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Overview

The NSC is a not-for-profit, nongovernmental, international public service organization dedicated to protecting life and promoting health. The NSC was founded in 1913 as a membership organization and now has more than 45,000 member businesses, labor organizations, schools, public agencies, private groups and individuals.  The U.S. Congress and President Eisenhower granted the NSC a Federal Charter in 1953, (Public Law 259 of the 83rd Congress) that gave the Council a mandate to “arouse the nation” in accident prevention. 

Activities of the Defensive Driving Courses Information Highway

Driver Training

The NSC developed the first driver improvement program in the nation in 1964.  That program, the Defensive Driving Course (“DDC”) has been taught to nearly 50 million drivers in the U.S., Canada, and abroad.  Since the original DDC program was developed, the NSC has expanded to include more than 30 other driver improvement courses.  Among those are numerous vehicle and/or driver specific courses based on the original DDC.

NSC’s driver improvement/driver education programs are designed and written by NSC staff with the assistance of our International Advisory Committee.  This committee is made up of safety, education, and driver education professionals.

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Report on Injuries in America

Total Unintentional-Injury Deaths
The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) released its final count of 109,277 unintentional-injury deaths for 2003. The death rate was 37.6 per 100,000 population. NCHS also released its preliminary estimates for 2004 based on data that was about 90% complete. The preliminary estimate of unintentional-injury deaths was 108,694 with a death rate of 37.0 per 100,000 population.
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