Canadian
Council of Motor Transport Administrators
This links you to the North American (US and
Canada) Load Restraining standards. Excellent training material included.
The
European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous
Goods
A direct link to the ADR pages: EUROPEAN
AGREEMENT CONCERNING THE INTERNATIONAL CARRIAGE OF DANGEROUS GOODS BY ROAD
(ADR). Lots of information on transport of dangerous goods.
Child
Car Seats
Advise on purchasing, fitting and using child
car restraints
Car
Accidents
Car Accidents.com features information about car accidents in US
The
Sleep Foundation
When you are behind the wheel of a car, being
sleepy is dangerous. Sleepiness slows reaction time, decreases awareness,
and impairs judgment, just like drugs or alcohol. And, just like drugs and
alcohol, sleepiness can contribute to a collision. Pennsylvania Turnpike
and New York Thruway studies estimate that about 50 percent of their fatal
crashes are caused by drowsy drivers. Most people know how dangerous
drinking and driving is –– driving drowsy can be just as fatal as
driving drunk. Visit the site for more details...
The
Institute of Advanced Motorists, UK
Do you think you are a good driver or
motorcycle rider?
Did you once, or do you still, enjoy driving?/riding
Would you like to improve your driving/riding skill?
Do you think that the general standard of driving/riding should be
improved?
Do you have an interest in Road Safety?
Transport
Canada
Road Safety Vision 2001 is a national effort aimed at making Canada’s
roads the safest in the world. The initiative comprises a broad range of
initiatives that focus on road users, road networks and vehicles.
Department
of Transport, South Africa
The vision for South African transport is of a system that will: "provide safe, reliable, effective, efficient, and fully
integrated transport operations and infrastructure which will best meet
the needs of all road users.
Transport
Research Laboratory UK (TRL)
TRL is an internationally recognised centre of excellence providing
world-class research, advice and solutions for all issues relating to land
transport. They generate sustainable solutions and create new
opportunities across a wide range of transport-related issues for clients
throughout the world.
Driving
On-line, UK
Why talk to yourself ? It can improve
your perception of what is happening on the road. Read more about this
interesting theory!!
The
Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions (DTLR)
The homepage of the department's roads, vehicles and road
safety division. Contains links to information on the roads programme, road
traffic appraisal, transport of dangerous goods, best value road condition
surveys, road haulage and related documents, road vehicle regulations,
cleaner vehicles, vehicle standards, vehicle imports and related documents,
Road Safety Strategy, child road safety campaign, drink/drive campaign,
Highway Code, in-car safety, road traffic penalties and related documents,
aspects of road works and street works etc.
Insurance
Institute for Highway Safety, Highway Loss Data Institute
For over 30 years the Insurance Institute
for Highway Safety has been a leader in finding out what works and doesn't
work to prevent motor vehicle crashes in the first place and reduce injuries
in the crashes that still occur. The Institute's research focuses on
countermeasures aimed at all three factors in motor vehicle crashes (human,
vehicular, and environmental) and on interventions that can occur before,
during, and after crashes to reduce losses.
NHTSA's
Kids Page, US
Hi! Welcome to NHTSA's Kid's Page! We're Vince and Larry, NHTSA's crash
test dummies, and we'll be your tour guides. Come along as we have fun
visiting all of the hot spots around town. With a
safety quiz.
Office
of Road Safety, Australia
The Road Safety Council's program targets the four key areas of driver
behaviour - speed, alcohol, use of restraints, and driver fatigue. The
program also targets four key driver groups - youth, seniors, rural
communities and people who drive at work
NHTSA
Home Page, US
The home page of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration of the
US Department of Transportation. An enormous amount of information on Road
Safety.
SWOV
- Dutch Road Safety Site
Up till now there hasn't been much
attention paid to the modeling of traffic behavior in relation with the
traffic surroundings (shape and infrastructure) nor in relation to behavior
and the interaction with other road users.
Royal
Oman Police
The home site of the Royal Oman Police. Lots of information both
in English and Arabic
National Safety Council, US
The site contains a lot of both
general and road safety information. PDO's Defensive Driving Program is
based on the NSC model. See also their International subsidiary:
the International
Safety Council
