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Dangers of Driving into Sun
AAA: Driving on a beautiful sunny day can provide stunning scenery, but it can also create a hazard if the driver’s view is compromised by a glaring sun.
News
Read the latest news and announcements from traffic safety interest groups and about traffic safety topics here.
Seatbelt Usage Rates
Click It or Ticket: A special traffic enforcement program called “Click It or Ticket” (CIOT) is conducted between April and June each year in Alabama. Multiple agencies and organizations participate in this effort, under the leadership of the Office of Highway Safety in the Law Enforcement/Traffic Safety (LETS) Division of the Alabama Department of Economic and […]
Occupant Fatalities in Law Enforcement Vehicles Involved in Motor Vehicle Traffic Crashes
NHTSA: From 1980 to 2015 there were 943 crashes involving at least one occupant fatality in a law enforcement vehicle. These 943 crashes involved 948 law enforcement vehicles. A total of 998 people were killed as occupants of law enforcement vehicles in these crashes. On an annual average, over the 6 years from 2010 to […]
Alabama State Trooper Numbers Are Dangerously Low
AL.com: The Alabama State Trooper Association today called on legislators and Gov. Kay Ivey to address what they say is a critical shortage of troopers on the road. The problem is not new and is mostly the result of budget cuts, officials said. Today’s weather could demonstrate how the shortage affects drivers and passengers, they said, […]
Alabama’s Child Passenger Safety Resource
Cpsalabama.org is an excellent resource for child passenger safety information for the state of Alabama. The site’s interactive tools allow users to obtain local contact information for CPS coordinators.
Transportation Economic Trends 2017
Bureau of Transportation Statistics: Transportation plays a vital role in the American economy: it makes economic activity possible and serves as a major economic activity itself. Transportation Economic Trends 2017 highlights important trends in transportation and the economy and explains related economic concepts and data sources for a general audience.
Most Americans are Wrong in Thinking Marijuana Has No Effects on Crashes
Americans could be downplaying the risks of smoking pot and driving. While most U.S. adults, or 91 percent, view driving under the influence of marijuana as dangerous and 87 percent said the practice makes one a hazard to others on the road, only 40 percent viewed weed as contributing to more crashes. That’s according to […]
Older Drivers Set Record For Second Year
WASHINGTON – The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) published new data today showing a record-high 221.7 million licensed drivers in the U.S. in 2016, including 41.7 million – or almost one in five – who are 65 years or older. This age group is growing faster than any other, and is far outpacing their teenage counterparts. […]
Comprehensive Plan Could Help DOT Address Challenges
Automated cars and light-duty trucks (from vehicles already on the road equipped with driver assistance technologies to fully driverless cars still in development) pose safety and infrastructure challenges for policymakers. Automated vehicles potentially promise transformative benefits in safety, mobility, and other areas. However, the successful development of these vehicles and technologies may pose a range […]