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what other groups and citizens are doing and saying about the auto and highway safety 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 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 |
Non Profits |
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 |
News Sources |
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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