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Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded grants totaling nearly $3.5 million to support law enforcement efforts to make Alabama roads safer by preventing injuries and fatalities. The state’s four regional traffic safety offices will use the funds to cover overtime for local police officers and sheriff’s deputies conducting extra patrols and checkpoints during peak travel times […]
Crumbling pavement dissolving into gravel. That’s the reality of too many county roads, and that’s why it was chosen as the cover for the latest issue of County Commission Magazine. ACCA hopes the publication will be useful as you are discussing infrastructure investment.
Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded a $171,278 grant to help continue the services of a statewide prosecutor specializing in traffic safety cases. “Alabama’s law enforcement and criminal justice officers work tirelessly to enforce traffic laws and increase safety on our roads and highways,” Ivey said. “Through this partnership, we are providing expert support to those […]
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.
The plan is organized according to the recommendations of NHTSA Uniform Guidelines for State Highway Safety Programs (No. 8, November 2006), and thus has the major topics of Alabama’s Impaired Driving (ID) Challenge Program Management Prevention Criminal Justice Approaches Communication Program Alcohol and other Drugs Misuse, Screen, Assessment, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Program Evaluation and Data […]
The Alabama Department of Transportation is hoping to roll out a new plan to make the state more bicycle and pedestrian friendly. ALDOT’s plan shows the greatest bicycling demand in places like the Capitol City and other areas around Birmingham, Tuscaloosa, Mobile and Huntsville.
This bulletin contains information about the USDOT SBIR Awards, the National Transportation Noise Map, integrating space vehicle operations into the National Airspace Sstem, and safer and more reliable Automotive Electronic Control Systems.
Included in the “Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Data Integration to Optimize Patient Care” report is the “SAFR model,” developed to help provide a framework for EMS health information exchange: Search: Allow EMS providers in the field to search for hospital and other records that will help the make treatment and transport decisions Alert: Notify hospitals […]
Earlier this year, the Fatigue in EMS project team met for three days to review the evidence and develop recommendations for fatigue risk management in EMS. The project’s expert panel conducted systematic reviews of the evidence that addressed: Caffeine as a countermeasure Napping during shift work Education and training in sleep health and fatigue management Biomathematical modeling Use of […]
The ten members of the Technical Expert Panel have been selected to lead the project and gather community input over the next two years. The EMS Agenda 2050 project, a two-year collaborative effort to create a bold vision for the future of EMS based on input from the EMS community and public, kicked off in late […]