Tag: driver safety

Roadbuilding

CoDOT to install weather, speed monitoring on I-70

The Colorado Department of Transportation plans to install interconnected weather and road sensors and other devices on a particularly dangerous section of the Interstate 70 Glenwood Canyon corridor to improve driver safety. Three weather monitoring stations will be installed along a 15-mile stretch of east and westbound lanes to give drivers advanced warning of dangerous […]

September 29, 2017

Roadbuilding

Arizona DOT to launch I-17 driver safety project near Phoenix

The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) will launch a driver safety project on Interstate 17 north of Phoenix to include alerts for speeding, curves and traffic conditions. Included in the project are digital displays showing drivers their current speed in relation to the speed limit, new signs indicating curves in the highway ahead of the […]

November 30, 2016

Roadbuilding

Texas launches campaign to urge Spring Breakers not to drink and drive

There were more than 45o alcohol-related crashes involving young people during Spring Break 2015 in Texas, with 16 deaths and 43 serious injuries. But the state’s Department of Transportation is hoping to change that this year. TxDOT is running a “Plan While You Can” campaign during the peak Spring Break period of March 1-19. In addition to […]

March 8, 2016

Roadbuilding

Tennessee asks drivers to ‘Ho Ho Hold’ their calls this holiday season

Tennessee followed in the footsteps of Utah and Iowa in telling drivers to get their ‘head out of their apps’ while on the road. But the Tennessee Department of Transportation is also using the digital signs to get into the holiday spirit while also reminding drivers to stay safe. TDOT has added new slogans like […]

November 30, 2015

Roadbuilding

Utah DOT: ‘Get your head out of your apps’

“Get your head out of your apps.” That’s the playfully blunt message drivers in Utah got on Monday on electric highway signs in the state this week, according to KSL in Salt Lake City. Distracted driving is one of the leading causes of highway deaths in the era of smartphones, and the Utah Department of […]

November 11, 2015

Roadbuilding

Ohio to begin displaying traffic fatality stats on highway message boards

A drive down a road in Ohio might be a bit more grim due to the new message on electronic traffic signs: the total number of traffic deaths during 2015. The Ohio State Highway Patrol and the state’s Department of Transportation have teamed up to try to get drivers to be safer on the highways, according […]

July 1, 2015

Roadbuilding

Utah DOT getting creative with electric roadside signs during “100 deadliest” traffic days

Utah’s Department of Transportation has a message to drivers: You look good. With a seatbelt on, that is. UDOT has started changing the message on its electric road signs to raise traffic safety awareness, the Deseret News reported. Instead of the ominous “Click it or Ticket,” UDOT’s new signs let drivers know “That seat belt […]

June 4, 2015

Safety

DOT highway signs tell drivers “Get Your Head Out of Your Apps”

In an effort to convince drivers to slow down and focus on the road, several state departments of transportation are turning to the permanent digital displays hanging over Interstates across the country. And they’re beginning to come up with some pretty clever slogans to catch drivers’ eyes. At the forefront is a phrase first used […]

November 19, 2014

Roadbuilding

Rhode Island DOT to invest $2 million in driver safety

The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is planning to install a $2 million system on its highways to prevent drivers who are entering via ramps from driving the wrong way, WPRO News reports. The agency intends to start installation of the system at 20 locations throughout the state in April, with a large focus on […]

March 4, 2014

Roadbuilding

Virginia DOT to improve driver safety on portions of I-77

Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe announced Monday that the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) will improve driver safety on Interstate 77 in the Fancy Gap area of Carroll County by building a new safety system. The $7.5 million Active Traffic and Safety Management System (ATSMS), which features technology including electronic signs and cameras, will be designed […]

February 25, 2014

Roadbuilding

TxDOT uses Vine videos to urge teens to buckle up

When I was a teen driver, I always remembered to buckle my seatbelt. That’s not because I was necessarily the best kid in the world. I just knew that I would experience the full wrath of my mother (who had eyes all over our small town) if I was caught disobeying traffic laws. But not […]

February 18, 2014

Roadbuilding

Sober teen punished for helping friend, keeping roads safe

I thought the idea was to make roads safer. It’s a fact: Teenagers do stupid things. We all do. However, this is ridiculous. And this wasn’t stupid – at least not on the part of 17-year-old honor student Erin Cox, captain of the North Andover (Massachusetts) High School volleyball team. When Cox received a phone […]

October 17, 2013