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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)
• 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 Admistration)
  • 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: December 9, 2011 | Up to Top