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Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations, U. S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration, Washington, DC, 1992. 

Title 49—Transportation (An essential title for chemical industry needs, this contains regulations issued by the Federal Railroad Administration, the Federal Highway Administration, the Coast Guard, the National Transportation Safety Board and the Interstate Commerce Commission. DOT s Hazard-... 

The Hazardous Materials Transportation Act of 1975 (HMTA) and the 1990 Hazardous Materials Uniform Safety Act were promulgated to protect the public from risks associated with the movement of potentially dangerous materials on roads, in the air, and on waterways. They do not pertain to the movement of materials within a facility. Anyone who transports or causes to be transported a hazardous material is subject to these regulations, as is anyone associated with the production or modification of containers for hazardous materials. Enforcement of the HMTA is delegated to the Federal Highway Administration, Federal Railway Administration, Federal Aviation Administration, and Research and Special Programs Administration (for enforcement of packaging rules). 

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There are many safety features built into motor vehicles today. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration sets safety standards for motor vehicles. They change over time. Table 14-1 is a summary of the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS). The Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) also publishes numerous standards for vehicles, including many safety standards. Vehicles include off-road vehicles and even golf carts. Other Department of Transportation agencies also establish vehicle safety standards. The Urban Mass Transportation Administration has safety standards for buses and rail vehicles and the Federal Highway Administration has safety standards for trucks. Industry associations, such as the Truck Trailer Manufacturer s Association, have also produced safety standards. 

How to Develop a Pedestrian Safety Action Plan http //safety.fhwa.dot.gov/ped bike/ ped focus/docs/fhwasa0512.pdf (accessed September 3, 2010). U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration. Serves as a reference for pedestrian safety design through safety treatments such as street redesign and countermeasures. 

Janoff, M.S., David, P.S. and Rosenbaum, M.J. 1982. Adverse environmental operations. Chapter 11 of synthesis of safety research related to traffic control and roadway elements. Report FHWA-TS-82-232. Washington DC, US Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration. 

Keith, K., M. Trentacoste, L. Depue, T. Granda, E. Huckaby, B. Ibarguen, B. Kantowitz, W. Lum and T. Wilson (2005). Roadway human factors and behavioral safety in Europe. Federal Highway Administration Report FHWA-PL-05-005. U.S. Department of Transportation, Washington DC. 

Campbell, B. J., C. V. Zegeer, H. H. Huang and M. J. Cynecki (2004). A Review of Pedestrian Safety Research in the United States and Abroad. Federal Highway Administration. Report FHWA-RD-03-042. U.S. Department of Transportation, Washington DC (as cited by Klundt et aL, 2006). 

DOT. 1986. Development of a large truck safety data needs study plan. Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, Washington, D.C. ISO. 1987. Insurance data A close look. Insurance Series. Insurance Services Office, Jersey City, N.J. 

The FHWA acknowledges the interrelated system of vehicle, hiunan and roadway environment in their general discussion of traffic safety. See U. S. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and Federal Highway Administration. Midway Safety 84. A Report on Activities Under the Highway Safety Act of 1966.1986, page 68. The fact that two administrations vduch deal with traffic safety are located in the same Department and use incompatible approaches is an example of nonmarket failure. 

A task force should be appointed with representatives from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Office of Management and Budget, Council of Economic Advisors and chaired by a representative from the Office of the Secretary of Transportation. The purpose of the task force would be to provide leadership in the development and use of a common general fi amework for all traffic safety policy, a common set of guidelines for exemplary regulatory impact and analysis, and a common bottom-line evaluation model. After one year the task force would report its recommendations to the Secretary of Transportation. 

The only internationally used standard concerns the flammability testing of interior materials of motorcars. The US National Highway Transport Safety Administration was the first in regulating this test method when it published its Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS No. 302) in 1972, which was accepted by the International Standard Organization as ISO 3795-1976 (E). 

Transportation Safety. The National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 created the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and authorized it to promulgate and enforce motor vehicle safety standards and to order recalls of unsafe motor vehicles. Two earlier enacted transportation safety statutes empowered the Federal Aviation Administration to regulate airline safety and the Federal Railroad Administration to regulate railroad safety. 

Code of Federal Regulations, Title 49, Transportation, Chapter V, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation, Part 571, Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards, 571.301 Standard No. 301 Fuel system integrity. 

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