How RIDOT Reduced Wrong-Way Driver Fatalities to 0 at 28 Locations

This article was posted by Nick Schmidling on May 12, 2021

“Any [transportation] fatality is just unacceptable… It’s ‘how do we get there?’ that’s the issue.” That’s how Russ Holt, Principal Ci …

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FAQ: What You Want to Know About Emergency Vehicle Warning Systems

This article was posted by Robert Kurka on May 5, 2021

Every second counts when first responders are called to a scene, rushing in order to reach those in grave danger. Emergency vehicle drivers face the dilemma then of merging at high speeds fr …

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Improving School Zone Safety: Top 5 Reasons School Zone Collisions Occur

This article was posted by Robert Kurka on April 28, 2021

School zones have long been a critical area for maximizing traffic safety, and the COVID-19 pandemic has only reinforced that. While data on school zone fataliti …

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What Transportation Professionals Need to Know About Vision Zero in 2021

This article was posted by Robert Kurka on April 22, 2021

Take a moment to imagine living in a city with no traffic fatalities. A city where children walk safely across streets, hard-working people make their daily commute without incident and fami …

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New Data: Wrong-Way Collisions on the Rise with 3 Key Risk Factors

This article was posted by Nick Schmidling on April 14, 2021

Wrong-way driving collisions were responsible for an average of 500 deaths per year in the United States from 2015 to 2018, according to a new report by AAA. This is up 35 per …

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Rise in Motor Vehicle Fatalities During Pandemic Linked to Reckless Driving

This article was posted by Emma Thorpe on April 11, 2021

American roadways suddenly became desolate in the first months of 2020, with millions of commuters swapping drives on congested freeways for the few steps to their makeshift home offices. Ro …

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