the accident is still under investigation but the owner of the dump truck recently stated that he performs weekly equipment safety checks on the truck. Investigators are now looking into the likelihood of…