highway safety
Preventing traffic deaths
Highway safety encompasses the practices, regulations, and infrastructure designed to prevent accidents and deaths on roads.
It includes speed limits, guardrails, seat belt laws, drunk driving enforcement, and vehicle safety standards.
Government agencies track highway safety statistics and launch public awareness campaigns: The new interchange was redesigned with highway safety in mind.
- guardrailsProtective edge barriers
- jersey barriersModular road separation walls
- road markingsPainted guides on pavement
- rumble stripsGrooved pavement warning zones
- pedestrian crossingsDesignated road-crossing zones
airbags · seat belt laws · overpasses · work zone · mile marker · seat belts · buckle up · designated driver · trauma centers · fatality · speed limits · traffic signals · speed bumps · electronic stability control · crash barriers · anti-lock brakes · ambulances · lighting systems
- Transportation SafetyNTSB, TSB, accident investigation
- safetyhazard, airbag, alert, danger, seatbelt
- traffic lawstraffic laws, speed limit, speed limits, traffic law, traffic rules
- Crash InvestigationsNTSB, crash investigation, crash site, crash scene, black box
- transport policycongestion pricing, fuel taxes, infrastructure funding, road tolls, toll roads
- trucking ruleshours of service, logbooks, weight limits, weigh stations, CDL
highway safetyroad hazards
Dangers on pavement
traffic accidents · traffic collisions · traffic fatalities · road deaths
highway safetyreckless driving
Unsafe vehicle operation
dangerous driving · drunk driving · distracted driving · impaired driving · speeding