KHQA - Local News (Free subscription) | 16 hours ago
According to crash information from the Missouri Division of Highway Safety the number of accidents caused by running red lights at intersections monitored by red light cameras have gone down 80 percent from 2007 to 2008.
National Review Online (Free subscription) | yesterday
M uch has been written about the “pragmatic” platform of Virginia governor-elect Bob McDonnell. The common wisdom is true as far as it goes -- McDonnell ran on “kitchen table” issues that were of special concern to suburban voters -- but the media has paid too little attention to one of the election’s most important topics: transportation. McDonnell won the affluent suburban...
trucks world news (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
Washington,DC,USA - Today's Trucking -6 Nov 2009: -- America's largest carrier association says it's is "extremely perplexed" that the Department of Transportation would agree to reopen its hours-of-service rules after years of improving truck safety statistics... In a letter to Transportation Secretary, Ray LaHood , this week, ATA President and CEO, Bill Graves, said DOT's decision "creates...
Providence Journal (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
By Donita Naylor LINCOLN, R.I. -- Police, prosecutors and highway officials offered some sobering statistics Friday at a rest area on Route 295 in a press conference they called to urge motorists to drive safely, wear seatbelts, pay attention and don't drive drunk. With just less than two months to go in 2009, 57 motorists and 10 pedestrians have died on Rhode Island roads and highways, more than died...
trucks world news (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Former trucking association leader to take on driver hours, highway safety Washington,DC,USA - The Journal of Commerce Online, by William B. Cassidy -Nov 6, 2009: -- The U.S. Senate unanimously confirmed Anne S. Ferro as Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrator yesterday, putting a former trucking association executive in charge of the nation’s truck safety watchdog at the Department of Transportation...
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety said Thursday that the inflatable seat belts Ford Motor Co. plans to introduce next year will likely reduce injuries for rear-seat passengers. "We think it's a good idea," said Adrian Lund, president of the institute. "It will help keep people in a better position in rollovers and accidents."
Unit1 (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
One of Toyota’s execs said today that the company isn’t covering up information about its suddenly accelerating cars, but the Department of Transportation doesn’t seem to agree. From ABC News: The Toyota denial comes after U.S. highway safety officials rebuked the company for falsely claiming government inspectors had found “no defects exist” in the suspect cars [...]
The Richmond Register--State News (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
So you are one of those superb drivers who can multi-task, right? Well, that might have been what 53,000 Kentucky motorists were thinking when they suddenly found themselves in an auto crash in 2008.Sadly, 200 of them didn’t survive, according to data provided by Boyd T. Sigler, director of Highway Safety Programs. Many of them were sending text messages, it is believed.
Giles McNeill (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Nettleham Parish Councillor, Giles McNeill, has written a letter to a meeting convened by local residents to discuss the Lincoln Rugby Football Club's development proposals and planning permission application. In the letter Giles says: "To whom it may concern, "Firstly let me congratulate those responsible for organising this meeting. Democracy is important. Nothing gives our society and...
Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
Safety presentation offered to area high schools A graphic program showing the physical and emotional consequences of traffic crashes would be offered in public high schools statewide as part of a new partnership of trauma specialists and highway safety advocates.
Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
Safety presentation offered to area high schools A graphic program showing the physical and emotional consequences of traffic crashes would be offered in public high schools statewide as part of a new partnership of trauma specialists and highway safety advocates.
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
Highway Safety Group to Testify on Distracted Driving Solutions
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
Highway Safety Group to Testify on Distracted Driving Solutions WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- GHSA Chairman Vernon F. Betkey, Jr. will testify at a hearing before the U.S. House of Representatives Transportation and Infrastructure Committee's S...
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Already a recipient of numerous accolades including a "Top Safety Pick" by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, being named to the "Coolest New Cars Under $18,000" list by Kelley Blue Book's kbb.com and "Interior of the Year" list by Ward's AutoWorld, the all-new 2010 Kia Soul has yet again been honored and given a "2010...
Market Wire (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
REDWOOD CITY, CA (MARKET WIRE) Highway Technologies, the largest provider of highway safety services and products in the US, has deployed a corporate performance management solution from Host Analytics to improve profits though better sales, inventory and operations planning (S&OP), Host Analytics announced today. In implementing Host Analytics, Highway Technologies has automated a series of tasks...
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habser | 09/16/2009
The luxury crossover 2010 Lincoln MKT has just been recognized a Top Safety Pick from the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety. It doesn’t come as a surprise since Ford installed all of its latest safety gadgets into the already structurally sound car. The 5,000 lb MKT is mechanically identical to the Ford Flex.
trymi | 08/24/2009
Seeing that occupants in rollover crashes benefit from stronger roofs, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety tested cars and rated them accordingly. It was found out that the Smart Fortwo has the strongest roof and the Chevrolet Aveo has the weakest among 2009 micro and minicars recently tested.
trymi | 08/16/2009
The choice between fuel economy gains and crash safety is now made easier. You can have both! The Honda Insight , Toyota Prius and Kia Soul were rewarded by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety with its coveted “Top Safety Pick” designation.
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