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17357
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The Motor Vehicle Bureau of the State started recording automobile related fatalities in 1927. Between the years 1927 and 1934, 5,417 deaths were reported and these statistics prompted a new Driver's License Law which incorporates age limits for licenses and establish provision to prohibit intoxication while driving.
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Popular Government (NoCar JK 4101 P6), Vol. 2 Issue 5, Feb 1935, p12-13, por
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15527
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With highway fatalities increasing in the state, Dick proposes four items that he feels should be included in any legislation about road safety: Licensing all drivers; automobile liability insurance; speed; and proper patrolling of the highways.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 2 Issue 40, Mar 1935, p3
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14256
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Charlotte traffic officer Ernest E. Pressley and his trained pets - four dogs and a pigeon - have become one of the nation's most popular traffic safety lessons.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 15 Issue 3, June 1947, p3, 18, f
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5489
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What bearing does car cell phone conversation have on traffic safety? Some states feel a great deal. In 2001, 43 states considered bills to ban or regulate phone use while driving. A study by the Highway Safety Research Center at UNC-CH found \"cell phone conversation to be the eighth most likely cause of accidents blamed on driver distraction.\" The North Carolina General Assembly has established a committee \"to examine proposals to require the use of speakerphones and headsets and report to the 2003 General Assembly.\"
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14888
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Deregulation of the trucking industry is a boon to shippers. It has doubled the number of for-hire carriers engaged in interstate trucking from 16,000 to 32,000, and it has allowed shippers to cut over $25 billion over the past four years from annual freight costs. However, critics say the downside of deregulation is highway safety for both the truck drivers and the general public.
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Business North Carolina (NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 6 Issue 3, Mar 1986, p20-21, 23-24, 26, il Periodical Website
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11201
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Elbert Peters is coordinator of the Governor's Highway Safety Program. The program was formed as a result of the Highway Safety Act of 1966, and receives $4 million in annual funding - $2 million each from the federal and North Carolina Departments of Transportation. The article includes information on what is being done to promote highway safety.
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We the People of North Carolina (NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 31 Issue 7, July 1973, p50-51, il, por
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13243
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Judge E. Earle Rives of Greensboro Municipal-County Court has made changes concerning traffic problems. Any person convicted of speeding would have his license taken away for ten days. Rives also created drivers training courses in Greensboro High School, Wednesday traffic courts, and traffic schools for violators. He brought the first radar device for speed-checking in North Carolina to the Greensboro police force as well.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 21 Issue 3, June 1953, p3-4
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17381
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North Carolina officials studied the results of highway lighting in New Jersey, New York, and California to determine if installation long state highways would reduce automobile fatalities. Statistical evidence for prevention of deaths, cost of installation and maintenance, and analysis on which state roads were in greatest need were examined to implement the most effective plan.
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Popular Government (NoCar JK 4101 P6), Vol. 3 Issue 4, Jan 1936, p3, 20, il
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17518
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Mr. Hickson of the National Bureau of Standards discussed different types of paint suitable for highway safety. Increased traffic and widespread use of cars demanded testing and extensive use of new techniques to promote traffic safety.
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Popular Government (NoCar JK 4101 P6), Vol. 5 Issue 3, Dec 1937, p19-21, il
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11977
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North Carolina is one of twenty-eight states participating in Operation Lifesaver, a railroad safety program that seeks to educate drivers about the problem of car-train accidents. States utilizing the program have seen a reduction in this type of accident. North Carolina has over 4,000 miles of railroad tracks and over 5,500 crossings where the road and track intersect.
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We the People of North Carolina (NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 38 Issue 7, July 1980, p34, 36, 97-98, il
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4240
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In 1998, Charlotte became the Southeast's first city to install cameras at selected intersections to catch red-light violators. Results showed a 70 percent decline in violations and 25 percent drop in accidents at these intersections. Other cities, including Raleigh and Chapel Hill, are now considering the program. An area of concern in using such an approach is making certain ticketed individuals have an opportunity to appeal.
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Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 17 Issue 18, May 1999, p17, 18, il Periodical Website
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17217
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According to recent studies, more American citizens have been killed on the streets and highways of the United States since Pearl Harbor than on the battle fronts of the world. This unbelievable toll exacted while traffic shrinks under wartime conditions may become more terrific as traffic swells under postwar conditions. Thus, measures are being taken to prevent such conditions such as safety training schools and the cooperation of state and national agencies.
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Popular Government (NoCar JK 4101 P6), Vol. 10 Issue 6, Sept 1944, p2-3, 12, f
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17643
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February 1962 edition is a special issue that addresses highway and traffic complications throughout the state. Statistical data is presented to quantify automobile accidents, traffic-related injuries and deaths to make the case for changing safety protocols across the state.
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Popular Government (NoCar JK 4101 P6), Vol. Issue , Feb 1962, p1-18, il
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17347
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The Traffic Violations Bureau, more popularly known as the Greensboro Traffic Safety Institute, was formed in 1934 because the following year seven traffic-related deaths. Operating independently of the police department and criminal court, the institute's main objective was to prevent automobile related accidents through education. To inform the public, the institute took a number of initiatives including erecting billboards and cartoons published in the Greensboro newspaper.
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Popular Government (NoCar JK 4101 P6), Vol. 2 Issue 2, Dec 1934, p3, 15, il
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