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ALDOT, Tuscaloosa to introduce Smart Work Zone
WVTM 13’s Chip Scarborough explains the improvements drivers in Tuscaloosa can expect in 2018.
News
Read the latest news and announcements from traffic safety interest groups and about traffic safety topics here.
Relationships Among Perception-Reaction Times, Emergency Decel Rates, & Crash Outcomes
From the Mountain Plains Consortium Report: Perception-Reaction Time (PRT) and deceleration rate are two key components in geometric design of highways and streets. Combined with a design speed, they determine the minimum required stopping sight distance (SSD). Current American Association of Highway Transportation Officials (AASHTO) SSD guidance related to PRT and deceleration rate are based […]
Travel Monitoring: Traffic Volume Trends
Office of Highway Policy Information: Traffic Volume Trends is a monthly report based on hourly traffic count data reported by the States. These data are collected at approximately 4,000 continuous traffic counting locations nationwide and are used to estimate the percent change in traffic for the current month compared with the same month in the […]
Older Drivers Set Record For Second Year
Transportation.gov: 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. The […]
Impaired Driving Study
This document presents the results of a comparison of impaired driving crashes to non-impaired driving crashes over a recent three year period.
New Video Explains the Importance of EMS Data Collection and Use
The Office of EMS recently released a two-minute video that shows how EMS data is used to improve EMS systems and patient care at the local, state and national levels. You may have already seen it on EMS.gov or our YouTube page, or mentioned in our latest EMS Update newsletter. It’s important that every member of our profession understands the vital […]
Graduated Driver Licensing: Not a One-Size-Fits-All Approach
Graduated driver licensing (GDL) has reduced crash rates among 16- and 17-years-olds. In view of the well-documented effectiveness of GDL, some advocates have begun pushing to extend GDL requirements to those who begin driving at 18 and older. An optimal GDL system involves three license stages: a mandatory 12-month learner period requiring supervision by a […]
Large Truck and and CMVs Study
The purpose of this document is to produce information that will be useful to Alabama decision-makers in reducing the number of fatalities and other suffering and loss due to crashes involving large trucks and buses in the state.
Motorists Urged To Use Caution On Roads During Deer Season
November is said to be peak season for deer collisions early in the morning and late afternoon. Between July of 2016 and June of 2017, State Farm reported close to 30,000 auto claims from drivers hitting a deer in Alabama alone. The damage can be major and sometimes deadly, but thankfully that was not the […]
Safety Belt Usage Among Commercial Truck and Bus Drivers Rises to New National Levels
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today announced that safety belt usage by commercial truck and bus drivers rose to a new record level of 86 percent in 2016, compared to just 65 percent usage in 2007, according to the results of a national survey. “Buckling up your safety belt, […]