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Federal Highway Administration’s ‘Traffic Volume Trends’ Report Shows Gains In Nearly Every State
WASHINGTON – New data released today by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) show that U.S. driving topped 2.4 trillion miles...
Docket No.: DOT-OST-2016-0233
Solicitation of Proposals for Designation of Automated Vehicle Proving Grounds Pilot
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)
DATES: Proposals must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. EST on December 19, 2016.
Lives saved estimated at nearly 345,000 since 1975
WASHINGTON – Seat belt use in the United States has reached its highest level since the Federal government began regular national surveys in 1994, according to a study released by the U.S....
New requirement of audible alert will help prevent 2,400 pedestrian injuries a year
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) today announced that it is adding a sound requirement for all newly manufactured...
U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the U.S Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration Take Steps to Implement Next Generation 911 Grant Program. The 911 Implementation Coordination Office (ICO) is...
New effort will help drivers find alternative fuels and vehicle charging stations nationwide
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today announced 55 routes that will serve as the basis for a national network of “...
New Federal Data Show Fuel Consumption Increased for Sixth Straight Year
WASHINGTON – American vehicles consumed 71.8 billion gallons of gasoline in the first half of the year, an increase of 3 percent over the same period a year earlier. It is the highest amount on record...
Officials hold events across country to address teen driver safety and toremind parents of “5 to Drive” safety principles for young drivers
WASHINGTON—Traffic deaths in the first half of 2016 are still going up, and the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway...