Road Safety Links

Road Safety Links

Links to websites that provide useful information for travelers, including government agencies and prominent road safety NGOs:

Bicycling

Children's Sites

College and University Road Research Centers

Independent Research Agencies

Insurance Groups

Motorcycling

Road Safety Associations

Road Signs and Maps

Study Abroad

Travel and Tourism Information

Additional Sites

Bicycling

Bicycle Safety Helmet Institute

www.helmets.org

Chicagoland Bicycle Federation

www.activetrans.org

Cyclists Touring Club (UK)

www.ctc.org.uk/

European Cyclists' Federation

www.ecf.com/

Helmet Sizing Chart

www.danscomp.com/products/charts/helmetchart.htm

International Bike Fund (IBF)

www.ibike.org/index.htm

National Bicycle Safety Network

www.cdc.gov/ncipc/bike/default.htm

NHTSA Helmet Tips

www.nhtsa.gov/people/injury/pedbimot/bike/easystepsweb/index.htm

Protective Headgear Manufacturers' Association

www.helmets.org/phma.htm

Children's Sites

Child Road Safety Campaign (UK)

http://talesoftheroad.direct.gov.uk

Children's Traffic Club (Scotland)

www.trafficclub.co.uk

New York Child Traffic Safety Committee

www.nysgtsc.state.ny.us/

Otto Club (for children from AAA)

www.ottoclub.org/

Watch for Cars-Traffic Safety for Kids (from Auto Insurance Quotes)

http://www.autoinsurancequotes.org/traffic-safety-for-kids/

College and University Road Research Centers

Department of Technology and Society, Lund University (Sweden)

http://www.tft.lth.se/

Helsinki University of Technology

http://www.hut.fi/Units/Civil/Transportation/

Texas Transportation Institute

http://tti.tamu.edu

University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute

http://www.umtri.umich.edu/

University of Saskatchewan Transportation Centre

http://engrwww.usask.ca/entropy/tc/index.html

Driver Training

American Driver and Traffic Safety Education Association (ADTSEA-Students)

http://www.adtsea.org

Commercial Driver Training

http://www.cdtschool.com

Drive Home Safe

http://www.drivehomesafe.com

Roehl Driver Training Center

http://www.goroehl.com

TEA Driver Training and Education

http://www.tea.state.tx.us/drive

U.S. Driver Training

http://USdrivertraining.com

Foreign Embassies

Embassy Web

www.embpage.org/

Government Agencies

American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials

www.aashto.org/main/home_page.html

California Department of Transportation

http://www.dot.ca.gov

Department for Transport: Local Government and the Regions (UK Road Safety)

http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/roadsafety

Danish Road Directorate

http://www.roaddirectorate.dk/

European Transport Safety Council

http://www.etsc.be http://www.inrets.fr/institut/presentation.html

Institut National de Recherche sur les Transports et leur Securite (France)

International Cooperation on Theories and Concepts in Traffic Safety

http://www.ictct.org

International Transportation Safety Association
(An Association of Independent Transportation Accident Investigation Boards)

http://www.itsasafety.org

Ministry of Land, Transport and Infrastructure (Japan)

http://www.mlit.go.jp/road/ITS

Montreal Ministry of Transport

http://www.mtq.gouv.qc.ca/

National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration

http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/

New Zealand Transport Accident Investigation Commission

www.taic.org.nz

SWOV (Netherlands)

http://www.swov.nl/uk

Transportation Safety Board of Canada

http://bst-tsb.gc.ca/

U.S. Department of State, Consular Information Sheets

http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis_pa_tw_1168.html

U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration

http://www.dot.gov

Health Information

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

http://www.cdc.gov

Family Practice Notebook

http://www.familypracticenotebook.com

Independent Research Agencies

Argonne National Laboratory Transportation Research Center

http://www.transportation.anl.gov/ttrdc/

Institute of Highways and Transportation

www.iht.org

Institute for Transport Sciences Ltd (KTI-Hungary)

http://www.kti.hu/index.php

Transport Research Laboratory (UK)

http://www.trl.co.uk/

Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences

www.nas.edu/trb/indexf2.html

Insurance Groups

Insurance Corporation of British Columbia

www.icbc.com/road_safety/

Insurance Institute for Highway Safety and the Highway Data Loss Institute

www.hwysafety.org/

State Farm

www.statefarm.com

Motorcycling

American Motorcyclist Association

www.ama-cycle.org/

Beginners Guide to Motorcycling

www.totalmotorcycle.com/school.htm

Motorcycle Safety Foundation

www.msf-usa.org/

Road Safety Associations

AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety

www.aaafoundation.org/home

Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety

www.saferoads.org

Alliance International de Tourisme

www.aitgva.ch

American Public Transportation Association

www.apta.com

The American Traffic Safety Services Association

www.atssa.com

American Trucking Associations

www.truckline.com

Arrive Safe

www.arrivesafe.org

Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine

www.carcrash.org

Association of Industrial Road Safety Officers (UK)

www.airso.org.uk/

Brake (UK)

www.brake.org.uk

Canadian Association of Road Safety Professionals

www.carsp.ca

Truck Safety Coalition

www.trucksafety.org

Global Road Safety Partnership

www.grsproadsafety.org

Global Transport Knowledge Partnership

www.gtkp.com

Ice Pack (U.S. - Winter Driving Conditions)

www.icepack.org/indexOLD.html

The Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM-UK)

www.iam.org.uk/

Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America)

www.itsa.org

ITS International (ITS Magazine)

www.itsinternational.com

Make Roads Safe

www.makeroadssafe.org

Operation Lifesaver (Rail/Highway Grade Crossing Safety)

www.oli.org

Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety (PACTS-UK)

www.pacts.org.uk

RoadPeace

www.roadpeace.org.uk

Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (UK)

www.rospa.co.uk

SAFETI

www.globaled.us/safeti

Safe Moves

www.safemoves.org

Transportation Health and Safety Association of Ontario (THSAO)

http://web.thsao.on.ca

Road Signs and Maps

AA Roads (US Road Signs)

http://www.aaroads.com/

Bartolomeo Mecanico: Road Signs of the World

http://www.bikeroute.com

European International Road Signs and Conventions

http://www.ideamerge.com/motoeuropa/roadsigns

Highway Route Markers

http://www.routemarkers.com

Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (US)

http://mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov

Mapquest

http://www.mapquest.com

The Road Information Project (TRIP-US)

http://www.tripnet.org/

Routes International

http://www.routesinternational.com

Signs in Ontario

http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/traveller/signs/

World Highways

http://www.worldhighways.com/

Study Abroad

Go Abroad

www.goabroad.com

NAFSA - Association for International Educators

www.NAFSA.org

Petersons.com (Study Abroad)

www.petersons.com

Study Abroad

www.studyabroad.com

Traffic Safety Topics

www.nysgtsc.state.ny.us/ts-place.htm

Travel and Tourism Information

Fodors

http://www.fodors.com

Tourism Offices Worldwide Directory

http://www.towd.com

Travelocity

http://www.travelocity.com/

World Tourism Organization

http://www.unwto.org

Yahoo Travel - Road Tips

http://www.travel.yahoo.com

Additional Sites

DOT links

www.dot.gov/citizen_services/index.html

Sara's Wish Foundation

www.saraswish.org

Transportation Research Board, global transportation links page

www.nas.edu/trb/link/govf2.html

World Bank

www.worldbank.org

World Health Organization

www.who.int/en/