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Truck size and weight are regulated using Federal and State legislation and policies to ensure safety and preserve bridge and high infrastructure. Weigh-in-motion (WIM) systems can capture the weight and other defining characteristics of the vehicles actually using the Nation’s highways, providing important loading-related data that is essential for evaluating the performance of transportation infrastructure. […]
The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has released a fact sheet that details court programs that handle both driving while intoxicated (DWI) and drug offenders in order to find out information about participants, the courts’ capacity to serve offenders, and the effects of the courts’ treatment and supervision.
Autonomy isn’t just for cars; Mercedes-Benz has created a self-driving city bus, too. Mercedes-Benz revealed its latest creation on Monday morning. Called the Future Bus, it’s the first city bus that can drive autonomously. Mercedes did more than just unveil the futuristic vehicle. It also sent it on a 12-mile route through the streets of […]
The community of stakeholders in safe mobility for seniors employs a language containing numerous technical terms or expressions having very specific meanings that differ across disciplines. Some of these terms are not well understood, and their use is subject to a variety of different interpretations. Moreover, this language continually changes to keep pace with advances […]
The 2015 survey found: Helmet use among motorcyclists in the northeastern States increased significantly to 77.2 percent, up from 56.1 percent in 2014. Use of non-complaint motorcycle helmets increased significantly to 10.6 percent, up from 4.8 percent in 2014. Helmet use continued to be significantly higher in States that require all motorcyclists to be helmeted […]
The quality of data used in a federal state grant program needs to improve to ensure the program’s effectiveness, the president of a leading safety group told a Senate panel on July 12. “Improvement to data quality and information technology systems will ensure states and FMCSA have the information they need to continue to improve […]
Pedal-cyclists, as defined for this fact sheet, are bicyclists and other cyclists including riders of two wheel, non-motorized vehicles; tricycles; and unicycles powered solely by pedals. A traffic crash is defined as an incident that involved one or more motor vehicles where at least one vehicle was in transport and the crash originated on a […]
Pokemon GO, an app using augmented reality is luring unsuspecting players into dangerous situations. There is nothing to prevent people from playing this game while driving. Many public safety experts see serious downsides to this app.
Of the 32,675 motor vehicle traffic fatalities in 2014, there were 9,967 people (31%) killed in alcohol-impaired-driving crashes where at least one driver had a BAC of .08g/dL or higher. The following States had the highest percentages: Massachusetts (41%), North Dakota (41%), Texas (41%), and Delaware (40%).
Most drivers, when they see a merge sign, slow down too quickly and change lanes, causing a traffic backup. Continuing in each lane as long as possible reduces the speed difference between the two lanes, which helps keep traffic moving (zipper merge).