| Date |
Report No. |
Title |
| Date Nov. 30, 1989 |
Report No. RCED-90-56 |
Title
MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY Passive Restraints Needed to Make Light Trucks Safer Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-223736 November 30,1989 The Honorable Frank R. Lautenberg Chairman, Subcommittee on Transportation Committee on Appropriations United States Senate The Honorable William Lehman Chairman, Subcommittee on Transportation Committee on Appropriations House of Representativ... |
| Date Aug. 3, 1989 |
Report No. RCED-89-163 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office &A0
I August 1989 Report to Congressional Requesters TRUCKSAFETY
Information on Driver Training GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, Economic Development and Division B-229018 August 3,1989 The Honorable Ernest F. Hollings, Chairman The Honorable John C. Danforth, Ranking Minority Member Committee on Commer... |
| Date May 26, 1989 |
Report No. RCED-89-146FS |
Title
” ,/.r ,” .,_ 1 i., ‘A r y - ,,, P X.J |
| Date March 16, 1987 |
Report No. PEMD-87-10 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office * GAO
March 1987 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight, Committee ’ on Public Works and Transportation, House of Representatives DRINKING-AGE LA!ws
An Evaluation Synthesis of Their hpact on Highway Safety GAO/PEMD-87-10 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 Program Evaluation and Methodology Divis... |
| Date Sept. 18, 1986 |
Report No. 131020 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING 20548 WASHINGTON, D.C. OFFICE For Release on Delivery Expected at 1O:OO am September 18, 1986 STATEMENT OF ELEANOR CHELIMSKY DIRECTOR, PROGRAM EVALUATION METHODOLOGY DIVISION ON EVALUATIONS OF MINIMUM DRINKING AGE LAWS AND BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON INVESTIGATIONS AND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS AND TRANSPORTATION HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. Chairman and m... |
| Date March 23, 1983 |
Report No. RCED-83-39 |
Title
RELEASED Comptroller General
OF THE UNITED
Status Of The Department Of Transportation’s Safety Belt Program
In developing a program to encourage the use of safety belts, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation, relied on the results of past foreign and domestic safety belt use campaigns and other research. These past campaigns were unlike the Safety Admin... |
| Date April 26, 1982 |
Report No. CED-82-29 |
Title
General Accounting, Office
Small Car Safety: An Issue That Needs Further Evaluation The rising number of smaller cars and their ability to adequately protect their occupants are continuing concerns of vehicle and highway safety experts. The physics of smaller cars prevent them from offering as much passenger protection in every situation as larger cars. However, safety problems cannot adequately b... |
| Date Jan. 16, 1981 |
Report No. 114188 |
Title
UN~TECI STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFKE
WASHINCTCPI, D.C. 20548 . 73 2 ‘* CO.k4WVNlTY AH0 DEVELOPMENT ECQNQMIC DIVl510N MS . Joan Claybrook, Administrator National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Department
Dear Ms. of Transportation Claybrook: 114188 on April 17, 1979, we wrote you expressing several of our concerns about the National Eiyhway Traffic Safety One Administration's accident d... |
| Date Oct. 22, 1980 |
Report No. FPCD-81-16 |
Title
, . UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 CEDERAL PERSONNEL AND COMPENSATION DIVISION OCTOBER 22,198O B-200949 The Honorable Mario House of Representatives Dear Mr. Biaggi: Biaggi IIIIIIIIIH llill
113624 of Safety Procedures A.P. Hill and National Guard Training Facilities (FPCD-81-16) 3 In your letter of June 3, 1980, you requested that we More specifinquire into National... |
| Date Oct. 15, 1980 |
Report No. CED-81-16 |
Title
BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report ToThe Congress
CjF THEUNITEDSTATES Highway Safety Grant Program Abhieves Limited Success
