As if there were not enough concerns about cell phones and their connection to distracted driving and distracted walking, we now have the Pokèmon Go game thrown into the mix. The game, which uses an augmented re ...

In  April 2012, the National Safety Council released a white paper called “Understanding the distracted brain: Why driving while using hands-free cell phones is risky behavior.” The paper looks at the da ...

With the fair weather months upon us, the chances of motorists interacting with motorcycles on the roadways are likely. According to the Motorcycle Safety Foundation , motorcycle fatalities have been on the rise ...

Starting in 2011, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), in cooperation with the American Association of State and Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) launched the Every Day Counts program in order ...

Learn to get the most from FHWA’s Improving Safety of Rural Local & Tribal Roads Safety Toolkit and User Guides to address safety on rural local and tribal roadways where fatal crash risk is 2.4 times ...

Roadway safety is not only a public health issue, but it is also a challenge for every road user on a personal level. Many readers have seen the YouTube videos put out by several state departments of transportati ...

Despite the fact that vehicle congestion is virtually non-existent in many rural areas, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s numbers show that fatality rates per million vehicle miles traveled i ...