Advancing Equity in Road Safety Policymaking
Jeffrey Michael discusses the roles of research, technology, and community engagement in shaping transportation policy. Central to improving road safety and shaping injury-prevention strategies, Michael explains, is the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
This small Connecticut town will be the first in state with speed cameras
The Connecticut Department of Transportation signed off on Washington’s plan. The town beat out applications from a pair of much larger cities — Stamford and New Haven — to become the first municipality in the state approved to use automated cameras to enforce traffic laws.
NHTSA Publishes Whistleblower Program Final Rule
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration finalized a new rule formalizing its whistleblower program. This rule fulfills a requirement in the Motor Vehicle Safety Whistleblower Act, which was included in the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act and complements NHTSA’s existing whistleblower program.
Truck-involved crash fatalities declining, NHTSA reports
A recent report released by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) projects total estimated fatalities in crashes involving large trucks were on the decline through the first half of 2024. In total, there were an estimated 2,523 fatalities in crashes involving large trucks in the first half of 2024, down from 2,561 in the first half of 2023,
Chicago is Debating Lowering its Speed Limit. Other Cities Aren’t Waiting.
As a proposal to lower Chicago’s default speed limit stagnates in the City Council, the city is falling further behind other major cities that have long had lower limits in place. Some tied their policies with other tools to slow traffic, like speed cameras or curb extensions.