20.609 — Safety Belt Performance Grants/Safety
- Federal Agency:
- national highway traffic safety administration (nhtsa), department of transportation
- Program Website:
- http://nhtsa.dot.gov.
- Authorization:
- Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient, Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) of 2005, Section 406, 23 U.S.C 408.
- Headquarters:
- Marlene Markison, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E., NTI-200, Washington, District of Columbia 20590 Email: Marlene.markison@dot.gov Phone: (202) 366-2715.
Program Summary and Objectives
Increase safety belt use by encouraging States to enact and enforce primary safety belt laws. A primary safety belt law permits law enforcement officers to stop and cite motorists for failing to wear safety belts without requiring that some other motor vehicle violation first be observed.
Examples of Projects Funded
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Program Accomplishments
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