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