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Tag: Wrong-way driving
Roadbuilding
Fla. researchers investigate ‘detection-driven’ countermeasures for wrong-way driving
Florida researchers are testing "smarter" signs and pavement markers specifically to combat wrong way driving. Get details and other heavy equipment news here.
November 1, 2018
Roadbuilding
Rising traffic fatalities in Maine prompt new safety plan
Due to an increase in traffic fatalities, the Maine Department of Transportation has released a new Strategic Highway Safety Plan. The plan sets out focus areas, such as lane departure, speeding, impaired driving, and recommends strategies to address them. “Maine’s traffic fatalities have been on the rise during the last three years after seeing improvement […]
February 2, 2018
Roadbuilding
RIDOT detection system stops 47 potential wrong-way collisions
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation’s (RIDOT) wrong-way driving detection system has helped prevent 47 wrong-way driving incidents from resulting in crashes. Roughly 360 people die in wrong-way crashes across the U.S., and Rhode Island has had 13 deaths in the past eight years. RIDOT says most wrong-way crashes occur during evening and overnight hours […]
May 11, 2016
Roadbuilding
Arizona DOT begins testing wrong-way detection devices in hopes of curbing freeway crashes
Following several crashes in following wrong-way drivers, Arizona is looking to crack down on the situation by installing new detection devices along highways. The Arizona Department of Transportation began testing the system at three locations on freeways around the Phoenix area, according to the Casa Grande Dispatch. It works with a series of radar and camera sensors […]
August 17, 2015
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