Category: Safety Topics

  • December 13th, 2018

The goal of this problem identification is to assure that the restraint enforcement program considered by the state throughout 2019 is completely evidence-based, the evidence being derived from past data obtained from crash records. Changes from what appeared in the previous year HSP will only be noted in cases where they are considered to be […]

  • December 13th, 2018

Most Counter-Intuitive Findings Weather Conditions and Speed Lowest % speed related fatalities occur in rain Speed increases wet pavement crash % by a factor of 3.5 Impaired Driving and Speed DUI alcohol use increases 69% for speed crashes Reported drug use increases 44% for speed crashes Age and Speed Highest frequency ages, in order: 18, […]

  • December 13th, 2018

Summary of Recommendations Major PI&E Effort  Consequences of the current situation The mounting death and injury toll Everyone think they are the exception Focus of effort: no exceptions – no use of cell phones by driver Like smoking, it must become socially unacceptable Drivers need understanding of cognitive effects of any and all cell use […]

  • December 13th, 2018

This report has the objective of presenting a problem identification that was done on motorcycle (MC) crashes with the goal of establishing and improving countermeasures for reducing these crash frequencies and severities in the future. The IMPACT displays are based on a comparison of two subsets, both restricted to multiple-vehicle crashes, and both of which […]

  • December 13th, 2018

The comparisons in this document are between those crashes that were caused by senior drivers (age 65 or older) compared to all other crashes. This enabled the characteristics for these crashes to surface so that traffic safety professionals can determine their magnitude and optimize senior driver safety programs to place emphasis on the most important […]

  • December 12th, 2018

Google’s self-driving car spinoff is finally ready to try to profit from its nearly decade-old technology. Waymo is introducing a small-scale ride-hailing service in the Phoenix area that will include a human behind the wheel in case the robotic vehicles malfunction. The service debuting Wednesday marks a significant milestone for Waymo, a company that began […]

  • December 12th, 2018

Crashes at highway-rail grade crossings are one of the leading causes of railroad-related deaths. According to FRA data, in 2017, there were more than 2,100 crashes resulting in 273 fatalities. Since 2009 crashes have occurred at a fairly constant rate. The federal government provides states funding to improve grade-crossing safety through FHWA’s Section 130 Program. […]

  • December 5th, 2018

Alcohol-impaired driving is the deadliest and costliest danger on the nation’s roads, with approximately one-third of all traffic deaths in the United States caused by drinking and driving. One person dies in an alcohol-impaired driving crash every 49 minutes—that is 29 people each day. In 2016, 10,497 deaths were caused by alcohol-impaired driving—the largest single […]

  • December 5th, 2018

During National Impaired Driving Prevention Month, we recommit ourselves to the fight against impaired driving. Every day, lives are needlessly lost and irreparably altered by collisions involving drugs or alcohol. These horrible tragedies are avoidable, and each of us must make responsible decisions to prevent them and keep our communities safe. By the President of […]