摘要: |
During the debate on the National Highway System (NHS) Designation Act of 1995, a great deal of attention was focused on highway safety issues in the bill. The most controversial aspects of the act were the repeal of the national maximum speed limit law, the repeal of the law encouraging states to enact motorcycle helmet use laws, and the potential exemption of large numbers of small- to medium-sized trucks and their drivers from critical safety regulations. The Secretary of Transportation's Highway Safety Action Plan is a series of actions, some ongoing and some planned for the future, that address the safety issues of NHS. The plan's 10 major elements are to strengthen partnerships, educate policymakers, urge caution about increasing speed limits, implement proactive programs, develop performance-based systems, support zero tolerance, promote safety management, implement the Traffic Safety Pilot, monitor truck exemption programs, and exercise technology leadership. |