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090777 1 (1976-03-09)

handle is hein.gao/gaobacwbt0001 and id is 1 raw text is: UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE 0 s o? WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 GENERAL GOVERNMENT DIVISION NAR 9 j976 Mr. James R. Braughton Assistant Postmaster General for Delivery Services U.S. Postal Service Dear Mr. Braughton: The General Accounting Office has completed its assess- ment of the Service's vehicle safety program. We believe that greater compliance at the local level with existing national policies and the strengthening of certain national policies would do much to further the Service's efforts to reduce vehicle accidents. Our review was conducted at Headouarters and seven postal installations in the Eastern, Central, and Western Postal Regions. Selected aspects of the vehicle safety program were tested at each location by a review of driver, safety, and operational records and through discussions with Service officials. The results of our review are dis- cussed more fully in the following sections. INTRODUCTION The United States Postal Service has a fleet of approx- imately 117,000 vehicles and 250,000 employees authorized to operate them. Service drivers have experienced a steadily decreasipg number of vehicle accidents and injuries since the creation of the Service in 1971. The Service recorded 19,786 accidents and 2,097 injuries for fiscal year 1972. By fiscal year 1975, the number of accidents had been reduced to 10,408 and the number of injuries to 1,573. While the number of Service vehicle accidents has dropped, the direct cost of accidents remains high. Property damage costs in 1975 totaled $5.05 million and injury costs were $1.2 million. Indirect costs, which include such items as equipment downtime, retraining, and administration, are estimated by Service officials to be at least equal to the property damage costs. .4 O 90 777J

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