August 15, 2024
If We Really Want Fewer Deaths on the Roads, We Need More Cops
Speed humps, warning signs, and other ‘traffic calming’ methods don’t work as well as simply writing more tickets.
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August 4, 2024
Behavioral Interventions Reduce Distracted Driving, Promoting Safer Roads
In the United States, over 3,000 deaths and 400,000 injuries occur each year due to distracted driving. A significant number of distracted driving cases has been attributed to phone use by drivers between the ages of 15 and 24 years.
August 1, 2024
The Pandemic’s Tenacious Grip on Traffic Safety
A new study by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety reveals the COVID-19 pandemic’s deadly impact on traffic safety in the United States.
August 1, 2024
Georgia Department of Transportation Launches Safe Driving App “Reach Home Safely”
The app, powered by Cambridge Mobile Telematics, rewards fans for safe driving behaviors on the road.
July 29, 2024
Drunk Driving Crashes Up in Michigan, but Arrests Down as Enforcement Wanes
Traffic crashes caused by alcohol and drugs have surged in the past decade, as police are stopping and arresting fewer drunk drivers, according to a Bridge Michigan analysis of state traffic data.
July 26, 2024
How One State is Using Technology to Curb High Pedestrian Fatality Rates
Mike Arellano, deputy district director for the Texas Department of Transportation’s Austin District, and other state officials are rolling out new traffic technologies that, among other things, utilize artificial intelligence in an effort to curb the high fatalities.
July 26, 2024
Coordinated Campaign Aims to Crack Down on Speeders in Mass., N.H., and Maine
A regional task force organized by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is working with local law enforcement to stop speeding in its tracks.
July 22, 2024
Lawmakers Stress Need to Look Beyond Red Light Cameras and Other ‘Back End’ Traffic Safety Measures
Lawmakers heard from state traffic safety and public health officials about the increased number of crashes and deaths in Nevada at Wednesday’s meeting of the joint interim Committee for Growth and Infrastructure and Health and Human Services.
July 18, 2024
After Crash That Killed 6 Teens, NTSB Chief Says People Underestimate Marijuana’s Impact on Drivers
A horrific crash that killed six high school girls in Oklahoma two years ago has the head of the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) urging parents to warn teenagers about the risk of driving after using marijuana.
July 7, 2024
Kansas City Roads are More Deadly Than Ever. So Why is Traffic Enforcement Declining?
Police say a common theme is playing out with this year’s increase in fatal crashes: excessively high speeds, lack of seat belts and impaired drivers, sometimes all three at once.
July 3, 2024
Pedestrian Deaths Finally Dipped in 2023
The number of U.S. pedestrians killed in traffic crashes declined for the first time since the start of the pandemic in 2023, according to a new report.
July 1, 2024
Pedestrian Traffic Deaths Declined in 2023 but Remain Above Pre-Pandemic Levels
Pedestrian traffic fatalities in the U.S. totaled 7,318 people in 2023, according to preliminary data released June 26 by the Governors Highway Safety Association, representing a 5.4% decline from the prior year.