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Other Transportation and Highway Associations

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Numerous trade associations interested in promoting the use of the products of their members are active in the transportation and highway fields. Two in this large group are the Asphalt Institute and the Portland Cement Association. Many of these associations publish technical bulletins and release other data. Some have field engineers located strategically over the country. Much reliable and useful information can be gained from these sources. Certain individual manu­facturers also are active in a similar manner.



Another group of associations includes those having special areas of interest in transportation. One is the American Public Transit Association. The National Safety Council, concerned with accidents, has among its functions the collec­tion, classification, and disti ibution of accident data. The Highway Users Fed­eral for Safety and Mobility, supported by the automotive, oil, and trucking in­dustries, has fostered research and education toward safe and efficient highway transportation. The federation's interests also include highway administration and planning, and it has made significant studies in both fields. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has particularly emphasized vehicle design and crash resistance and occupant protection. The Eno Foundation for Transporta­tion, Westport, Connecticut, among other activities, publishes the excellent pe­riodical Traffic Quarterly. The International Road Federation promotes educa­tion, information interchange, and understanding throughout the world.

There are also associations whose concern is highway transportation as it fects their members. Representative of these are the American Automobile As sociation and the American Trucking Association. Most of these also publish magazines or bulletins

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