Tra fit accidents kill more than 50,000 people eat year. Since 1966 the Department of Tra sportation has administered a program that has provided nearly $1.3 billion in Federal grants to State and local governments to help reduce these accidents and related losses. GA assessed t... |
| Date Oct. 15, 1980 |
Report No. CED-81-16A |
Title
II. S,UP~~Eh/lENTTOTHEREPORTBYTHE [~w=-~ Comptroller General
OF THE UNITED STATES highway Safety Grant Program hchieves Limited Success
A0 has issued concurrently with this suppleent a report with the above title. The Departent of Transportation and State highway fety representatives commented on the draft this report, and this supplement contains AO’s evaluation of and response to these 113552 ... |
| Date June 23, 1980 |
Report No. B-196022 |
Title
- 0-S |
| Date Feb. 28, 1980 |
Report No. CED-80-70 |
Title
UNITEDSTATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
D.C. 20548 liuw WASHINGTON, COMMUNITY OCVLLOPMENT AND LCONOMIC DIVI6ION B-197779 FEBRUARY 28,198O MS . Joan Claybrook 4* Administrator, National Highway UC> Traffic Safety Administration G-f Department of Transportation P Gear Xs. Claybrook: 6 omments Evaluate Protection IIIAllll II II
111660 .” on the Agency’s Plan to the Occupant Crash Standard (CED-80-... |
| Date July 27, 1979 |
Report No. CED-79-93 |
Title
BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL W9g6 OF THEUNITEDSTATES
L s Report ToThe Congress k r
. Passive Restraints For Automobile OccupantsA Closer Look
Passive restraints
be required in for front-seat
all cars after occupants
September will
1, 1983. Either an air bag or an automatic seat belt, the two prominent systems being considered, will serve this function. A solid chemical, sodium azide, will be used to g... |
| Date April 17, 1979 |
Report No. 120182 |
Title
1 I I~INITEDSTATES GENERAL ACCOUNTINGOFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 COMMUNITY AND DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC DIVYSION April 17, 1979 Ms. Joan Claybrook Administrator, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Department of Transportation Dear Ms. Claybrook: # missions of the National Hish~way is to reduce motor vehicle es. Thus, it is essential cident information be collected to 'help the Safety Adm... |
| Date Feb. 21, 1979 |
Report No. CED-79-33 |
Title
r “‘4 . BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL “4, Report To The Congress
OF THEUNITEDSTATES The Drinking-Driver ProblemWhat Can Be Done About It?
Alcohol is the single largest factor in highway deaths--about 25,000 persons die annually in drinking-driving accidents, that add up to an annual estimated economic cost of over $5 billion. GAO assessed recent actions taken to combat these problems and conclude... |
| Date July 6, 1978 |
Report No. CED-78-119 |
Title
DCCUMENT RESGME o6751 - rB19269161 Unwarranted Delays by the Cepartment of Irans.Fcrtaticn Tc Improve Liqht Truck Safety. CED-78-119; E-164L497(3). July 6, 1978. 60 pp. + 4 appendices (18 pp.). Report to the Congress; by Robert F. Eeller, Acting Comptroller General. Issue Area: Transportation Systems ano Policies: Motcr vehicle-highway Transportation System (2408). Contac + Community and Economic ... |
| Date March 1, 1978 |
Report No. 088681 |
Title
UNITED STATESGENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON, D C 20548 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND ECONOMIC DIVISION MAR 1 la78 Ms. Joan Claybrook Administrator, National Hlghway Traffic Safety Admlnlstratlon Department of Transportation Dear MS Claybrook We are examining certain aspects of Federal/State efforts to help reduce the Nation's drinking-driver problem. Our work included a review of highway safety p... |
| Date Dec. 20, 1977 |
Report No. CED-78-18 |
Title
DCCUNENT 04529 [B3554809] ESUME Effectiveness of Vehicle Safety Inspections Neither Proven Nor Unproven. CED-78-18; B-164497(3) . ecember 20, 1977. 22 pp. + 4 appendices (5 pp.). Report to the Congress; by Elmer B. Staats, Comptroller General. Issue Area: Transportation Systems and Policies: Motor Vehicle-highway Transportation System (2408). Contact: Community and Economic Development Div. Budget... |
| Date June 21, 1977 |
Report No. LCD-77-217 |
Title
