| Description |
1 online resource (iii, 57 p.) : ill. |
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Title from PDF t.p. (GAO, viewed Feb. 23, 2009). |
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"November 2008." |
| Summary |
About 43,000 people died and another 290,000 were seriously injured on the nation's roads in 2006. To reduce these numbers, the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) nearly doubled funding for the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP). SAFETEA-LU added requirements for states to develop strategic highway safety plans that include four key elements and to publicly report on at least the top 5 percent of hazardous locations on all of their public roads. The act also set aside funds for a legacy rail-highway crossing program and a new high-risk rural road program. As requested, GAO examined (1) states' implementation of HSIP following SAFETEA-LU, (2) HSIP results to date, and (3) FHWA's guidance and assistance to states. GAO analyzed plans from 25 states, including 19 randomly selected states and 6 states that GAO visited. GAO also interviewed FHWA and state safety officials. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Note |
"GAO-09-35." |
| Subject |
Traffic safety -- Government policy -- United States.
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Traffic safety -- United States -- States.
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Roads -- Safety measures -- Government policy -- United States.
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Highway safety.
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States.
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| Added Author |
United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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| Added Title |
Further efforts needed to address data limitations and better align funding with states' top safety priorities |
| Gpo Item No. |
0546-D (online) |
| Sudoc No. |
GA 1.13:GAO-09-35 |
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