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WASHINGTON, D.C. --- A statistical projection of traffic fatalities for the first half of 2009 shows that an estimated 16,626 people died in motor vehicle traffic crashes, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported.
Read More →WASHINGTON, D.C. --- The National Transportation Safety Board on Oct. 27 determined that the probable cause of a fatal motorcoach accident in Sherman, Texas, was the failure of the right steer axle tire. The crash killed 17 people.
Read More →STILLWATER, OK --- Oklahoma State University will be leading an ambitious new study with the Federal Highway Administration to better understand and prevent motorcycle crashes.
Read More →WASHINGTON, D.C. --- Of the 7,945 people who died in vehicle accidents in the past five years in Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia, 58.9 percent of them were in single-vehicle crashes, according to AAA Mid-Atlantic.
Read More →ANN ARBOR, MI --- While many believe summer is the most dangerous season on U.S. roads because motorists tend to drive faster, drink more alcohol and drive more often for leisure, a new report by the University of Michigan suggests otherwise.
Read More →WASHINGTON, D.C. --- The U.S. Department of Transportation announced that the number of overall traffic fatalities reported in 2008 hit their lowest level since 1961 and that fatalities in the first three months of 2009 continue to decrease.
Read More →ALBUQUERQUE, NM --- The success of New Mexico's efforts to fight drunk driving is attracting the attention of legislators and transportation officials in other states.
Read More →PHOENIX – Redflex Traffic Systems removed all mobile photo enforcement vehicles operated by Redflex employees in Arizona after the April 19 murder of a Redflex employee by an angry motorist.
Read More →REDDING, CA – Shasta County prosecutor Stephanie Bridgett said the 49-year-old woman had paid several bills by cell phone in the moments before the crash, according to the New York Times.
Read More →WASHINGTON, D.C. --- The majority of people killed in teen driver crashes continue to be people other than teen drivers themselves, according to an updated analysis of 10 years of crash data by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety.
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