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Despite progress in reducing impaired driving, drivers 21 to 34 years old remain a particularly high-risk group for involvement in impaired-driving-related crashes. In 2014, 21-to 34-year-olds accounted for 42 percent of the impaired drivers (i.e., those with a blood alcohol concentration [BAC] of .08 grams per deciliter [g/dL] or greater) of all ages in fatal […]
WASHINGTON (July 25, 2017) — The National Transportation Safety Board released Tuesday the results of its safety study on reducing speeding-related passenger vehicle crashes on the nation’s roads. In the study, the NTSB recommends completion of all actions in the DOT 2014 Speed Management Program Plan, assessment of the effectiveness of point-to-point speed enforcement in […]
The legalization and decriminalization of marijuana has received a great deal of media attention across the country, and many States are considering whether they should legalize marijuana for recreational or medical use. States need information about the impacts of laws that legalize or decriminalize the use of marijuana, including its impact on driving safety and […]
It took 75 years for the automobile to go from 10 percent to 90 percent adoption by households in the United States, notes Kevin Lacy, North Carolina’s state traffic engineer. But the cellphone went from 10 percent to 90 percent in 14 years. and the smartphone made it in just three years. Once driver-less vehicles become […]
Heatstroke is the leading cause of vehicular non-crash-related deaths for children under 14. In fact, each year, an average of 37 children have died from vehicle heatstroke between 1998-2015. While it seems like an impossible mistake to make, every parent or caregiver can potentially become distracted, and distractions often fuel this devastating situation. No one is […]
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Police in five Southeastern states are launching a weeklong program to reduce summertime wrecks and traffic deaths. “Operation Southern Shield” starts Monday in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and Tennessee. The campaign aims to reduce the number of drivers who are speeding, impaired, distracted and not wearing seat belts, according to […]
USA Today: The divide between urban and rural America in widening in another area that has nothing to do with politics: driving.U.S. city driving has spiked since 2000, while rural driving has declined in a sudden turnabout that cannot be explained by population trends, according to a University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute study released […]
Alabama is updating its commercial learner’s permit (CLP) to comply with recent Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration regulation. In the coming days, the state will start issuing a separate document for the CLP that is valid for 180 days, but applicants can renew it one time for an additional 180 days without retaking the knowledge […]
Recent update by Jesse Norris for 2013-2017 data for all passengers (including the driver): For those properly restrained only: about one in 1,000 involved will be killed. For those without proper restraints:about one out of 25 will be killed. Conclusion: if you fail to click your seatbelt you increase your probability of being killed 40 times. […]
This bulletin contains information about how traditional aviation testing can inform unmanned aerial technologies and includes the analysis of online media reporting on rail suicide and trespass incidents.
