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Another change in state law adds marijuana consumption to the law prohibiting alcohol consumption while driving or riding in vehicles.
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The National Safety Council estimates that more than 660 people could lose their lives on U.S. roads during the upcoming Christmas and New Year's holiday periods.
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The Department of Transportation plans to add four prescription opioids – hydrocodone, hydromorphone, oxymorphone and oxycodone – to the existing DOT drug-testing panel for screening truck drivers and other "safety-sensitive" transportation workers. This final rule is to take effect on Jan. 1.
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The prevalence of prescription opioid use has led to a rise in opioid-linked driver fatalities, a new study from Columbia University finds.
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A new government report explores the downstream effects of state laws legalizing marijuana use and offers advice to states likely to change their laws in the future.
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Three states that have legalized recreational cannabis see a 3% overall increase in collision claim frequencies, according to the Highway Loss Data Institute.
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A new report highlights the problem’s complexity and the need for states to implement best practices.
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New survey results from the AAA Foundation indicate that 31.4% of drivers admit to typing or sending texts or emails behind the wheel in the past month.
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A survey from IIHS finds, however, that motorists living in marijuana-legal states are more likely to perceive the drug as a road safety problem than motorists in other states.
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To reverse the trend, the state has begun to use freeway message signs to raise public awareness of the problem.
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