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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Effectiveness of Child Passenger Safety Information for the Safe Transportation of Children |
DOT HS 812 121 |
Results of the 2013–2014 National Roadside Survey of Alcohol and Drug Use by DriversIn 2013–2014, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration conducted the most recent National Roadside Survey of Alcohol and Drug Use by Drivers. This voluntary and anonymous study is the second to collect data on drug use, presenting our first opportunity to examine drug use trends on a national scale. The 2013– 2014 NRS was designed to produce national estimates of alcohol and drug use by weekday daytime and weekend nighttime drivers. |
DOT HS 812 118 |
Evaluation of Washington State Target Zero Teams ProjectAs part of its "Target Zero" strategic highway safety plan that has the goal to reduce traffic fatalities in Washington to zero by the year 2030, the State of Washington established three detachments of Washington State Patrol (WSP) troopers to focus on nighttime impaired-driving offenses. |
DOT HS 812 097 |
Evaluation of the NHTSA Distracted Driving High-Visibility Enforcement Demonstration Projects in California and DelawareIt was concluded that high-visibility enforcement can be implemented over widespread, multi-jurisdictional areas and may reduce the number of people who use handheld cell phones while driving. |
DOT HS 812 108 |
Process Overview of the High-Visibility Enforcement Programs Targeting Handheld Device Users in California and DelawareThe information in this process report includes: (1) how to plan and implement a regional/statewide HVE program that targets phone use while driving; (2) distracted driving enforcement practices; and (3) lessons learned from the California and Delaware distracted driving demonstration programs. |
DOT HS 812 109 |
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 |
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 |