Posted on Monday December 21st, 2020
The National Center for Rural Road Safety hosted the 3rd National Summit on Rural Road Safety from September 30 – October 1, 2020. The summits have become an important national forum for engaging a wide variety ...
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Posted on Monday July 20th, 2020
The National Center for Rural Road Safety invites students, researchers, and professionals to apply to present at a unique virtual poster session entitled How to Make Rural Roads Safe for Everyone.
In 2019, there ...
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Posted on Friday May 15th, 2020
Every year as we head into the summer months, the motorcycle season begins to ramp up. For that reason, May is Motorcycle Awareness Month, serving as a reminder for drivers and motorcyclists alike to use extra ca ...
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Posted on Tuesday April 14th, 2020
As the spread of COVID-19 continues across the country, its effects have been felt across our transit systems and by transportation agencies around the country. Even with a general quarantine on many parts of the ...
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Posted on Thursday March 12th, 2020
Photo Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
On any given day, more than 700 people are injured in distracted driving crashes. And these injuries are not just limited to the drivers themselves, but to ...
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Posted on Friday December 6th, 2019
The National Aging and Disability Transportation Center (NADTC) conducted a groundbreaking survey of older adults, people with disabilities, and their caregivers in 2018 to learn about the needs and challenges th ...
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Posted on Friday October 11th, 2019
When you are driving down the highway at high speeds, would you think it’s a good idea to close your eyes for five seconds? Of course not; but that is the average time it takes to read or send a text and as mob ...
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Posted on Wednesday July 24th, 2019
Keeping roadsides groomed is more than cosmetic; untrimmed grass, weeds, brush, or tree limbs limit visibility and safety by obscuring signs, traffic signals, pedestrians, cyclists, and unpredictable wildlife. Ro ...
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Posted on Thursday June 13th, 2019
Often when we discuss safe driving and dealing with elements of weather, our minds think of precipitation related threats like snow, ice, and rain. However, the summer months also have their share of unique dange ...
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Posted on Monday March 11th, 2019
As vehicle technology improves, today’s drivers are potentially more distracted than ever. Whether it is texting, using vehicle internet accessibility, eating on the go, or simply dealing with children in t ...
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