Sec. 358. SAFETY RESEARCH INITIATIVES
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## SEC. 358 SAFETY RESEARCH INITIATIVES ###
(a)Older Drivers and Other Special Driver Groups ####
(1)Study The Secretary shall conduct a study of technologies and practices to improve the driving performance of older drivers and other special driver groups. ####
(2)Demonstration activities In conducting the study under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall undertake demonstration activities that incorporate and build upon gerontology research related to the study of the normal aging process. The Secretary shall initially implement such activities in those States that have the highest population of aging citizens for whom driving a motor vehicle is their primary mobility mode. ####
(3)Cooperative agreement The Secretary shall conduct the study under paragraph
(1)by entering into a cooperative agreement with an institution that has demonstrated competencies in gerontological research, population demographics, human factors related to transportation, and advanced technology applied to transportation. ###
(b)Work Zone Safety In carrying out the work zone safety program under section 1051 of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (23 U.S.C. 401 note; 105 Stat. 2001), the Secretary shall utilize a variety of methods to increase safety at highway construction sites, including each of the following: ####
(1)Conducting conferences to explore new techniques and stimulate dialogue for improving work zone safety. ####
(2)Establishing a national clearinghouse to assemble and disseminate, by electronic and other means, information relating to the improvement of work zone safety. ####
(3)Conducting a national promotional campaign in cooperation with the States to provide timely, site-specific information to motorists when construction workers are actually present. ####
(4)Encouraging the use of enforceable speed limits in work zones. ####
(5)Developing training programs for work site designers and construction workers to promote safe work zone practices. ####
(6)Encouraging the use of unit price bid items in contracts for traffic control devices and implementation of traffic control plans. ###
(c)Radio and Microwave Technology for Motor Vehicle Safety Warning System ####
(1)Study The Secretary, in consultation with the Federal Communications Commission and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, shall conduct a study to develop and evaluate radio and microwave technology for a motor vehicle safety warning system in furtherance of safety in all types of motor vehicles. ####
(2)Equipment Equipment developed under the study shall be directed toward, but not limited to, advance warning to operators of all types of motor vehicles of— #####
(A)temporary obstructions in a highway; #####
(B)poor visibility and highway surface conditions caused by adverse weather; and #####
(C)movement of emergency vehicles. ####
(3)Safety applications In conducting the study, the Secretary shall determine whether the technology described in this subsection has other appropriate safety applications. ###
(d)Effectiveness of Drunk Driving Laws The Secretary shall conduct a study to evaluate the effectiveness on reducing drunk driving and appropriateness of laws enacted in the States which allow a health care provider who treats an individual involved in a vehicular accident to report the blood alcohol level, if known, of such individual to the local law enforcement agency which has jurisdiction over the accident site if the blood alcohol concentration level exceeds the maximum level permitted under State law.
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