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NewsSeptember 3, 2013

CDC Report Says Highway Incidents Are Leading Cause of Death for Workers Older Than 65

A report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that highway transportation incidents are the leading cause of death of work-related fatalities in the U.S., with the highest fatality rates occurring among workers who are 65 years old and older.

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NewsMay 15, 2013

NTSB Recommends Changing Legal Standard for DUI

The National Transportation Safety Board on May 14 voted to recommend that all 50 states lower the blood-alcohol content (BAC) DUI threshold from 0.08 to 0.05.

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NewsApril 24, 2013

Motorcycle Deaths Spiked in 2012, According to GHSA's Preliminary Numbers

A preliminary report from the Governors Highway Safety Association projects that about 5,000 motorcyclist fatalities occurred last year -- about a 9% increase.

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NewsOctober 10, 2012

Report: Road Fatalities Up 8% Thus Far in 2012

ANN ARBOR, MI — Traffic deaths have fallen dramatically since 2005, but estimates for 2012 suggest that the trend may be ending, according to a University of Michigan researcher in a new report.

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NewsJuly 2, 2012

New GHSA Guideline Aimed at Assisting States in Collecting Crash Data

WASHINGTON -- The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) has posted the 4th edition of the Model Minimum Uniform Crash Criteria (MMUCC) Guideline in hopes of helping states determine what data to collect at the scene of a motor vehicle crash.

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NewsJune 12, 2012

NHTSA Study Says Improved Vehicle Designs Over 8 Years Reduced Highway Fatalities and Injuries

WASHINGTON –The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued a report that said new vehicle designs between MY-2000 and MY-2008 helped save 2000 lives and prevented 1 million occupant injuries in 2008.

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NewsMay 22, 2012

Study: No Progress in Reducing Motorcyclist Deaths in 2011

WASHINGTON – A new study released by the Governors Highway Safety Association underscores the need for all motorists to take extra precautions so they can more safely share the road with motorcyclists. Here are details about the study, along with some safety tips you can share with your own fleet drivers.

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NewsDecember 21, 2011

DOT Launches Crackdown on Drunk Driving

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of Transportation last week kicked off a nationwide crackdown on drunk driving coinciding with the winter holiday season.

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NewsApril 13, 2011

Traffic Fatalities in 2010 Dropped to Record Low

WASHINGTON - U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced that the number and rate of traffic fatalities in 2010 fell to the lowest levels since 1949, despite a significant increase in the number of miles Americans drove during the year.

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NewsMarch 16, 2011

N.Y. Fatal Crash Raises Questions About Driver Screening

NEW YORK - New York State Police and National Transportation Safety Board investigators spent more than three-and-a-half hours on Tuesday, March 15, questioning the New York tour bus driver involved in a weekend collision that killed 15 people and injured 19 others, according to NBC New York.

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