http://www.ntsb.gov/doclib/reports/2013/SR1301.pdf
Offers recommendations for alleviating the problem of substance-impaired driving, including reducing the blood alcohol concentration level for all drivers, conducting high-visibility enforcement of impaired driving laws, and incorporating passive alcohol sensing technology into enforcement efforts. From the National Transportation Safety Board
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6215a1.htm?s_cid=mm6215a1_x
Analyzes pedestrians killed by motor vehicles to determine characteristics of accidents and victims and to improve safety. From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R43026.pdf
Discusses the dangers of driving and federal efforts to improve traffic safety. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists
http://www.who.int/violence_injury_prevention/road_safety_status/2013/report/en/index.html
Information and statistics on road safety from 182 countries Reports there were 1.24 million traffic deaths per year. From the World Health Organization
http://www.ghsa.org/html/publications/pdf/spotlights/spotlight_teens12.pdf
Reports that the trends in teenage driver deaths (16 and 17 year olds) were up in the first 6 months of the year compared to 2011. Provides state-level details. From the Governors Highway Safety Association
http://www.ntsb.gov/news/events/2012/wrong_way_driving/Abstract_Wrong_Way_SIR.pdf
Lists conclusions and recommendations from a study (to be released soon) of accidents caused by drivers traveling the wrong way on high-speed divided highways. Finds driver impairment, primarily from alcohol, as a major cause of such accidents. From the National Transportation Safety Board
http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/Pubs/811701.pdf
32,367 people were killed in U.S. motor vehicle traffic accidents in 2011, the lowest number since 1949. Also provides fatality rate and injury rate trends over the years and such characteristics as crash type, crash location, use of seat belts, and involvement of alcohol. From the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/Pubs/811625.pdf
4,280 pedestrians were killed and some 70,000 injured in traffic accidents in the U.S. in 2010, an increase of 4% from 2009, but a decrease of 13% from 2001. Also provides characteristics of accidents and victims, alcohol involvement, and state level data. From the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration