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Safety Impacts of Speed Limiter Device Installations on Commercial Trucks and Buses (2008)

Chapter: Appendix A - Contributing Organizations

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Suggested Citation:"Appendix A - Contributing Organizations." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2008. Safety Impacts of Speed Limiter Device Installations on Commercial Trucks and Buses. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/14211.
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39 To identify any prior studies on the safety effectiveness of speed limiters in commercial vehicles, both international and industry organizations were contacted, as listed below. INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS Australia National Transport Commission Police South Australia Queensland Transport New South Wales Transport Vic Roads Austria Federal Ministry of Transport, Innovation, and Technology Canada Transport Canada, Motor Carrier Division Ontario Ministry of Transportation, Carrier Safety Policy Office European Commission Directorate General for Transportation and Energy: Road Safety Division France Laboratory for the Interaction Between Vehicle, Infra- structure, and Driver (LIVIC) National Institute for Transportation and Safety (INRETS) Germany Federal Highway Research Institute Netherlands The Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (TNO) Technical University Delft Norway Norwegian Public Roads Administration South Africa University of Capetown, Urban Transport Research Group Spain Spanish Road Association Sweden Swedish Road Administration Switzerland Federal Roads Office United Kingdom Department for Transport, Freight and Logistics Division INDUSTRY ORGANIZATIONS All state motor truck associations American Bus Association American Trucking Associations (ATA) Safety Department Highway Policy Committee Technology & Maintenance Council Safety and Loss Prevention Management Council Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance Motor Freight Carriers Association National Tank Truck Carriers Association National Private Truck Council Owner–Operator Independent Drivers Association APPENDIX A Contributing Organizations

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TRB's Commercial Truck and Bus Safety Synthesis Program (CTBSSP) Synthesis 16: Safety Impacts of Speed Limiter Device Installations on Commercial Trucks and Buses explores issues associated with speed limiters including measurable safety impacts, metrics, and degree of benefit. Speed limiters, also described as speed governors, are devices that interact with a truck engine to only permit the attainment of a pre-programmed speed.

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