The Faux Safety Programs

NHTSA is the primary funding agency for traffic enforcement and they invent the need for the programs, then supply the funds to enforce them. The have devolved into a government propaganda agency run by special interest and whose programs advance revenue and power agendas, not public safety.

Governors Association collects and then distributes the grants to their state and local agencies. And the state, not their motorists, benefits from this enterprise.

IIHS is a PR agency whose constituents derive in excess of 25 percent of their income from traffic citation surcharges. For citations that the FHWA characterized as technical in nature to motorists that are otherwise driving safely.

The Committee to Stop Red Light Running is financed by the red light cameras companies, and supported by those with a financial or empire building interest.

MADD was a good idea when it began, but since has morphed into a neo-prohibitionist organization that is more interested in its own funding, rather than safety. Like the others here, none of its press releases use factual information. Shortly after they started, they too have learned how effective the use of the "R" word (Related) was for the IIHS, NHTSA et al, when the data doesn't support the thesis or program claims.

FHWA is the charged with advancing best practices, whereas in reality the USDOT (political special interest) through the FHWA have instituted a policy non enforcement of federal safety standards, and worse, for over a decade now they've been systematically overseeing the removal of best practices when they interfere challenges to speed traps, red light cameras, stop sign use etc. and or standards compliance efforts. In regards to traffic control devices, form and design at great expense has trumped safety function.

"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."

We helped them here by underlining its prime source of funding. Washington is a wash with lobbying groups whose names belie their true interest. Saferoads.org is one of the many.

That said, they are also an anti trucking lobby. Most of their anti trucking rhetoric comes from those efforts sponsored by the railroads or trucking firms and groups that want to protect their own self interest (anti competition). Each member quotes another with like interests, none publish original research which is empirically based or peered reviewed nor do they have true expertise in how to make our roads safer.