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Traffic Deaths Up in cities that Turn Off Red-Light Cameras
Seattle Times: Red-light cameras are widely hated, but a new study says getting rid of them can have fatal consequences.
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Drunk Driving and Speeding Cost More than Citations
WSFA:The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency stopped a teenager in Pike Road for driving well over 100 mph on Wednesday night. Officers from the department said they later discovered the driver had been drinking, and they said this is one of many cases where drinking and speeding have yielded serious consequences. Cpl. Jesse Thornton said 40 percent […]
Results Mixed for Red-Light Cameras in Four States
LANDLINEMAG: The use of automated cameras to ticket drivers is getting a mixed reception at statehouses around the country.
Traffic Safety Facts 2014 Data: Speeding
NHTSA considers a crash to be speeding-related if the driver was charged with a speeding-related offense or if a police officer indicated that racing, driving too fast for conditions, or exceeding the posted speed limit was a contributing factor in the crash. In this fact sheet the 2014 information on speeding-related data in fatal crashes […]
Strictest And Most Lenient States on Speeding and Reckless Driving
Myhighplans.com: Before you underestimate the danger of exceeding the speed limit, consider that in 2013, speeding was a factor in 29 percent of motor vehicle crash deaths. Speeding is costly, too. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates that the annual economic cost to society of speeding-related crashes is $40.4 billion.
Alabama needs hundreds more state troopers for adequate patrols, study shows
Alabama has hundreds fewer state troopers than what’s needed to patrol its highways, according to a recent study, and an official says the shortage is having drastic effects of highway safety. Reduced trooper presence takes away from safe driving because of greater disregard for traffic laws, leading to more crashes, said Alabama Law Enforcement Agency […]
Traffic law ‘turning point’? Ohio judge rules speed cameras violate rights
Speed cameras just got ticketed. An Ohio judge ruled Thursday that a Cincinnati-area community’s speed cameras violate drivers’ rights under the state constitution, in what attorneys on the case called a first-ever ruling against the ubiquitous enforcement tool.
The Effectiveness of Roads Policing
TRL: In 2013, 112 people were killed on the roads in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. Although this is a reduction of a third since 2008, Thames Valley Police and Hampshire Constabulary remain committed to further reducing the number of casualties resulting from road traffic collisions. At a time when financial […]
Data-Driven Approaches to Crime and Traffic Safety initiative
Over the past few years, increased publicity and marketing has sparked a national conversation among members of the law enforcement profes- sion about the Data-Driven Approaches to Crime and Traffic Safety (DDACTS) initiative. DDACTS is being promoted as a tool to improve data applications, reduce needed resources and simultaneously drive down crime and crashes. DDACTS is […]
Analysis of Selective Enforcement Strategy Effects on Rural Alabama Traffic Speeds
A study is described that was undertaken to examine the effects of patrol tactics on vehicle speeds, to identify the best patrol tactics of those studied, to identify general speed trends over time, and to examine the effects of an areawide selective enforcement program implemented by the Alabama State Highway Patrol. Both two- and four-lane […]