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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.
Category: Safety Topics
Traffic Safety Facts: Young Drivers
For the purposes of this fact sheet, the term young driver refers to a person 15 to 20 years old operating a motor vehicle involved in a crash. People in this age group generally obtain their licenses for the first time and many are under a graduated driver licensing program as they learn driving skills. […]
Traffic Safety Facts: Older Population
For the purposes of this fact sheet, the term older—in relation to population, drivers, occupants, and nonoccupants—refers to people 65 and older. In this fact sheet, the 2014 older population information is presented in the following order. In 2014, there were 5,709 people 65 and older killed and an estimated 221,000 injured in motor vehicle […]
SHRP2 Milestones: Transportation Projects Powered by SHRP2
Since the inception of the SHRP2 Implementation Assistance Program (IAP) in February 2013, we’ve seen great success in putting innovations into the hands of transportation agencies, enabling them to work on more than 350 SHRP2 projects across the country. Next month, we’ll be announcing the recipients of our final IAP round, which includes 13 SHRP2 […]
State Traffic Data: 2014 Data
NHTSA: Traffic fatalities decreased by 1% from 2013 to 2014 (32,894 to 32,675) for the United States.
New Alabama Law Will Mean More Citations Written At Traffic Accidents
ABC 33: A new state law will result in more tickets being written at traffic accidents. Right now, an officer must witness the violation that caused an accident in order to write a citation, unless it’s a DUI. Accidents may be caused by running a red light, following too close, failure to yield a right- […]
Seat Belt Use in 2015
NHTSA: In 2015 seat belt use in the United States ranged from 69.5 percent in New Hampshire to 97.3 percent in California and Georgia. Nineteen States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and Northern Mariana Islands achieved belt use rates of 90 percent or higher. These results are from probability-based observational surveys conducted by […]
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 […]
Traffic Safety Facts: 2014 Data
When seat belt use is examined for the Nation, not limited to fatal crash data, the use rate was 87 percent in 2014. In 2005 the national seat belt use rate was 82 percent. This information comes from the National Occupant Protection Use Survey (NOPUS) which is the only survey that provides nationwide probability-based observed […]
Platoons of Self-Driving Trucks Cross Europe
Yesterday, six platoons of self-driving trucks converged in Rotterdam in the Netherlands, part of the 2016 European Truck Platooning Challenge and marking the first time that trucks equipped with the technology had crossed international borders. Platooning is when a group of automated or semi-automated trucks (a.k.a. a road train) is connected via wi-fi on the road. The […]