• 2167 Rayburn House Office Building
  
  
  

Purpose of the Hearing

The Subcommittee on Highways and Transit met on Wednesday, July 16, 2008, at 10:00 a.m., in Room 2167 of the Rayburn House Office Building to receive testimony regarding the effectiveness of the National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) highway safety programs in addressing roadway safety. Witnesses also discussed challenges in implementing existing programs, as well as recommendations for strengthening and improving Federal behavioral highway safety programs. This hearing is part of the Subcommittee’s effort to prepare for the reauthorization of federal surface transportation programs under the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU), which will expire in September 2009. The Subcommittee heard from the NHTSA Administrator, the Government Accountability Office, a state highway safety administrator, and organizations and individuals working to improve highway safety.

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