Category: Safety Topics

Understanding the Highway Safety Benefits of Different Approaches of Connected Vehicles in Reduced Visibility Conditions

  • July 29th, 2020

This study evaluated the effectiveness of connected vehicle (CV) technologies in adverse visibility conditions using microscopic traffic simulation. Traffic flow characteristics deteriorate significantly in reduced visibility conditions resulting in high crash risks. This study applied CV technologies on a segment of Interstate I-4 in Florida to improve traffic safety under fog conditions. Two types of […]

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Keeping Unsafe Drivers off the Road with the New CDL Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse

  • July 21st, 2020

To advance the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) mission of reducing crashes, injuries, and fatalities involving commercial motor vehicles (CMVs), FMCSA requires CMV drivers and their employers to follow certain rules regarding drug and alcohol testing. These requirements address the frequency of testing, which substances to test for, evaluation and treatment programs, and reporting […]

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Alabama Traffic Quarantine Update: Week 19

Alabama Traffic Quarantine Update: Week 19

  • July 21st, 2020

It is Week 19 of the coronavirus pandemic, and total crash data is still showing a decline in Alabama. Overall, crashes have declined to around less than 40% of their pre-COVID-19 levels, INCLUDING speed-involved crashes. Fatal crashes are now increasing. View Graph  This report comes amid reports from other states indicating that their drivers are […]

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High-Risk Impaired Drivers: Combating a Critical Threat

High-Risk Impaired Drivers: Combating a Critical Threat

  • July 14th, 2020

Alcohol-impaired fatalities accounted for 29 percent of all U.S. motor vehicle deaths in 2018, the lowest percentage since 1982 when the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) began reporting alcohol data. This was sparked by a 3.6 percent decrease in alcohol-impaired driving fatalities from 2017 to 2018 (National Center for Statistics & Analysis [NCSA], 2019). […]

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Streets for Pandemic Response and Recovery

  • July 14th, 2020

This resource aggregates and synthesizes emerging practices in transportation and street design in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. It highlights cities’ current efforts to re-organize streets to best manage this crisis and support economic recovery. This evolving resource is not a comprehensive list of options, nor is it calibrated for the needs of a specific […]

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Commercial Driver Safety Risk Factors

  • July 14th, 2020

The objective of this study was to prospectively examine a wide array of driver personal and situational factors to determine the prevalence of these factors as well as their relationship to being involved in a crash. This study involved the collection of driver medical, demographic, and other personal factors to examine the relationship between these […]

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Alabama Traffic Quarantine Update: Week 18

Alabama Traffic Quarantine Update: Week 18

  • July 14th, 2020

It is Week 18 of the coronavirus pandemic, and total crash data is still showing a decline in Alabama. Overall, crashes have declined to around less than 40% of their pre-COVID-19 levels, INCLUDING speed-involved crashes. Fatal crashes are now increasing. View Graph  This report comes amid reports from other states indicating that their drivers are […]

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National Teen Driver Safety Week: October 18-24, 2020

National Teen Driver Safety Week: October 18-24, 2020

  • July 9th, 2020

This week – and every week, parents should have conversations with their teens about the important rules they need to follow to stay safe behind the wheel of a motor vehicle. These rules address the greatest dangers for teen drivers: distracted driving (texting while driving) impaired driving (alcohol and drugs) inconsistent or no seat belt […]

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Alabama Traffic Quarantine Update: Week 17

Alabama Traffic Quarantine Update: Week 17

  • July 7th, 2020

It is Week 17 of the coronavirus pandemic, and total crash data is still showing a decline in Alabama. Overall, crashes have declined to around less than 40% of their pre-COVID-19 levels, INCLUDING speed-involved crashes. Fatal crashes are now increasing. View Graph This report comes amid reports from other states indicating that their drivers are […]

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