The federal highway administration and the national highway traffic safety administration have signed a contract with the transportation research board to conduct a strategic highway safety research study. The study will focus on all aspects of the driver, vehicle, and roadway systems that affect highway safety. The study will addressthe following: major highway safety problems, today and tomorrow; what safety initiatives exist for cost effectively reducing deaths and injuries. Research topics will focus on areas in which federal, state and local governments currently spend their limited resources. Current programs will be examined for effectiveness and then, problemareas will be identified where major capital outlays for intensive research offer the most promise for developing programs that can reduce highway accidents.
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