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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
One of Missouri’s most dangerous streets targeted for public service campaign
The Missouri Department of Transportation has targeted one of the state’s most dangerous streets for a public service video campaign to try to reduce the number of fatal crashes. MoDOT says 20 people have died on Natural Bridge Avenue in St. Louis since 2012. Thirteen of the 18 fatal crashes involved pedestrians. The street was […]
December 14, 2017
Roadbuilding
Transportation safety certificate seeks to curb work zone deaths
Alarmed at the statistic that 50,000 deaths and injuries occur each year in or around U.S. road and bridge construction sites, a national organization has developed a safety training certificate with the goal of creating incident-free transportation work zones worldwide. So far, 111 candidates have been listed as earning the Safety Certification for Transportation Project […]
November 24, 2017
Roadbuilding
Drone’s eye view of Vail’s new I-70 underpass and roundabouts
A $30 million project to build an Interstate 70 underpass and roundabouts to improve traffic flow in Vail, Colorado, has been completed ahead of schedule, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation. The underpass connects north and south frontage roads between the Vail resort area and West Vail mall areas. The new Sandstone Underpass is […]
October 27, 2017
Roadbuilding
Highest death stats in years seen for motorcyclists, bicyclists, pedestrians
More people died on U.S. roads in 2016 than 2015, an increase of 5.6 percent, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Seeing the most dramatic fatality increases were motorcyclists, with the most deaths since 2008; bicyclists, with the most deaths since 1991; and pedestrians, with the most deaths since 1991, the NHTSA reports. […]
October 11, 2017
Roadbuilding
Rising pedestrian-vehicle crashes prompt Caltrans safety campaign
Alarmed at an increasing number of accidents involving bicyclists, pedestrians and motor vehicles, the California Department of Transportation has launched the “Look Both Ways” campaign. Billboards have been popping up in the Coachella Valley to educate all users of the highway system, according to Caltrans. “Motorists, pedestrians and bicyclists are being encouraged to look both […]
September 25, 2017
Roadbuilding
NCDOT bike, pedestrian safety program wins national award
A North Carolina Department of Transportation program that appears to be reducing car crashes involving bicyclists and pedestrians has received an achievement award from the Governor’s Highway Safety Association. The Watch for Me NC program, which received the national association’s Peter O’Rourke Special Achievement Award, has reduced average crash rates for pedestrians and cyclists by […]
September 22, 2017
Roadbuilding
Automakers, NHTSA focus on pedestrian safety
Honda, Volvo and General Motors are working to design changes to make their vehicles safer for pedestrians, according to a report from The Japan Times. Among those changes are breakaway wipers, hoods designed to absorb impact energy and exterior air bags designed to keep a pedestrian’s head from hitting the windshield. The number of pedestrians […]
July 3, 2013
Roadbuilding
DOTs and the Walkin’ Blues
Does your DOT’s building fit comfortably into a neighborhood where all forms of transport, including walking, are equally catered to? If not (and cars rule the block), does this reflect a bias among DOT folk toward the automobile? The Project for Public Spaces located DOT headquarters across the country and then went to  Walkscore, which […]
April 8, 2013
Roadbuilding
Easter Seals joins National Older Driver Safety Coalition
Easter Seals is now part of the Coalition for Older Roadway User Safety (CORUS), an organization that advocates for older driver and pedestrian safety initiatives. Current members of the Coalition are the American Traffic Safety Services Association (ATSSA), AARP, American Highway Users Alliance, National Association of Area Agencies on Aging (n4a), and Transportation for America. Easter […]
July 8, 2010
Safety
Easter Seals joins National Older Driver Safety Coalition
Easter Seals is now part of the Coalition for Older Roadway User Safety (CORUS), an organization that advocates for older driver and pedestrian safety initiatives. Current members of the Coalition are the American Traffic Safety Services Association (ATSSA), AARP, American Highway Users Alliance, National Association of Area Agencies on Aging (n4a), and Transportation for America. Easter […]
July 6, 2010
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