In the last years two important American books have appeared which are central to the discipline of Traffic Medicine. Leonard Evans' monograph Traffic Safety gives a thorough analysis of the present unsafe traffic systems and offers a vision for a safer tomorrow. Driver Rehabilitation and community mobility, principles and practice edited by Joseph Pellerito, presents a comprehensive overview of the tools to effectively evaluate and rehabilitate disabled and aging drivers, aiming at optimizing independent mobility and safety. Reviews of these books are presented in the Newsletter