National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Overview Ezana Wondimneh Chief, International Policy & Harmonization Division

U.S. Department of Transportation Modes Office of the Secretary (OST) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (SLSDC) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Surface Transportation Board (STB) Maritime Administration (MARAD)

Director, Governmental Administrator NOA-010 Political Appointee Deputy Administrator NOA-010 Career Position Chief Counsel NCC-110 Director, Governmental Affairs, Policy and Strategic Planning NGA-110 Director, Communications NCR-001 Chief Safety Scientist NOA-001 Director, Civil Rights NCR-010 Executive Director NOA-003 AA, National Center For Statistics And Analysis NSA-010 Chief Financial Officer CFO-010 Associate Administrator, Administration NAD-010 Chief Information Officer NPO-400 AA, Communications & Consumer Information NCO-010 AA, Research &Program Development NPD-010 AA, Regional Operations & Program Delivery NRO-010 AA, Rulemaking NRM-010 AA, Enforcement NEF-010 AA, Vehicle Safety Research NSR-010

Key Divisions Vehicle Safety Rulemaking Enforcement Research National Center for Statistics and Analysis Behavioral Safety Traffic Injury Control Research & Program Development 10 Regional Program Offices

U.S. Road Traffic Safety U.S. top transportation priority Public health priority >60,000 deaths per year and rising in the 1960s Currently ~35,092 deaths a year NHTSA (within the U.S. Dept. of Transportation) is the lead U.S. agency on crash-related injury prevention

Congress authorizes, approves funding and provides oversight Congressional Authorizations Executive Branch Congress DOT Congress authorizes, approves funding and provides oversight NHTSA

Congressional Authorizations Department of Transportation Act, establishes the Department of Transportation (DOT) National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 Energy Policy and Conservation Act, requires NHTSA to establish and revise, as appropriate, fleet average fuel economy standards 1966 1975 CAFE 1970 Highway Safety Act, establishes the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) within DOT

The NHTSA Approach This approach is: COMPREHENSIVE NHTSA realizes its goals of increasing road and traffic safety by establishing and enforcing rules informed by a rigorous policy approach This approach is: COMPREHENSIVE Human, Vehicle, Environment All contributing factors are examined PERFORMANCE-BASED Regulating the performance rather than the design of vehicles and their components SCIENCE-BASED and DATA-DRIVEN Pre-crash, crash, post-crash Rulemakings are undertaken only when grounded in theory and backed by sound, empirical evidence

Haddon Matrix Vehicle Environment Human Pre-Crash Crash Post-Crash

Traffic Injury Control NHTSA’s Traffic Injury Control programs address the human behavioral factors of road safety. The Research and Program Development division develops countermeasures targeting the following key areas: Impaired Driving and Occupant Protection Safety Programs Enforcement and Criminal Justice Systems Speed Management Young Novice Drivers Older Drivers Pedestrians Motorcycles Behavioral Safety Research Emergency Medical Services www.photos.com

Vehicle Safety Senior Leadership AA, National Center for Statistics and Analysis Data Acquisitions, Traffic Records and Analysis, National Driver Register, Regulatory Analysis and Evaluation AA, Vehicle Safety Research Vehicle Research Test Center, Vehicle Crashworthiness Research, Vehicle Crash Avoidance and Electronic Controls Research AA, Rulemaking Crashworthiness, Crash Avoidance, International Policy, Fuel Economy and Consumer Programs AA, Enforcement Defects Investigations, Compliance, Odometer Fraud

NVS Process and Organizational Relationship Strategic Planning Research Data Enforcement Rulemaking

NCSA Responsibilities Collect and analyze data for use at national, state and local levels Develop publications for consumer information Support research, rulemaking and behavioral programs Conduct regulatory impact analyses of proposed safety and fuel economy standards Evaluate success of requirements and programs Administer National Driver Register

Research Responsibilities Develop and conduct research programs to advance understanding of safety issues and support development of enforceable regulations and consumer information Conduct studies on vehicles and components to understand safety implications and countermeasure strategies Research advanced technologies for potential to address safety problems and adoption into regulatory or consumer information programs Study human-vehicle interactions to identify risk and mitigation strategies of new and existing technologies Study human injury mechanisms to assess, prevent and mitigate injuries and enhance biomechanical fidelity of test devices

Rulemaking Responsibilities Develop and update regulations for vehicles and equipment Crashworthiness – ability of vehicle to withstand forces of crash with minimal impact to occupants and non-occupants (airbags, seat belts, etc.) Crash Avoidance – devices on vehicles that prevent the crash from occurring (lights, tires, etc.) Fuel Economy – set Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFÉ) standards New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) Ratings system to motivate vehicle and equipment manufacturers by generating market forces Promote voluntarily design of safer vehicles without implementation of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards International Policy & Harmonization Develop global technical regulations under the UN 1998 Agreement Coordinate agency-wide international activities and initiatives

Enforcement Responsibilities Enforce compliance with FMVSS Testing 100 vehicles & hundreds of equipment items to standards each year Import compliance Investigate possible safety defects and ensure recall of defective vehicles and equipment Several hundred recalls occur each year Investigate odometer fraud – criminal prosecutions Collect CAFE penalties

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