DOCUMENT RESUME
02622 - (A1812839] (Costs of Repairing Government Vehicles Damaged in Rccidents]. LCD-77-217; B-158712. June 21, 1977. 7 pp. Report to Secretary, Department of Defense; by Robert G. Rothwell (for Fred J. Shafer, Director, Logistics and Communications Div.). Issue Area: Facilities and Material Management (700). Contact: Logistics and Communications Div. Budget Function: Commerce and... |
| Date April 28, 1977 |
Report No. LCD-77-213 |
Title
DOCUMENT RESUME 02326 - [A1332317] [Repairs Costs and Claim Settlement Procedures for Government Vehicles Involved in Accidents]. LCD-77-213; B-158712. April 28, 1977. 5 pp. Report to Secretary, Department of Agriculture; by Henry Eschwege, Director, Community and Economic Developmant !)17. Issue Area: Facilities and Material Management (700). Contact: Community and Economic Development Div. Budge... |
| Date April 26, 1977 |
Report No. CED-77-60 |
Title
DCCUMENI
02123 [A1172172] FESUME (Problems in the Federal Funding of School Bus Driver Training Programs]. CED-77-6C; E-164497(3). April 26, 1977. 6 p. Report to Secretary, DeDartment of Iransportaticn; by Henry Eschwege, irectcr, Ccmsanity and Economic Development iv. Issue Area: Transportation Systems and Policies: Federal Programs tc Prcmcte Transportation Safety (2404). Contact: Community arl ... |
| Date Feb. 14, 1977 |
Report No. CED-77-27 |
Title
. - . REPORT TO THE CONGRESS
ti i 3
‘/ BY THE COMJ’TROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES lIlllllIIIIlllIIIlllllllll
LM101779 Is It Achievable?
Depatment of Transportation
The national 55-mile-per-hour speed limit law was established to improve highway safety and fuel conservation. It has been somewhat successful--average speeds have dropped about 5 miles an hour, but many drivers are still spee... |
| Date Oct. 21, 1976 |
Report No. CED-76-156 |
Title
REPORT TO THE CONGRESS
BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES
LM101770 Ill!llliilllellllllllllllll~ Management Actions Needed To Improve Federal Highway Safety Programs
Federal Highway Administration Department of Transportation A 1972 GAO report said more Federal-aid construction funds should be used to improve highway safety. Although spending on highway safety had increased from $100 m... |
| Date Jan. 20, 1976 |
Report No. RED-76-67 |
Title
B-164497(3) JAN I976 The Honorable Jim Wright, Chairman Subcommittee on Investigations and Review Committee on Public Works and Transportation House of Representatives The Honorable Lloyd M. Bentsen, Subcommittee on Transportation I’ _ _ Committee on Public Works United States Senate Chairman Enclosed is a summary of information developed to date on our current review of the highway safety impro... |
| Date Jan. 21, 1975 |
Report No. RED-75-319 |
Title
CQivlPTROLLER GENERAL
WASWIMGTOM, OF
D.C. THE
20548 UNITED STATES B-164497(2) To the President of the Senate and the ‘-*,e*Speaker of the House of Representatives This is our report entitled “Vessel Traffic Systems-What Is Needed to Prevent and Reduce Vessel Accidents?”
We made our review pursuant to the Budget and Accounting Act, 1921 (31 U. S. C. 53), and the Accounting and Auditing Act o... |
| Date Aug. 9, 1974 |
Report No. 093125 |
Title
X:~.,~: ~.UNITED ,,
- ' ~"c~_ 'y . STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION AUG
Mr. Norbert T. Tiemann Administrator, Federal Highway Administration Department of Transportation Dear Mr. Tiemann: . 9 1974 During a survey of the status of the Interstate Highway System in California, we examined into the extent to which the State was modifyi... |
| Date June 21, 1972 |
Report No. 094500 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTING OFFlCE WASHINGTON DeC . 2054R d FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTEDAT 10 A.Y. E!?T WEDNESDAY,JF'INE 21, 1972 STATEMENTOF ELMER B, STAATS, COMPTROLLER GENERALOF THE UNITED STATES BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON INVESTHGATIONS AND OVERSIGHT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS-ti LiPI HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON PROBLEMSIN IMPLEMENTING THE HIGHWAY SAFETY IMPROVEMENTPROGRAM ADMINI... |
