The conference brings together law enforcement, transportation safety leaders, and public health professionals in the quest to combat driver fatigue.
University of Iowa researchers are working on technology aimed at preventing drowsy driving, and the campus recently hosted a summit devoted to the safety issue. Video courtesy of CBS Philly. For the full story, click here.
Some state driver texting bans have delivered disappointing results, largely because of factors that make enforcement nearly impossible.
This report from WOI Local 5 News examines how county budget restraints have kept many intersections in rural Iowa uncontrolled, despite an uptick in related road fatalities.
However, separate bills in the House and Senate differ over whether drivers could continue to use handheld phones for conversations.
KWWL Channel 7 reports on an Iowa House bill that would ban driver handheld phone use. For the story, click here.
Here is some timely advice from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation and a plow driver based in Iowa.
In 2015 so far, Iowa has seen a rash of collisions involving snow plow trucks. The trucks have big blind spots, and plow drivers often lack a clear view of nearby vehicles. What's needed most is for other drivers to slow down and show patience when they see a snow plow truck clearing the road. Here's a video from KWWL Channel 7 offering tips on how to safely share the road with snow plow trucks. For the full tip, click here.
Iowa's Department of Transportation is developing a smartphone app that would replace a traditional driver's license printed on a plastic card that may be ready in 2015.
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