Improving U.S. highway safety : have we taken the right road?

Policy makers too often have chosen to ignore the efficacy of science-based highway safety countermeasures in favor of education-based efforts, which rarely change user behavior, according to the author of this article who is a leader in highway safety research. The author concludes that progress on road user issues, such as belt use, motorcycle helmet use, alcohol-impaired driving, and speed, will depend on political action at the state level.