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 …
As Americans get ready to embark on holiday road trips to visit friends and family, scientists are warning that one of the strongest El Niños on record could bring unusually wet conditions to roads in much of the country. And …
The holiday season is in full gear and so too are state and federal highway safety programs focused on reducing the incidence of drunken driving. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) holiday traffic safety campaign, Driver Sober or Get …
Traffic deaths are 14 percent higher through the first six months of 2015 than they were during the same period in 2014, and serious injuries are 30 percent higher, according to the National Safety Council. From January to June, nearly …
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 …
Authorities say Michigan traffic deaths totaled less than 900 last year for the first time since 2011. The state’s Office of Highway Safety Planning announced Monday that there were 876 traffic deaths in 2014, down 8 percent form 951 in …
The main north-south artery in North Dakota’s oil patch is the most dangerous stretch of road in the state, newly released statistics show. U.S. Highway 85 had the most fatal accidents, injury accidents and property damage accidents, according to a …
The number of traffic fatalities in Kentucky in 2014 has surpassed those in 2013. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet says there were 644 traffic-related deaths as of Dec. 29. That’s compared to 635 deaths in the same time frame in 2013. …
The number of traffic deaths nationwide dropped just over 3 percent last year, and the rate of deaths per 100 million miles traveled tied a record low, according to government statistics. But the number of people killed on the highways …
The Minnesota Department of Health has an alarming statistic about drug overdose deaths. The number of people who have died from heroin and prescription painkiller overdoses in 2013 is greater than the number of people killed in traffic accidents in …