Tag: Highway Safety

October 18, 2022

The U.S. Department of Transportation recently allocated $1.56 billion from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Michigan. A total of $54 million will be used on highway safety programs that improve the safety of Michigan’s transportation system; $363 million will be […]

February 4, 2022

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) recently released new guidance on implementing changes to the highway safety funding program. The program received additional funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. “FHWA’s goal is to help state and local transportation agencies across the […]

January 21, 2022

Two organizations that influence many Americans’ automobile-buying decisions will begin rating vehicles on how well they track behavior of motorists who use partially automated driver-assist systems. Consumer Reports and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety say the ratings will factor […]

January 14, 2022

New York motorists lose $28 billion statewide annually because of deteriorated and congested roads and bridges and a lack of some desirable safety features, according to a recent report by TRIP, a Washington, D.C.-based national transportation research nonprofit. Losses average […]

April 8, 2019

Insurance Institute for Highway Safety says over five precent of deaths on the roads are due to higher speed limits. In 1995 the US Congress removed federal regulation of speed limits, and in the years since, they have crept up […]