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Transportation Law

• Agencies / Organizations
  • Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
  • Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
  • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
  • National Transportation Safety Board
    Safety recommendations issued since 1967 concerning safety issues in aviation, rail, highway, marine and pipeline.
  • U.S. Dept. of Transportation
    • Federal Highway Administration
      
      • Electronic Reading Room
      • Highway Related Links
    • National Transportation Library
      Information from local, state, federal, and tribal agencies. Includes FAQs and links to other transportation libraries.
  • WI Dept. of Transportation
    • Facts, Statistics, & Manuals 
      
    • Laws
      
      
• Airplanes
  • Aviation Resources (WI Dept. of Transportation)
  • Regulations & Policies (FAA)
  • Rules, Guidelines, and Enforcement Orders (U.S. DOT, Aviation Consumer Protection & Enforcement)
  • WI Statutes: ch. 114 "Aeronautics and Astronautics"
• Bicycles / Bicyclists
  • WI Bicycle Laws (WI Bicycle Federation)
• Directories
  • WI Dept. of Motor Vehicle Service Centers
    
• Highways and Motor Vehicles (Cornell Legal Information Institute)
  Commentary with links federal statutes, regulations & opinions.
  
• Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (US Dept. of Transportation)
• Traffic Resource Center (US Dept. of Transportation and National Center for State Courts)
  Case citations and article recommendations arranged by topic. Includes FAQs and other information for judges and other court officials.
• Wisconsin Highways
  Current and historical information related to Wisconsin's highways.
• Statistics
  • Fatality Facts (Insurance Institute for Highway Safety)
    Motor vehicle-related deaths are arranged by categories which include: alcohol, bicycle, children, elderly, large trucks, motorcycles, passenger vehicles, pedestrians, roadside hazards, teenagers. A general analysis & state-by-state statistics are included
  • Highway Statistics (U.S. Dept. of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration)
  • National Transportation Statistics (U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics)
    Annual report providing over 200 tables of data on the transportation network; accidents, crashes, fatalities & injuries; relationship between transportation & the economy; and transportation energy use & environmental concerns.
  • TranStats (U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics)
    The Data Library may be explored by Mode, Subject, or Agency.
    Modes include: Aviation, Maritime, Highway, Transit, Rail, Pipeline, Bike/Pedestrian.
    Subjects include: Safety, Energy, Freight Transport, Environment, Passenger Travel, National Security, Infrastructure, Economic/Financial, Social/Demographic
  • WisTransPortal Project (WI Traffic Operations and Safety Laboratory)
    Request traffic crash record data from all reported crashes occurring in Wisconsin since 1994.

The Law (Additional statutes, regulations & opinions may apply to your specific situation.)

• WI Statutes: ch. 82 "Town Highways"
• WI Statutes: ch. 83 "County Highways"
• WI Statutes: ch. 84 "State Trunk Highways; Federal Aid"
• WI Statutes: ch. 85 "Department of Transportation"
• WI Statutes: ch. 86 " Miscellaneous Highway Provisions"
• WI Admin. Code:  Trans 1-512 "Dept. of Transportation"
• U.S. Code: 23 USC "Highways"
• U.S. Code: 49 USC "Transportation"
• CFR: 23 CFR "Highways"
  
• CFR: 49 CFR "Transportation"

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Last Updated: April 19, 2013 | Up to Top