State and local officials have developed a plan to warn motorists on Interstate 15 in Montana of blinding dust storms caused by white alkali dust blowing across the highway south of Sunburst. Montana Department of Transportation spokeswoman Lori Ryan says …
Highway safety officials say traffic deaths are down in Maine. The Maine Bureau of Highway Safety says 42 people have died on Maine roads so far this year. There were 53 deaths at this time last year. But officials caution …
Police in Delaware issued more than 2,000 tickets to drivers in a crackdown on using handheld cellphones behind the wheel. The Department of Highway Safety says the tickets were issued over two weeks in April in the second wave of …
Deaths of younger teen drivers increased sharply in the first six months of last year, reversing a decade-long trend, according to a report released Tuesday by state highway safety officials. Deaths of 16- and 17-year-old drivers in traffic accidents in …
A national highway research group says a fifth of New Mexico’s roads need upgrading because they are in poor or mediocre condition. In a report issued Tuesday, the Washington, D.C-based group called TRIP said New Mexico’s economy would receive a …
Law enforcers around Ohio plan more than 9,700 hours of enforcement during the holidays, including 23 sobriety checkpoints statewide. State crash statistics show 410 people were killed in 379 alcohol-related crashes last year, with 27 of those deaths coming between …
With today’s opening of a 40-mile stretch of a Central Texas toll road, officials and residents will be watching to see how fast traffic goes — and whether the state’s drivers can handle the extra speed. The new stretch of …
More people in Louisiana seem to be buckling up in the back seat. The Louisiana Highway Safety Commission says preliminary crash data shows that 34 rear-seat passengers were killed in Louisiana crashes in 2011. The commission says that’s the lowest …
A nonprofit highway industry group says its study found decaying Texas roads are costing motorists more than $23 billion a year. TRIP is sponsored by insurance companies, highway and transit engineers and builders and other groups. The Washington, D.C.-based group …
Minnesota safety officials say the number of pedestrian deaths has risen sharply this year. Twenty-three pedestrians have died in Minnesota this year — the deadliest in the last five years. Last year at this time, 14 people had died after …
