Research & Evaluation
Behavioral Research
Behaviors and Attitudes
NHTSA studies behaviors and attitudes in highway safety, focusing on drivers, passengers, pedestrians, and motorcyclists. We identify and measure behaviors involved in crashes or associated with injuries, and develop and refine countermeasures to deter unsafe behaviors and promote safe alternatives.
Our recently published reports and research notes are listed chronologically below. To the right are additional resources including Traffic Techs.
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Understanding the Limitations of Drug Test Information, Reporting, and Testing Practices in Fatal Crashes |
DOT HS 812 072 |
Evaluation of a High-Visibility Enforcement Seat Belt Program on the Blue Ridge ParkwayThe National Park Service implemented a high-visibility seat belt enforcement program on the Blue Ridge Parkway (BRP), involving low-cost media and strong enforcement partnerships, activity associated with significant increases in observed seat belt use on the BRP. |
DOT HS 812 085 |
BAC and Crash Responsibility of Injured Older Drivers: An Analysis of Trauma Center DataThis study examined the distribution of blood alcohol concentrations (BACs) in injured drivers 65 and older and the relationship of older-driver BAC to driving record and crash responsibility. |
DOT HS 812 062 |
Investigation of the Use and Feasibility of Speed Warning SystemsThis report summarizes a feasibility evaluation of a speed monitoring system that provided speed warning feedback to drivers enrolled in a voluntary program, with particular emphasis on at-risk drivers, especially chronic speeders. |
DOT HS 811 996 |
Speed Management Program PlanThe goal of this Speed Management Program Plan is to improve public health and safety by reducing speeding-related fatalities and injuries. |
DOT HS 812 028 |
Ignition Interlock: An Investigation Into Rural Arizona Judges' PerceptionsThis study sought to answer several questions regarding 2007 Arizona legislation requiring ignition interlock for all offenders convicted of Driving-Under-the-Influence (DUI), including first time DUI offenders. At the time the law was passed, Arizona was only one of two States [New Mexico being the other] to require ignition interlock for first time offenders. |
DOT HS 812 025 |
Young Drivers Report the Highest Level of Phone Involvement in Crash or Near-Crash Incidences |
DOT HS 811 611 |
Four High-Visibility Enforcement Demonstration Waves in Connecticut and New York Reduce Hand-Held Phone Use |
DOT HS 811 845 |
High Visibility Enforcement Demonstration Programs in Connecticut and New York Reduce Hand-Held Phone Use |
DOT HS 811 376 |
Evaluation of NHTSA Distracted Driving Demonstration Projects in Connecticut and New YorkThe communities of Hartford, Connecticut, and Syracuse, New York, implemented year-long campaigns to test whether NHTSA's high-visibility enforcement (HVE) model could be applied to reduce two specific forms of distracted driving – driving while talking on a hand-held cell phone or texting. |
DOT HS 811 635 |