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Additional Websites
Virginia State Agencies:
Virginia Department of Alcohol Beverage Control
http://www.abc.state.va.us/
- ABC offers brochures and other resources through their website. Their campaigns change seasonally. Information underage drinking includes brochures on Fake IDs, a parental guide to hosting responsible teen parties and Virginia’s Zero Tolerance Law for Underage Drinkers.
Virginia Department of Education
http://www.doe.virginia.gov
Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles
http://www.dmvnow.com/
- DMV offers several online transactions including Plate Purchase, Vehicle Renewal, Address Change, and Driver License Renewal
- Location for all of DMV branches
- Safety information including listing of driver improvement clinics
Virginia Department of Transportation
http://www.virginiadot.org
- VDOT offers commuter and travel information including travel advisories and road conditions
Non State Agencies:
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety & The Highway Loss Data Institute
http://www.iihs.org/
- The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) is an independent, nonprofit, scientific and educational organization dedicated to reducing the losses — deaths, injuries, and property damage — from crashes on the nation's highways. This site offers crash test data on hundreds of vehicles types and models. This is a must see site if one is contemplating purchasing a new vehicle.
- IIHS is also home to The Highway Loss Data Institute. Their mission is to compute and publish insurance loss results by make and model. As a result a listing is available on the site of most stolen makes and models of vehicles.
- Both organizations are wholly supported by auto insurers.
- This site also has current traffic safety laws from all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
National Highway Safety Administration
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/
- This Federal web site offers crash testing on all makes and models of vehicles.
- The site contains safety information in both English and Spanish.
- Recall information on vehicles and children’s car seats are also posted to this website.
The American Driver and Traffic Safety Education Association (ADTSEA)
http://adtsea.iup.edu/adtsea/
- The American Driver and Traffic Safety Education Association (ADTSEA) is the professional association which represents traffic safety educators throughout the United States and abroad.
Partners for Safe Teen Driving
http://www.SafeTeenDriving.org
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