There were fewer highway fatalities in September than there were during the same month last year. The Oklahoma Department of Public Safety reports there were 46 fatal accidents last month, a decrease of 11 from September 2010. Of the fatal …
Circular intersections are becoming more common in Middle Tennessee as statistics show they decrease accidents and traffic congestion. Middle Tennessee State University is working on the second of three roundabouts, and Belmont University has one planned. The city of Nashville …
A state transportation draft master plan identifies dozens of areas across Hawaii that are dangerous for pedestrians. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported Tuesday 13 of those “areas of concern” are on Oahu, while 18 are on neighbor islands. One of those …
Two West Virginia coal mines have been warned they could be labeled pattern violators for failing to report accidents. The Mine Safety and Health Administration cited Inman Energy’s Randolph Mine and Independence Coal Co.’s Justice No. 1 Mine. Both Boone …
In the last two months alone the media has reported at least 10 bounce house or inflatable amusement rides nationwide that were toppled by wind or collapsed under weight of too many kids. The U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission continues …
An average of 14 people die and 1,800 people are injured in Utah every year riding motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles and snowmobiles. The Deseret News of Salt Lake City says a report from the Utah Department of Health shows a third …
Officials in Gainesville have a message for residents and visitors. Please stop stealing stop signs. Since Jan. 1, the city has replaced 52 stops signs taken from 14 locations around the city. Officials say one location has been hit four …
Coast Guard figures show New Jersey bucked a national trend of record low recreational boating deaths in 2010. Eight people died in boating accidents in the Garden State last year, two more than in 2009. There have been no deaths …
Reckless operators of U.S. petroleum and natural gas pipelines would pay higher fines under bipartisan safety legislation passed Thursday by the Senate Commerce Committee. The bill is in response to several pipeline accidents in the last year that killed more …
It would be harder for tour bus companies to win permission to operate and easier for the government to put rogue operators out of business under a series of bus safety steps announced Thursday by Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. Other …