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.
Read More →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.
Read More →A preliminary report from the Governors Highway Safety Association projects that about 5,000 motorcyclist fatalities occurred last year -- about a 9% increase.
Read More →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.
Read More →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.
Read More →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.
Read More →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.
Read More →WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of Transportation last week kicked off a nationwide crackdown on drunk driving coinciding with the winter holiday season.
Read More →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.
Read More →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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