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Safer Speeds

The Department believes it is important to prioritize safety and moving individuals at safe speeds. Both exceeding the posted speed limit and driving too fast for conditions are speeding-related...

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Safer Roads

Roadway design strongly influences how people use roadways. The environment around the roadway system—including land use and the intersections of highways, roads, and streets with other...

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What Is a Safe System Approach?

U.S. DOT adopts a Safe System Approach as the guiding paradigm to address roadway safety. The Safe System Approach has been embraced by the transportation community as an effective way to address and...

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Uniform Time

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) oversees the Nation's time zones.  The oversight of time zones was assigned to DOT because time standards were first instituted by the railroad...

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Cyber Analysis Virtual Environment (CAVE)

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Office of Security and Hazardous Materials Safety (ASH) Office of Investigations (AXI) uses the Cyber Analytics Virtual Environment (CAVE) for three main...

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FAA Hotline & Whistleblower Information System (FHWIS)

The FAA’s Office of Audit and Evaluation (AAE) along with the Office of Flight Standards (AFX) manages the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Hotline & Whistleblower Information System (...