Driving safety (speed)

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2. Driving safety (speed)
3. Through the Federal Highway Administration and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the Federal government has a hand in road safety. The National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966, which NHTSA functions under, is a federal law in charge of road traffic safety.
4. https://www.britannica.com/topic/National-Traffic-and-Motor-Vehicle-Safety-Act5. The jurisdiction on driving safety falls under State and local authorities, however, the Federal government through FHWA and NHTSA supports efforts to manage speed and crash risks as partial involvement in addressing traffic safety (Branch, 2).
6. The lawmakers in Texas passed laws to ensure driving safety. Some of the ways Texas deals with diving safety is by forbidding the use of cell phones while driving, providing use of safety belts and managing speed limits, setting up road signs, flashing yellow lights, and red light cameras.
7. www.txdot.gov/driver/laws.html8. Differences in speed limits for Texas, Florida, and Maryland: the maximum Highway speed under Texas law is 85mph, Florida is 70mph, and Maryland is 65mph.
Similarities in reckless driving regulations: there is no reckless driving threshold in the states of Texas, Florida, and Maryland with a misdemeanor penalty in case of reckless driving.
9. The issue of driving safety falls under the vehicles and traffic laws of the state of Texas. This means the state governments have to be entirely involved in traffic regulations.

10. Local governments are engaged in driving safety depending on the area of jurisdiction, for instance, school districts can be engaged in driving regulations considering the welfare of children. An overall estimation 1000 lives are saved every year (Branch, 3).
11. The traffic safety program of the Houston Galveston Area Council is in charge of monitoring traffic safety under the Texas Department of Transportation.
12. http://trrjournalonline.trb.org/doi/abs/10.3141/1969-15?journalCode=trr13. The Highway speeds policy of the federal Department of Transportation guides the states and local governments regarding speed limits to minimize risks of crashes.
14. The State government because I feel like laws can be managed efficiently from the state level to counter confusion of different local jurisdictions.
15. a. Uniform regulations.
b. Streamlined policing.
16. a. Motorists confusion in regards to regulations.
b. Improper enforcement of laws.
c. Mismanagement of regulation funds.
Work Cited
Branch D. Anthony. National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act -UNITED STATES [1966]. Encyclopedia Britannica, 2013.