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Casper Star Tribune: Chris Ramirez likes driving fast. He’s traveled in cars approaching 146 mph on race tracks. When he’s not burning rubber, he spends his days working on classic and custom vehicles as the owner of Ramirez Rod and Custom in Casper. He’s a fan of a new law that will boost the speed […]
In spite of warnings from manufacturers, federal agencies, and consumer and safety advocates that all terrain vehicles (ATVs) are unsafe on roadways, for several years an increasing number of states have passed laws allowing ATVs on public roads. The majority of ATV deaths take place on these roads and action is needed to reverse this […]
Tuscaloosa News: Starting Monday, tickets will be issued for red-light violations captured by cameras at three new intersections across the city.
Over 30,000 people are killed in motor vehicle crashes each year in the United States. In 2013, crash deaths resulted in $44 billion in medical and work loss costs in addition to the immeasurable burden on the victims’ families and friends. These fact sheets highlight the cost of deaths from motor vehicle crashes and show […]
Seat belt use in 2013 reached 87 percent, statistically unchanged from 86 percent in 2012. This result is from the National Occupant Protection Use Survey (NOPUS), which is the only survey that provides nationwide probability-based observed data on seat belt use in the United States. The NOPUS is conducted annually by the National Center for Statistics and Analysis of the National […]
Esurance.com: When it comes to speed limits, how fast is too fast? And how slow is too slow? U.S. states have been allowed to set their own speed standards since 1995, which means speed limits (and opinions about those limits) vary widely. But recently, the clamor for raising maximum speeds on highways has been getting louder. In […]
Tuscaloosa New: Tuscaloosa City Hall has collected almost $32,805 in fines from motorists ticketed in the past three months for running a red light on 15th Street.
Motor vehicle crashes involving deer historically peak during the fall months in North Carolina, and the state’s most recent crash data shows no exception to that rule. In 2012, more than half of all deer-related crashes in North Carolina occurred in the months of October, November and December. “Deer on or near the roadways is […]
Two new studies find that young Americans are changing the nation’s transportation landscape. They drive less, want to stay connected as they travel, embrace car-sharing, bike-sharing, ride-sharing. Young Americans, whose embrace of new technologies and social networking tools enable them to adopt new ways of getting around, are beginning to change the nation’s transportation landscape.
Tightened government regulations on the amount of hours long-haul truckers can spend on the road have been largely upheld by the federal appeals court, ending a 14-year legal fight between the industry and consumer groups. Some of the rules being challenged went into effect July 1, and include: Limiting the maximum average work week for […]