Traffic Safety Facts - Research Note: A Comparative Analysis of State Traffic Safety Countermeasures and Implications for Progress \u201cToward Zero Deaths\u201d in the United States

NHTSA - Behavioral Safety Researchhttps://doi.org/10.21949/15259292017PDFBriefSung, JonathanMizenko, KristaColeman, HeidiUnited States. National Highway Traffic Safety AdministrationUnited States. National Highway Traffic Safety AdministrationUnited StatesCountermeasuresFatalitiesImplementationStatesStatistical analysisTraffic law enforcementTraffic safetyComplete streetsToward Zero DeathsDOT HS 812 392This document revises and replaces the Research Note published in April 2017. Implementation criteria determining which States had specific traffic safety countermeasures in place were updated to reflect legislation as of December 2015States use a variety of countermeasures to reduce traffic crashes, injuries, and fatalities within their jurisdictions. These countermeasures focus primarily on engineering, law enforcement, and public education (NHTSA, 2006). NHTSA's bi-annual publication, Countermeasures That Work: A Highway Safety Countermeasure Guide for State Highway Safety Offices (henceforth referred to as Countermeasures That Work or CMTW), documents existing behavioral traffic safety countermeasures and rates countermeasures for demonstrated effectiveness. However, the most effective countermeasures are not adopted or implemented consistently across States. The objective for this study was to identify proven countermeasures that, if adopted, would help States achieve progress \u201cToward Zero Deaths.\u201d129