Traffic deaths surged last year as drivers racked up more miles behind the wheel than ever before, a result of an improved economy and lower gas prices, according to preliminary government data released Friday. Fatalities rose 7.7 percent to 35,200 …
Efforts to increase speed limits on Iowa freeways and rural roads failed in the Legislature this year amid safety concerns, but officials acknowledged such moves are popular with drivers and likely will come before lawmakers again. Several bills were introduced …
Following a national approach to adopting traffic safety laws is more cost effective than following a state-by-state approach, according to a new RAND Corporation study. Boosting traffic safety funding by 10 percent and allocating the funds to states where it …
Colorado is signing on to a national effort to reduce traffic deaths dramatically – all the way to zero. Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper plans to tout the effort Monday afternoon at the Capitol. Six years ago the national Governors Highway …
The Tennessee Highway Patrol is testing a software system that aims to increase the safety of motorists and decrease the number of crashes. The Chattanooga Times Free Press reports the agency has been piloting a system called Crash Reduction Analyzing …
The New York City Council is set to pass a sweeping legislative package aimed at improving traffic safety. City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito told The Associated Press on Tuesday that the council will vote Wednesday on 17 bills and resolutions. …
Illinois lawmakers have mixed thoughts on a proposal that would allow communities around the state to install speed cameras, which are only allowed in Chicago. The Springfield bureau of Lee Enterprises newspapers reports the measure by Collinsville Democrat Rep. Jay …
Photo-radar vans could be a thing of the past in Mesa, Ariz., if the City Council has its way. The vans were pulled off the streets last week as Mesa’s initial traffic-safety contract with American Traffic Solutions Inc. expired. The …
The Virginia Highway Safety Office is accepting applications for safety grants. The grants are aimed at reducing traffic deaths and injuries, including programs that increase seatbelt use, deter drunken driving and speeding and distracted driving, and promote motorcycle, pedestrian, bicycle, …
Michigan authorities say they arrested 267 drunken drivers during an end-of-summer crackdown that included the Labor day weekend. The Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning said Tuesday the stops were made Aug. 16 to Sept. 2. The crackdown was paid …