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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 fatigue.

The clearinghouse would help improve roadway safety by making it easier to determine whether a truck or bus driver is prohibited from operating a commercial motor vehicle for failing to comply with federal drug and alcohol regulations, including mandatory testing.

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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.»

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.

«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.

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.

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.

«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.

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«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.»

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.

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.

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.

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

[71] I find the plaintiff did take reasonable care for his own safety by trying to stand well out of the roadway and to avoid the oncoming vehicle.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) estimates that presently, about 90 percent of recent roadway crashes are caused by human error, so a reduction in human controls may be the answer to reducing the number of accidents.

Two fatal crashes that have occurred recently along the same stretch of roadway in Winter Haven underscore the fact that many local teens are ignoring the extra margin of safety they could benefit from by wearing their safety belt.

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While this is a good idea at all times to help other roadway users see you from a greater distance, it is required by law and critical to your safety.