April 15, 2020
NEW YORK — Empty roads in the United States and Europe are tempting drivers to go out and shift into high gear. From Los Angeles to New York, London and Berlin, coronavirus lockdowns have drained traffic from normally crowded roads. …
December 20, 2019
A speeding teenage driver caused the fatal crash of a Tesla Inc. vehicle in Florida in 2018 and the subsequent fire in the electric car’s battery contributed to the severity of his injuries, a federal investigation concluded. The 18-year-old man, …
August 22, 2019
Speeding is the riskiest kind of aggressive driving, according to a unique analysis of data from on-board devices in vehicles. Researchers at the University of Waterloo examined data from 28 million trips for possible links between four bad driving behaviors …
July 20, 2018
An Arizona lawmaker already under fire for claiming legislative immunity during a traffic stop has a record of getting pulled over for speeding, and only got a warning each time, according to state police reports. Rep. Paul Mosley was stopped …
July 11, 2017
Law enforcement from 300 Minnesota agencies have started a speeding enforcement campaign that runs through July 23. The state’s two-week crackdown coincides with a national effort and is paid for with funds from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. “The …
December 3, 2015
A stretch of the southbound side of Interstate 89 is a hotspot for speeders traveling faster than 100 miles per hour and a member of the Vermont State Police’s traffic safety unit has made a specialty of catching them. Trooper …
July 23, 2015
A new report finds speeding was a factor in at least 27 percent of Louisiana traffic fatalities in 2013. A National Highway Traffic Safety Administration study says the state had 703 traffic fatalities two years ago and 193 stemmed in …
January 13, 2015
The Maryland Transportation Authority has clocked thousands of E-ZPass users speeding through state toll facilities, but the agency isn’t issuing speeding tickets. The Baltimore Sun reports the agency began recording the speed of E-ZPass drivers in 2002. Last year there …
March 20, 2014
A bill to encourage drivers to slow down in highway construction zones across South Carolina would increase penalties and state troopers’ presence. Supporters say the measure is essential to the safety of drivers and workers in the dangerous areas. Elizabeth …
July 10, 2013
Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds says the Iowa Department of Public Safety is reviewing the governor’s scheduling in the wake of a speeding incident. Reynolds says Monday that she and Gov. Terry Branstad want to obey state speed limits. Reynolds says …