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State and local highway agencies are implementing data-driven practices to successfully address roadway safety planning, implementation, and evaluation challenges. These practices have the capacity to reduce staff time, save money and other resources – with the goal of reducing roadway fatalities and serious injuries. The FHWA Office of Safety is collecting and making these practices […]
A pipeline leak that spilled about 6,000 barrels of gasoline in rural Alabama means drivers across the eastern U.S. will likely be paying more at the pump. The Sept. 9 leak of about 250,000 gallons of fuel from Colonial Pipeline’s line near Helena has halted the flow of gasoline from the Gulf Coast to the […]
Colonial Pipeline employees and contractors started digging out a leaking underground pipeline that spilled hundreds of thousands of gallons of gasoline south of Birmingham and shut down a major cog of the country’s fuel distribution network, sparking fears of a gas shortage.
The free rides in self-driving cars that Uber began offering in Pittsburgh Wednesday wouldn’t be allowed in California. In Michigan, legislators are considering changing a law that requires a safety driver to be behind the wheel of self-driving vehicles to handle unexpected or emergency situations. A Chicago alderman wants to ban them completely. And the […]
In response to a national proposal to electronically limit the speed of semitrailers, some truck drivers are warning that, if enacted, it could cause more traffic issues and deadly crashes. The Associated Press reports around 150 “independent truckers” filed comments with the federal government against the proposal from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and […]
Highway express lanes provide a faster trip for carpoolers, people who drive low-emission cars, and solo travelers who are willing to pay more. That’s the idea, anyway. But as Americans drive more miles than ever before, express lanes are facing a challenge: they are too popular. So many drivers of all kinds are using the […]
Fatal traffic accidents appear to be on the rise in Alabama and budget cuts may be behind the increase. Experts say cuts to the General Fund Budget and fewer state troopers on the roads, could be to blame. the number of traffic deaths had been trending down in recent years, but 201 is a different, […]
Silicon Valley is creating a crash course in self-driving car technology to address a shortage of engineers with help from a startup in a different field: online education. Nearly every major tech company, car company and ride services company, it seems, is developing or partnering with developers of self-driving technology, from Google parent Alphabet Inc […]
Passenger Travel Facts and Figures is a snapshot of the characteristics and trends of personal travel in the United States; the network over which passenger travel takes place; and the related economic, safety, and environmental aspects of passenger travel. An electronic version of this publication is available at www.bts.gov. Chapter 1 summarizes the basic demographic […]
Alabama State Troopers investigated five traffic fatalities over the 2016 Labor Day weekend, half the number from the previous ear. The deaths happened in Autauga, Calhoun, Houston, Madison, and Talladega counties. Four of the five victims were drivers, according to State Troopers. The fifth victim was a pedestrian. Of the four drivers killed, only one […]
