Acronyms and Abbreviations

AAAFTS

AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety

AAHPERD

American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance

AAMVA

American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators

ADAS

advanced driver assistance systems

ALR

administrative license revocation

ALS

administrative license suspension

APIS

Alcohol Policy Information System

ARF

(FARS) Annual Report File

BAC

blood alcohol concentration, measured in grams per deciliter (g/dL)

BrAC

breath alcohol concentration, measured as grams per 210 liters of breath

CDC

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

ChORUS

Clearinghouse for Older Road User Safety

CPS

child passenger safety

DADSS

Driver Alcohol Detection System for Safety

DRE

drug recognition expert

FARS

Fatality Analysis Reporting System

FMCSA

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

GHSO

Governors Highway Safety Association

GDL

graduated driver licensing (laws)

IADLEST

International Association of Directors of Law Enforcement Standards and Training

IIHS

Insurance Institute for Highway Safety

MADD

Mothers Against Drunk Driving

MLDA

minimum legal drinking age (laws), also called MDLA-21

NASEM

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

NCUTLO

National Committee on Uniform Traffic Laws and Ordinances

NCSL

National Conference of State Legislatures

NCHRP

National Cooperative Highway Research Program

NHTS

National Household Travel Survey

NIAAA

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

NOPUS

National Occupant Protection Use Survey

NSUBS

National Survey of the Use of Booster Seats

NTSB

National Transportation Safety Board

PBIC

Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center

SFST

standardized field sobriety test

SRTS

Safe Routes to School

SSC

speed safety camera

TIRF

Traffic Injury Research Foundation

TRB

Transportation Research Board

VMT

vehicle miles traveled, usually expressed in millions