This is vitally important because the number and rate of runway incursions has shown an alarming four-year increase. Youth highway crashes . Toughen and enforce minimum drinking and driving laws and enact laws mandating a provisional license system and nighttime restrictions for young novice drivers. Excavation damage prevention to underground facilities . Urge the federal government to increase its role in excavation damage prevention programs and review of state programs to improve them.
Outside damage is the leading cause of pipeline ruptures.
Recreational boating safety. Require states to implement a series of boating safety improvements, educational programs and regulations. More than 700 people were killed in recreational boating accidents in 1996 and more than 800 the year before. The quick growth of personal watercraft has been accompanied by an increase in accidents and deaths. Highway vehicle occupant protection .