TRIP News

Wisconsin Has High Rate of Fatal Crashes Involving Elderly: Study

A study shows Wisconsin has the highest rate for fatal crashes involving elderly drivers in the country. The study conducted by TRIP, a national transportation research group, found 26 percent of fatal crashes in Wisconsin in 2016 involved someone 65 …

TRIP: Oklahoma’s Deteriorating Roads, Bridges Cost Motorists $5B

A national transportation research group says deteriorated and congested roads and bridges in Oklahoma cost the state’s motorists $5 billion a year in higher vehicle costs, crashes and congestion-related delays, the Associated Press reported. A report released by the Washington, …

Research Group Pegs Cost of Memphis Roads to Drivers at $2K a Year

A new report issued by a nonprofit organization says Memphis roads cost drivers more than any other in Tennessee. WMC-TV reports that national transportation research group TRIP evaluated road congestion and bad road conditions leading to car repairs or crashes …

U.S. Treasury Seeks Terrorism Data from Insurers

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Federal Insurance Office (FIO) is requesting that insurers voluntarily submit insurance data regarding their participation in the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (TRIP). The Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2015 requires the Treasury …

Report Finds West Virginia Roads, Bridges Among the Worst in U.S.

West Virginia received poor marks in a new report that examined traffic fatalities and road and bridge conditions in rural areas. Twenty-nine percent of major rural roads in West Virginia were in poor condition in 2013, the sixth highest rate …

Report Rates 21% of New Mexico Roads As Poor, Mediocre

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 …