National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- NHTSA -

Logo of the United States National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.svg
State level Federal agency within the remit of the United States Department of Transportation
position Agency
Supervisory authority United States Department of Transportation
founding 1970
Headquarters Washington, DC
Authority management Mark R. Rosekind, administrator
Web presence www.nhtsa.dot.gov

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is the civil US federal agency for road and vehicle safety. The agency, which is part of the United States Department of Transportation , was established in 1970 under the Highway Safety Act of 1970 .

It is based in Washington, DC

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. http://www.nhtsa.gov/Administrator
  2. www.nhtsa.dot.gov - Contact Us (Engl.), Accessed June 8, 2010.