2012

We’ve seen the statewide New York texting ban’s effect at the statewide level, but it’s also working on a local level.  Since the ban on texting while driving was passed last year, just in Dutchess County alone, the number of people stopped and ticketed for texting while driving has gone up from 59 the previous… read more

Even with a zero tolerance policy on texting and driving in place in the Canadian city of Moncton, people continue to do engage in the practice, according to the police. That’s why that area’s Royal Canadian Mounted Police are getting more clever in their attempts to spot and ticket these distracted drivers. RCMP are now… read more

Tickets for texting while driving are being written in droves in New York a year after the Governor signed a bill in response to several fatalities involving teens texting while driving. The law in question allows police officers to pull over people suspected of texting while on the road. Before the new law, texting behind… read more

In Maine, a spokesperson for the State Police stated that distracted driving and seatbelt laws will be more vigorously enforced for a summer long campaign against dangerous driving. He said that summers in Maine are the most hazardous three months of the year for drivers, with more accidents logged during the summer than throughout the… read more

Although many communities from across the country are doing what they can to get drivers to stop driving while distracted, certain locales have launched initiatives that are more detailed and complex than others. On June 15, officials from Old Bridge, East Brunswick, and Middlesex County in New Jersey got together to announce a multi-phase safety… read more

Motorcycle safety continues to be an important topic, so it’s always nice to see communities from across the state do their part to help promote safe driving practices. The city of Red Bluff, California, was the site of the Red Bluff Police Department’s Motorcycle Safety Enforcement Operation on June 16.  Designed to help lower the… read more

One of the most important topics that law enforcement agencies stress around the country is the need for pedestrian safety.  Now, one city is growing increasingly alarmed by the rise in pedestrian deaths, and they aim to do something about it. The Austin Police Department has stated their intention to crack down on those persons… read more

Our nation’s Transportation Secretary is strengthening efforts to get people across the country to stop using their cellphones while driving. Today, he announced what’s being referred to as the “Blueprint For Ending Distracted Driving.”  The initiative is partly an extension of a program already being implemented in Hartford, Connecticut, and Syracuse, New York.  In those… read more

Ohio law enforcement officers are offering training seminars to commercial drivers in order to make state roads safer for all citizens. Late last month, authorities initiated a program known as “Truck Shield.”  This safety training program is designed to teach commercial drivers such as truckers and bus drivers how to tell if someone they’re sharing… read more

All commercial drivers be forewarned:  authorities are going to be on the lookout this week for any violations of safety rules and regulations. A new report, which ostensibly focuses on the city of Tuscon, Arizona, but is also appropriate for the rest of the country, details how inspectors are going to be out in full… read more

Authorities have shut down a variety of bussing operations because of numerous alleged safety violations. The shutdown was announced jointly by The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and the Department of Transportation.  It concerns bus companies based out of New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Georgia, and Maryland, with 233 routes suddenly being taken out… read more

Massachusetts is doing its part to help cut down on automobile accidents occurring in construction zones filled with numerous defenseless workers. Tomorrow, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation and various officials from local law enforcement agencies are scheduled to announce a measure that will place additional state troopers at road construction areas along the roadways.  Officials… read more