NHTSA, National Highway Traffic Safety

NHTSA National Highway Traffic Safety Administration... 

NHTSA - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration - www.nhtsa.dot.gov... 

NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration). 2(X)1. Traffic Safety Facts 2000 A Compilation of Motor Vehicle Crash Data from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System and the General Estimates System. DOT HS 809 337. Washington, D.C. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. 

While a new tire may have excellent resistance to crack initiation and propagation between the steel belts, an aged tire of the exact same construction can exhibit dramatically reduced crack growth resistance, which in some cases may contribute to tire failure. To further underscore the point, the United States National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) determined that tire aging was a main contributor to the Firestone Wilderness AT tire recall [1]. Figure 34.1 shows the failure rate of Wilderness AT tires as a function of tire age (determined from date of tire manufacture). 

These three tests, under the sponsorship of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), were further developed under experimental conditions and under field conditions. It was found that if one failed the one-leg-stand test, the officer... 

Dinges DF, Mallis MM, Maislin G, Powell JW. Evaluation of techniques for ocular measurement as an index of fatigue and the basis for alertness management. Final report for the U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. NHTSA Report No. HS 808 762. 1998. 

The results of sleep deprivation have been linked to motor vehicle accidents, major industrial accidents such as the Exxon Valdez, and Three Mile Island, and the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster (2). The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in 1999 estimated that 56,000 police-reported crashes and 4% of all traffic crash fatalities (1550 cases) involved drowsiness and fatigue as principal causes (3). Sleepiness was a probable cause in about one third of all fatal-to-driver motor vehicle accidents involving commercial truck drivers (4). 

Alcohol screening device (ASD) A breath or saliva device (other than an evidential breath testing device (EBT)) that is approved by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and placed on a conforming products list for such devices. 

Leaf, W.A., and Preusser, D.F, (1999). Literature Review on Vehicle Travel Speeds and Pedestrian Injuries. US National Highway, Traffic Safety Administration, http //www.nhtsa.gov/people/injury/research/pub/hs809012.html (last visited March 15, 2005). 

A generic term that mainly encompasses vehicle safety features, driver and pedestrian education and behavior, motor vehicle laws, and factors related to the design of roads and highways (Figure T.l). See also Bicycle Safety Motor Vehicle Safety Motorcycle Safety National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). 

T. J. Ohlemiller and J. R. Shields, Technical Report NISUR 6143, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, August 1998, US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Docket Number NHTSA-1998-3588-26, December 02, 1998. 

A. Tewarson, I. A. Abu-Isa, D. R. Cummings, and D. E. LaDue, Fire Safety Science, Sixth International Symposium, 2000, pp. 991-1002. U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Docket Number NHTSA-1998-3588-71, December 13, 1999. 

National Highways Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reported an interesting study (NHTSA, 2012) on material substitution from steel to polymer composite in the 2007 Chevrolet Silverado FE model. The substitution resulted in a 19% decrease in vehicle weight (from 2307 to 1874kg) with no effect on safety in front crash tests. However, replacing metal components with composite or plastic is not a trivial process it requires the redesign of the vehicle and therefore demands upfront capital investment as well as design time. 

National Highways Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Investigation of opportunities for lightweight vehicles using advanced plastics and composites. 2012. Report Nr DOT HS 811 692WTH Consulting LLC, Apex. 

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). (2012). Traffic safety facts 2010— a compilation of motor vehicle crash data from the fatality analysis reporting system and the general estimates system. Report DOT HS 811 659, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, National Center for Statistics and Analysis, U.S. Department of Transportation. 

Bhncoe, L., Seay, A., Zaloshnja, E., Miller, T, Romano, E., Luchter, S., et al. (2000). The economic impact of motor vechile crashes, 2000. NHTSA Technical report DOT HS 809 446. Plans and Policy, National Highway Traffic safety Administration, May 2002. 

Every manufacturer of motor vehicles or items of equipment for motor vehicles must report defects related to motor vehicle safety and noncompliance with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (see Chapter 14). After the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) receives notice of such safety problems, the manufacturer must implement a program to remedy the defects and report progress quarterly in the implementation of that program. 

There are many examples. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) works with auto manufacturers to establish vehicle recalls for safety issues. A huge recall involving many manufacturers and vehicle brands and models dealt with an air bag issue. The model of the device that automatically inflates an air bag sometimes created shrapnel that could injure or kill a driver or passenger. Individuals could look up their vehicle by vehicle identification number (VIN) to determine if the list includes their vehicles in the recall. NHTSA offered the database on its web site. 

Mining Accident and Injury Information http //www.msha.gov/STATINFO.HTML National Agriculture Safety Database http //www.cdc.gov/niosh/nasd/nasdhome.html National Highway Traffic Safety Administration http //www.nhtsa.dot.gov/... 

---