In 2003, 42,643 people were killed and more than 2.8 million people were injured in motor vehicle crashes. Efforts to reduce fatalities on the nations roadways include the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration's (NHTSA) New Car Assessment Program. Under this program, NHTSA conducts vehicle crash and rollover tests to encourage manufacturers to make safety improvements to new vehicles and provide the public with information on the relative safety of vehicles. GAO examined (1) how NHTSA's New Car Assessment Program crash tests vehicles, rates their safety, and reports the results to the public; (2) how NHTSA's program compares to other programs that crash test vehicles and report results to the public; and (3) the impact of the program and opportunities to enhance its effectiveness.
Vehicle Safety: Opportunities Exist to Enhance NHTSA's New Car Assessment Program
2005
128 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Transportation Safety , Road Transportation , Vehicle safety , Impact tests , Crash tests , Side impact tests , Angle impact tests , Head on impact tests , Rollover tests , Vehicle performance , Accident research , Crashworthiness , Transportation safety , Reporting , Information dissemination , Program evaluation , Recommendations , New Car Assessment Program , NHTSA(National Highway Transportation Safety Administration) , GAO reports
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