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
- Driver Training
- Foreign Embassies
- Government Agencies
- Health Information
- 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
- Chicagoland Bicycle Federation
- Cyclists Touring Club (UK)
- European Cyclists’ Federation
- Helmet Sizing Chart
- International Bike Fund (IBF)
- National Bicycle Safety Network
- NHTSA Helmet Tips
- Protective Headgear Manufacturers’ Association
Children’s Sites
- Child Road Safety Campaign (UK)
- Children’s Traffic Club (Scotland)
- New York Child Traffic Safety Committee
- Otto Club (for children from AAA)
- Watch for Cars-Traffic Safety for Kids (from Auto Insurance Quotes)
College and University Road Research Centers
- Department of Technology and Society, Lund University (Sweden)
- Helsinki University of Technology
- Texas Transportation Institute
- University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute
- University of Saskatchewan Transportation Centre
Driver Training
- American Driver and Traffic Safety Education Association (ADTSEA-Students)
- Commercial Driver Training
- Drive Home Safe
- Roehl Driver Training Center
- TEA Driver Training and Education
- U.S. Driver Training
Foreign Embassies
Government Agencies
- American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials
- California Department of Transportation
- Department for Transport: Local Government and the Regions (UK Road Safety)
- Danish Road Directorate
- European Transport Safety Council
- Institut National de Recherche sur les Transports et leur Securite (France)
- International Cooperation on Theories and Concepts in Traffic Safety
- International Transportation Safety Association(An Association of Independent Transportation Accident Investigation Boards)
- Ministry of Land, Transport and Infrastructure (Japan)
- Montreal Ministry of Transport
- National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration
- New Zealand Transport Accident Investigation Commission
- SWOV (Netherlands)
- Transportation Safety Board of Canada
- U.S. Department of State, Consular Information Sheets
- U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration
Health Information
Independent Research Agencies
- Argonne National Laboratory Transportation Research Center
- Institute of Highways and Transportation
- Institute for Transport Sciences Ltd (KTI-Hungary)
- Transport Research Laboratory (UK)
- Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences
Insurance Groups
- Insurance Corporation of British Columbia
- Insurance Institute for Highway Safety and the Highway Data Loss Institute
- State Farm
- Canadian Driving Resources
Motorcycling
American Motorcyclist Association
Beginners Guide to Motorcycling
Road Safety Associations
- AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety
- Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety
- Alliance International de Tourisme
- American Public Transportation Association
- The American Traffic Safety Services Association
- American Trucking Associations
- Arrive Safe
- Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine
- Association of Industrial Road Safety Officers (UK)
- Brake (UK)
- Canadian Association of Road Safety Professionals
- Truck Safety Coalition
- Global Road Safety Partnership
- Global Transport Knowledge Partnership
- Ice Pack (U.S. – Winter Driving Conditions)
- The Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM-UK)
- Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America)
- ITS International (ITS Magazine)
- Make Roads Safe
- Operation Lifesaver (Rail/Highway Grade Crossing Safety)
- Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety (PACTS-UK)
- RoadPeace
- Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (UK)
- SAFETI
- Safe Moves
- Transportation Health and Safety Association of Ontario (THSAO)
Road Signs and Maps
- AA Roads (US Road Signs)
- Bartolomeo Mecanico: Road Signs of the World
- European International Road Signs and Conventions
- Highway Route Markers
- Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (US)
- Mapquest
- The Road Information Project (TRIP-US)
- Routes International
- Signs in Ontario
- World Highways
Study Abroad
- Go Abroad
- NAFSA – Association for International Educators
- Petersons.com (Study Abroad)
- Study Abroad
- Traffic Safety Topics
Travel and Tourism Information
- Fodors
- Tourism Offices Worldwide Directory
- Travelocity
- World Tourism Organization
- Yahoo Travel – Road Tips