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SHAWNEE, KS - National Highway Traffic Safety Deputy Administrator Ron Medford on Wednesday, Aug. 11, joined Shawnee Mayor Jeff Meyers and Police Chief Jim Morgan for a demonstration of a new law enforcement resource to help police pinpoint local crash and crime "hot spots."
Read More →VIENNA, VA - The Network of Employers for Traffic Safety (NETS) in partnership with the U.S. Department of Transportation announced the launch of "Drive Safely Work Week 2010: Focus... Safe Driving is Serious Business," Oct. 4-8.
Read More →WASHINGTON - President Obama on May 21 announced plans to extend federal auto fuel economy and emissions rules through 2025 and to develop new regulations for large trucks, the New York Times reported.
Read More →WASHINGTON - Connecticut and New York drivers caught texting or talking on a hand-held cell phone will be pulled over and ticketed in the latest "Phone in One Hand, Ticket in the Other" distracted driving campaign.
Read More →WASHINGTON - U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on April 5 announced that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is seeking the maximum civil penalty of $16.375 million against Toyota Motor Corp. for "failing to notify the auto safety agency of the 'sticky pedal' defect for at least four months, despite knowing of the potential risk to consumers."
Read More →WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) jointly established historic new federal rules April 1 that set the first-ever national greenhouse gas emissions standards and will significantly increase the fuel economy of all new passenger cars and light trucks sold in the U.S.
Read More →WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) jointly established historic new federal rules April 1 that set the first-ever national greenhouse gas emissions standards and will significantly increase the fuel economy of all new passenger cars and light trucks sold in the U.S.
Read More →WASHINGTON - NASA and the National Academy of Sciences are joining the U.S. government's efforts to investigate the root causes of the unintended acceleration issues that have prompted Toyota's major vehicle recalls.
Read More →WASHINGTON - The U.S. Transportation Department is proposing a ban on behind-the-wheel text messaging by interstate commercial truck and bus drivers.
Read More →WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation announced Thursday that the number of overall traffic fatalities reported at the end of 2009 reached the lowest level since 1954, declining for the 15th consecutive quarter.
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