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Houston County Superintendent David Sewell met with staff Wednesday to discuss stiffing heat on school buses. He is encouraging drivers, when possible, to leave windows open all day so it will be a little cooler when students board in the afternoon. “We also want to put water on board (for the students) until this heatwave […]
In 2017, there were 37,133 motor vehicle fatalities on U.S. roadways. This is a 1.8% decrease from the 37,806 people killed in 2016 (NHTSA, 2018). While there has generally been a downward trend in traffic fatalities over the past 40 years, the number of miles U.S. drivers travel continues to rise, increasing their exposure to […]
This PowerPoint presents a model of data integration of geo-located weather and roadway data for decision making with the US Department of Transportation, the National Weather Service, and end- users who need integrated data for better roadway weather decision making. The application of this Roadway Weather Data Implementation (RWDI) in Alabama and Georgia serves as […]
Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded $1.2 million in grants to go toward extra enforcement of Alabama’s traffic safety laws. Ivey said the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency will use the grants to target “hot spots” where speeding and drunken driving are known to be problems. The grants will allow for additional patrols and overtime in those […]
This study determine s the current state of pedestrian protection in the U.S. vehicle fleet using established Euro NCAP pedestri an test procedures including lower legform and upper legform impacts to the front end of the vehicle and headform impacts to the hood and windshield. Nine vehicles — passenger cars, a minivan, SUVs, and pickup […]
Alabama resident Dixie Shannon said she was the victim of human trafficking while attending duel enrollment classes as a minor. Human trafficking can happen in a community’s own backyard, and most people never even realize it. “When I was 17, I just knew there were a lot of demands out of me. They were asking […]
A preliminary report has been released into the crash that killed three people and injured four others in Pike County in late July. In its report, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency found that the crash that killed Trey Strickland, 18, and Michael Sanders, 17, on July 29 was caused, in part, by the bright headlights […]
Russian reports detail an injury accident in Russia where a Tesla hit a tow truck parked on the left side of the road, with another car in front of it. With minimal shoulder, cars have to go around the truck. The driver claims he was driving his Model 3 with Autopilot on, but was briefly distracted, so […]
August is Slow Down, Move Over Awareness Month, to make sure everyone is aware of Alabama’s Move Over law, and knows what it means. Alabama’s Move Over law requires you to safely move over when you see flashing lights on the side of the road, leaving at least one lane between you and those flashing […]
The DWI court should select a target population that possesses significant criminal and substance dependency histories and strive to alter those behaviors that present a clear danger to their respective communities. The target population must be of sufficient size to have community impact, yet be modest enough to allow DWI courts to provide participants the […]
