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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
Advocates
for Highway and Auto Safety
Advocates for Highway and Auto
Safety is an alliance of consumer, health, and safety groups, and insurance
companies and agents working together to make America's roads safer.
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
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National
Safety Council
Nonprofit, nongovernmental agency,
committed to safety in general, with department of automotive safety
Citizens
Against Speeding and Aggressive Driving
Grassroots, nonpartison, nonprofit
organization dedicated to safer roads for all.
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)
"Asphalt
Nation"
by Jane Holtz Kay-a web book review,
from The Preservation Institute, dedicated to developing a new politics
that recognizes the limits of technology.
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
The
SUV Anti Fan Club
SUV Safety Issues
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.
Critical
Mass
Critical Mass Times
critical
mass.org
The ".org" domain notwithstanding,
Critical Mass is not an organization, it's an unorganized coincidence.
Accordingly, this isn't the official Critical Mass web page, because there
is no official CM web page.
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The
White House
E-mail addresses for the President,Vice
President,First Lady and Mrs. Gore
Ralph
Nader
Presidential campaign site
Write
your Representative
Quick lookup and link to your Representative
through zip code
U.S.
Senate
Contact Your Senator
The
Electronic Activist
An e-mail address directory of
congresspeople, state governments, and media entities.
Roll
Call
Tips on communicating with congresspersons
The
Public Safety Search Engine
Locate and contact your local Law
Enforcement Agency and inform them of your concerns
Tripod
sign up
Start your own website, free and
easy
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NewsIndex
Search over 300 current newspapers
Common
Dreams News Center
Breaking News, Views for the Progressive
Community
Common
Dreams
U.S. Daily Newspapers and wire
services
Common
Dreams
U.S. Alternative Weeklys
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
The
Wire
associated press
The Washington Post
online
Doonesbury
electronic town hall
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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
The
Center for Livable Communities
helps local governments and community
leaders be proactive in their land use and transportation planning, and
adopt programs and policies that lead to more livable and resource efficient
land use patterns
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
Harvard
Science Review:
Maglev Trains, An Attractive (and
Repulsive) Option for Future Travel by Wm. Kitchens
High
Speed Rail
Corridor to the Future
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
Hubbert Peak of Oil Production
Named after the late Dr. M. King
Hubbert, Geophysicist, this website provides data, analysis and recommendations
regarding the upcoming peak in the rate of global oil extraction.
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