Highway Safety:
Trends in Highway Fatalities 1975-1987
PEMD-90-10: Published: Mar 9, 1990. Publicly Released: Mar 9, 1990.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO studied fatal traffic accidents from 1975 through 1987 that were included in the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) Fatal Accident Reporting System, focusing on: (1) motor vehicle safety policies relating to vehicles, drivers, and highways; and (2) such highway environmental factors as narrow bridges, design deficiencies, weather, studded tires, freeway signage and geometry, and roadside hazards.
GAO found that: (1) fatal accidents increased from 1975 through 1980, decreased from 1982 through 1983, and increased again from 1984 through 1987; (2) driver fatalities accounted for over half of all motor-vehicle-related fatalities; (3) fatality rates for females increased markedly; (4) the percentage of vehicle occupants not using safety restraints who were killed in accidents continues to increase; (5) while alcohol abuse is a serious safety problem, NHTSA believes that the percentage of drunk drivers involved in fatal accidents has decreased; (6) the number of small cars involved in fatal accidents increased over 100 percent, and the number of vans and light trucks involved in fatal accidents increased over 50 percent; and (7) none of the studied environmental conditions showed patterns deviating from the overall statistical trends.
Jan 7, 2021
Aircraft Noise:
Better Information Sharing Could Improve Responses to Washington, D.C. Area Helicopter Noise ConcernsGAO-21-200: Published: Jan 7, 2021. Publicly Released: Jan 7, 2021.
Dec 18, 2020
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Automated Technologies:
DOT Should Take Steps to Ensure Its Workforce Has Skills Needed to Oversee SafetyGAO-21-197: Published: Dec 18, 2020. Publicly Released: Dec 18, 2020.
Dec 17, 2020
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Emergency Responder Safety:
States and DOT Are Implementing Actions to Reduce Roadside CrashesGAO-21-166: Published: Dec 17, 2020. Publicly Released: Dec 17, 2020.
Nov 24, 2020
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Reagan National Airport:
Information on Effects of Federal Statute Limiting Long-Distance FlightsGAO-21-176: Published: Nov 24, 2020. Publicly Released: Nov 24, 2020.
Nov 19, 2020
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Federal-Aid Highways:
States and Local Governments Reported Benefits to Federal Highway Fund Swapping, but Impacts Cannot be Definitively DeterminedGAO-21-88: Published: Oct 20, 2020. Publicly Released: Nov 19, 2020.
Nov 16, 2020
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Aviation Certification:
FAA Needs to Strengthen Its Design Review Process for Small AirplanesGAO-21-85: Published: Nov 16, 2020. Publicly Released: Nov 16, 2020.
Nov 9, 2020
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Aviation Safety:
FAA's Office of Aviation Safety Should Take Additional Actions to Ensure Its Workforce Has Needed SkillsGAO-21-94: Published: Nov 9, 2020. Publicly Released: Nov 9, 2020.
Oct 29, 2020
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Puerto Rico:
Perspectives on the Potential to Expand Air Cargo OperationsGAO-21-21: Published: Oct 29, 2020. Publicly Released: Oct 29, 2020.
Sep 30, 2020
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Supplemental Material For GAO-20-686:
Transit Asset Management: Survey of TAM Program ParticipantsGAO-20-687SP: Published: Sep 30, 2020. Publicly Released: Sep 30, 2020. -
Transit Asset Management:
FTA Should Clarify Performance Data and Develop a Plan to Guide Future Program ImprovementsGAO-20-686: Published: Sep 30, 2020. Publicly Released: Sep 30, 2020.
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