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| The Crisis |
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| National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Facts, figures, statistics; official governmental agency in charge of highway safety NTSB National Transportation Safety Board U.S. Department of Transportation Governmental agency in charge of all aspects of transportation Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Insurance company sponsored agency devoted to automotive safety; crash test data Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI) vehicle ratings, safety facts, news releases The Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) contains data on all vehicle crashes in the United States that occur on a public roadway and involve a fatality in the crash. U.S.D.O.T Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) U.S.D.O.T Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure U.S. House of Representatives Fedstats Transportation stats (easy access to the full range of statistics and information produced by more than 70 agencies for public use) |
| Non Profits |
| Public Citizen Public Citizen is the consumer's eyes and ears in Washington. Auto Safety a key issue. Ford, Firestone, SUV rollover info. Consumers Union the consumer advocacy web site of Consumers Union, nonprofit publisher of Consumer Reports magazine. This site provides informative and educational materials developed by Consumers Union's advocacy offices on a variety of consumer issues (Ford, Firestone and SUV rollover) TransAct The goal of The Surface Transportation Policy Project is to ensure that transportation policy and investments help conserve energy, protect environmental and aesthetic quality, strengthen the economy, promote social equity, and make communities more livable. We emphasize the needs of people, rather than vehicles. Center for Responsive Politics Tracks Political Donations Road Hog Info Trough SUV information and campaign for cleaner and safer alternatives Sierra Club Autos on Welfare report REMEMBER BLISS IN MEMORIAM, A Century of Suffering, 101st Anniversary of the first person killed by Automobile in North America. Jane Holtz Kay author of "Asphalt Nation" (How the Automobile Took Over America and How We Can Take it Back) Car Busters Our role is to help to unite, build and maintain the international car free movement; and to inform, motivate, publicise and empower all groups and individuals fighting against the car's dominance and destructiveness Action Without Borders The Idealist, 20,000 non-profit organizations in 150 countries. Safety Forum.com breaking news on auto/suv safety, litigation, and lawmaking, targeting the industry and the government Car Talk Drive Now, Talk Later reclaim the streets San Francisco Critical Mass Hub Critical Mass is a monthly bicycle ride to take back the streets from cars. The idea started in San Francisco in September 1992, and quickly spread to cities all over the world. This page attempts to be the most complete guide to local Critical Mass sites around the globe. National Safety Council Nonprofit, nongovernmental agency, committed to safety in general, with department of automotive safety changingtheclimate campaign designed to tell the world what we think of those mindless suburban drones that insist on getting 8 mpg while driving their kids to soccer practice. Join us as we direct our social activist energies toward the exciting new sport of Big Game SUV Hunting EcoIq blending environment and economy, transportation links |
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E-mail the President The White House E-mail the President, Vice President, First Lady, Mrs. Cheney John Kerry Presidential campaign site Ralph Nader contact Ralph, my hero, my enemy Write your Representative Quick lookup and link to your Representative through zip code U.S. Senate Contact Your Senator |
| News Sources |
| News Tickers transportation and progressive newstickers Buzzflash Report progressive news service (the un-Drudge report) NewsIndex Search over 300 current newspapers Common Dreams News Center Breaking News, Views for the Progressive Community Yahoo Daily News Highway safety top stories AP feed provided by Newsday reuters top news Alertnet global news for the international disaster relief community and the public U.S. Dailies Newspapers and Wire Services, links from Common Dreams U.S. Weeklies Alternative Newspapers and Wire Services, links from Common Dreams Newslink links to newspapers online ENS Environment News Service ZNET A community of people concerned about social change,Voluminous magazine, E-magazine and more Asphalt Strawberry, An Internet Magazine Features and links about the effects of automobiles on the world and alternatives Doonesbury Daily Dose Weather Underground Any weather, anywhere CNN online news The Daily Howler press critique grist magazine environmental news from around the globe Bush Watch updated news on the Bush administration |
| Related Subjects |
| Carfree Cities Carfree cities past, present, and future. Solutions to the problem of the urban automobile Center of Excellence for Sustainable Development: A Project of the U.S. Dept. of Energy-Transportation Greenpeace Action Center U.S.D.O.T Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) High Speed Ground Transportation Back On Track Marcia D. Lowe, In Context Magazine, Article on a rail revival NARP National Association of Railroad Passengers The High Speed Rail/ Automated Transportation Homepage Information and Technical Exchange Transportation Research Board promotes innovation and progress in transportation by stimulating and conducting research, facilitating the dissemination of information, and encouraging the implementation of research results APTA American Public Transit Association The Subway Page Links to World Subway and Other Transportation Information Resources energy The Hubbert Peak of Oil Production Named after the late Dr. M. King Hubbert, Geophysicist: data analysis and recommendations regarding the upcoming peak in the rate of global oil extraction. (SOLVE) The SAGE III Ozone Loss and Validation Experiment |
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