National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Amelia Earhart- Where Did She Go In this essay I will be talking about theories on where Amelia Earhart disappeared. Amelia Earhart is famous because she was the first lady to fly across the Atlantic Ocean. But the sad thing is she and her flying partner Noonan disappeared while flying her "Lockhead Model 10 Electra" on July 2, 1937. She was born on July 24, 1897 in Atchison, Kansas and disappeared near the Howland Island. They never found the plane or anyone's body. But if you see her look for…

brakes test, the hand brakes and air brakes were left together, so during the test, the freight train were held by the hand brakes and air brakes, which gave the impression that the train was held only by the hand brakes, so the engineer and the rail traffic controller thought that the train was secure. Before the accident, the locomotive was reviewed by MMA’s repair shop eight months ago the accident, and MMA used a weak and not durable epoxy material that made the oil to concentrate in the…

being placed at 39th overall out of all 50 states (Landy and Smith). These types of statistics exemplify how bad Florida’s on road safety can truly be. Driving while distracted can be very dangerous and not only poses a threat to the driver’s life but other individuals that may encounter the distracted driver. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration sending and/or reading a text can take your eyes off the road for about 5 seconds. This is equivalent to driving through a…

are injured in the United States every year. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, traffic fatalities have decreased by 3% from 2012 to 2013. However, in 2013, 32,719 motor vehicle related fatalities still occurred in the United States and were reported based on population, licensed drivers, registered drivers, and vehicle miles traveled (VMT). The…

studies that show evidence of an increased alcohol dependence at younger ages. Data from the National Longitudinal Alcohol Epidemiologic Study shows that people who began drinking at eighteen years of age had a 16.6% risk of lifetime alcohol dependence whereas people who began drinking at 21 years of age had a 10.6% risk of lifetime alcohol dependence (“Policy”). Another study, this one conducted by the National Institutes of Health, found that people that start drinking before they turn fifteen…

involving distracted driving (NHTS, 2015). These statistics reveal a decline from data received in 2008, in which 515,000 injuries and 5,870 fatalities were attributed to distracted driving (NHTSA, 2009). However, with trends suggesting that road traffic injuries will rise from being the ninth to the fifth leading cause of death and the increasing prevalence of texting among drivers, distracted driving through…

Automobile accidents. No one enjoys thinking about them. Sometimes, seat belts supposedly mitigate their potentially injurious and fatal side effects. Nine out of ten passengers wear them while riding in a vehicle (IIHS). Anne Teigen of the National Conference of State Legislatures writes that in thirty-four states and Washington, D.C., which are primary-enforcement territories, a police officer can ticket the culprits, not just the driver, just for not wearing seat belts (Teigen, Occupant…

Ford did just that. Ford Motor Company bought themselves time by continuously finding more things for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to look over. By doing so they obtained eight extra years to produce over 3 million cars of the unsafe Pinto. With that being said, in that time frame more and more lawsuits were building up against the Ford Motor Company (Dowie…

the traffic light turns yellow it is impossible to predict if a driver will hit on the brakes, which can cause a rear-end collision or accelerate, which can cause a right angle crash. Motorists may not notice the signal change until they enter the “dilemma zone”, a position in which “the driver can neither stop comfortably nor proceed into and clear the intersection before the appearance of a conflicting green indication,” Federal Highway Administration National Highway Traffic Administration. …

self-driving cars will benefit society because of their safety and accessibility.…