Sentences with phrase «of roadway safety»

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«These municipalities are run by residents who have first - hand knowledge of the problems or safety concerns surrounding their local roadways, and allowing them to determine the speed limits instead of the state will increase responsiveness to residents.»

Agricultural practices conducted on farmland shall not violate the public policy of Erie county if such agricultural practices are: (i) reasonable and necessary to the particular farm or farm operation; (ii) conducted in a manner which is not negligent or reckless; (iii) conducted in conformity with generally accepted agricultural practices; (iv) conducted in conformity with all local, state and federal laws, ordinances and regulations; (v) conducted in a manner which does not constitute a threat to public health and safety or cause injury to health and safety of any person; and (vi) conducted in a manner which does not unreasonably obstruct the free passage or use of navigable waters or public roadways.

The analyses found that the policy change would help support immigrant families by expanding job opportunities, while modestly lowering insurance premiums for all state drivers and improving public safety on roadways, with the fiscal costs of implementing the proposal more than offset by added revenues.

The deterioration of county roadways has caused several public safety concerns.

«The State Department of Transportation is committed to further enhancing the safety of the corridor, working with the community to make the roadway fit into the historic park it traverses, and expediting the project so that construction can get underway.»

Gov. Andrew Cuomo in western New York on Tuesday touted the first introduction of cashless tolling for the key roadway in Grand Island in a move that is designed to reduce pollution and congestion as well as improve safety.

«We appreciate the support of Governor Cuomo and the Governor's Traffic Safety Committee in helping us address a critical need, which ultimately helps improve safety on our roadways,» BeachSafety Committee in helping us address a critical need, which ultimately helps improve safety on our roadways,» Beachsafety on our roadways,» Beach said.

This is a significant public safety threat because the area soil is unstable and a portion of the roadway has actually fallen into the creek.

Erie County Legislator Joseph Lorigo and West Seneca Supervisor Sheila Meegan announce that parking is no longer allowed on Seneca Street in front of the Senior Center to improve safety along that stretch of roadway.

Luis Sanchez, DOT's Manhattan borough commissioner, said the installation is just one part of a safety and cosmetic improvement plan along the dangerous roadway.

Bids are scheduled to start being advertised later this month, and all of these projects will include mill and overlay work that will greatly enhance the safety of each roadway.

Ferdinand says these results could aid policymakers interested in improving roadway safety in that they indicate the types of laws that are most effective in reducing deaths among various age groups, as well as those in states with secondarily enforced texting bans advocating for stricter, primarily enforced texting bans.

First, the recipe for roadway safety includes a number of equally important ingredients: Cars are getting safer — as crash avoidance and crash worthiness technologies improve.

«In addition, the Department is proud to recognize the sacrifices of our nation's heroes by providing more veterans with the opportunity to contribute to the safety of our roadways through training grants for the next generation of commercial drivers,» Secretary Chao added.

EDC facilitates the use of proven safety countermeasures on our roadway infrastructure to help reduce fatalities and serious injuries on our nation's roadways.

NHTSA maintains a bicycle safety program focus is on research, education, and enforcement of motorists», bicyclists», and pedestrians» behavior to enhance roadway safety and reduce injuries and fatalities.

Intersection safety, roadway departure, and pedestrian / bicyclist safety interventions are the focus of improving safety through the initiative.

FHWA provides Federal, State, and local partners the tools, resources and information necessary to make sound safety investment decisions, and coordinates with States to develop Strategic Highway Safety Plans (SHSPs) and implement and improve the safety of roadway infrastructure on all public safety investment decisions, and coordinates with States to develop Strategic Highway Safety Plans (SHSPs) and implement and improve the safety of roadway infrastructure on all public Safety Plans (SHSPs) and implement and improve the safety of roadway infrastructure on all public safety of roadway infrastructure on all public roads.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today announced the adoption of a Final Rule that will improve roadway safety by employing technology to strengthen commercial truck and bus drivers» compliance with hours - of - service regulations that prevent faSafety Administration (FMCSA) today announced the adoption of a Final Rule that will improve roadway safety by employing technology to strengthen commercial truck and bus drivers» compliance with hours - of - service regulations that prevent fasafety by employing technology to strengthen commercial truck and bus drivers» compliance with hours - of - service regulations that prevent fatigue.

The campaign is part of a comprehensive effort by NHTSA and several partner organizations to increase the safety of our law enforcement officers while they are stopped on our roadways.

The new bridge increased roadway capacity, improved safety, reduced the frequency and cost of major bridge maintenance, and increased the vertical and horizontal navigational clearances to accommodate the current needs of seafaring vessels on the river, including permitting modern cargo vessel passage to the Port of Charleston, the second largest container cargo port on the East Coast.

