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LaHood announces federal ban on texting for commercial truck drivers

U.S Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has announced federal guidance to prohibit texting by drivers of commercial vehicles such as large trucks and buses. The prohibition is effective immediately and is the latest in a series of actions taken by the Department to combat distracted driving since LaHood convened a national summit on the issue last […]

February 23, 2010

Are you ready to rumble — drive with rumble strips that is?

The state of Washington sure is! According to a report in the Seattle Times, an analysis of state highways found that centerline rumble strips — the grooves cut into pavement on 2,000 miles of the state’s two-lane highways — has reduced serious injury and fatal crossover collisions by 57 percent. The reported is included in […]

January 12, 2010

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