We have made great progress in improving the safety of our transit systems, pipelines, and highways, and in reducing roadway fatalities to historic lows.

«Intelligent Transportation Systems are the future of driver, roadway and vehicle safety.

The body of research going on across the country today shows that the life - saving potential for safety technologies that enable communications between vehicles and the roadway infrastructure is too great to ignore,» said RITA Acting Administrator Gregory D. Winfree.

In the U.S., FHWA supported an effort by a number of traffic safety organizations to create the Toward Zero Death National Strategy, which consolidates the most effective currently - available roadway and behavioral strategies for reducing traffic deaths.

«Safety must be the top priority of every driver, particularly commercial drivers who operate large trucks and buses on our public roadways,» said U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx.

«We're committed to ensuring the highest standards of safety on our roadways — whether drivers choose to operate vehicles powered by gasoline, electric batteries, or some future technology that has yet to be unveiled,» said NHTSA Administrator David Strickland.

Unless a motor carrier has received an UNSATISFACTORY safety rating under part 385 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, or has otherwise been ordered to discontinue operations by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, it is authorized to operate on the Nation's roasafety rating under part 385 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, or has otherwise been ordered to discontinue operations by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, it is authorized to operate on the Nation's roaSafety Administration, it is authorized to operate on the Nation's roadways.

The Top Safety Pick + rating follows the 5 - star rating from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, making the Dart one of the few vehicles on the roadway to score the highest on both tests.

«Eliminating up to a third of traffic deaths through vehicle automation just by limiting alcohol - impaired drivers would represent a dramatic improvement in roadway safety.»

All Volvo automobiles now come standard with a lidar laser sensor that monitors the front of the roadway, and if a potential collision is detected, the safety belts will retract to reduce excess slack.

The US Department of Transportation's (DOT's) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) are proposing equipping heavy - duty vehicles with devices that limit their speeds on US roadways, and requiring those devices be set to a maximum speed, a safety measure that could save lives... Read Safety Administration (NHTSA) and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) are proposing equipping heavy - duty vehicles with devices that limit their speeds on US roadways, and requiring those devices be set to a maximum speed, a safety measure that could save lives... Read Safety Administration (FMCSA) are proposing equipping heavy - duty vehicles with devices that limit their speeds on US roadways, and requiring those devices be set to a maximum speed, a safety measure that could save lives... Read safety measure that could save lives... Read more →

The Foundation is a 501 (c) 3 organization that promotes roadway safety and supports the family and loved ones of fallen roadway workers that were injured or killed in work zone crashes.

Area 2 of the Grant developed roadway work zone safety guidelines.

Since being awarded multi-year grants since 2006, ATSSA has trained approximately 80,000 workers in a variety of ATSSA roadway safety training courses at an extremely low cost.

Through the activities of The Foundation, roadway safety has become a cultural priority.

HCC - 30 provides all legal services related to the highway safety program with the goal of reducing roadway - related fatalities and injuries.

A broader scope of car safety which is road traffic safety broadly includes the roadway design.

Having your pet safely secured in a car seat or safety harness will greatly lessen all of these issues and may even save your life, your pet's life, and others sharing the roadway.

Artist Witaya Junma leant her skills to a project by using the Accident Data Center for Road Safety Culture to raise awareness of deathly Thai roadways.

Statistics from the National Safety Council show that Labor Day Weekend sees high rates of preventable accidents, injuries, and deaths — both on the roadways and at homes across the country.

Changes to this policy could significantly improve roadway safety and reduce incidences of drunk driving.

Nearly 70 percent of U.S. roadways are aided by federal funds, and highway - only lobby continue to insist that increasing safety measures on these roads is a local government responsibility.

Two of those laws in particular take direct aim at the safety of residents who use the roadways by attempting to make drunk driving more difficult — welcomed news in an area where driving under the influence continues to be a significant problem every year.

Anybody who is operating a motor vehicle on a Washington roadway has a duty to use due care and caution for both the safety of the person and property of others and the safety of themselves and their own property too.

Additionally, many riders — partially because they did not take the mandatory motorcycle licensure or safety courses provided by the state of Nevada — fail to meet all of the mandatory equipment requirements for riding a bike out on the roadways.

The motorcycle safety courses that one is required to take before taking their bike out on the road provide safety tips and roadway rules meant to better protect both motorcyclists and other vehicles; however, it is impossible to know of these safety measures if one fails to take the required courses.

May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month, and this is a great time for all drivers to be reminded of safe driving practices on the roadway.

That meant an average of 91 people killed on roadways every day as calculated by AOL Autos from National Highway Traffic Safety Administration data.

The Westborough Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee's mission is to explore ways Westborough can become safer for pedestrians and cyclists, work to develop a rail trail along an old trolley line in town and advise the Board of Selectmen on roadway safety issues and preventing bicycle accidents.