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Having assumed custodianship of ANSI D.16, the Manual on Classification of Motor Vehicle Traffic Crashes, the Association of Traffic Safety Information Professionals (ATSIP) has released the 8th edition of the standard. D.16's primary purpose is to promote uniformity and comparability...
In a research project funded by the Safety through Disruption (Safe-D) National UTC, researchers at the Virginia Tech and Texas A&M Transportation Institutes are collaborating to study the current state of child ridership and child safety seat use in ride-share vehicles.
The...
Remarks As Prepared for Delivery byU.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. ChaoDetroit Auto ShowSunday, January 14, 2018
Thank you, Congresswoman Dingell, for that introduction. Let me also acknowledge Congresswoman Brenda Lawrence, and Michigan Secretary of State...
Safety For All Users Report
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today released a letter from Secretary Elaine L. Chao to all the nation’s Class I railroads, intercity passenger railroads and state and...
Background
Under the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008, as amended by the Positive Train Control Enforcement and Implementation Act of 2015 (PTCEI Act), Congress requires Class I railroads and entities providing regularly scheduled intercity or commuter rail passenger...
Click the image above to read Secretary Chao's letters to the nation's Class I railroads, intercity passenger railroads, and state and local transit authorities.
Learn more about PTC implementation and congressional deadlines on our PTC Background page.
The U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) launched DAVI as a multimodal initiative to identify, prioritize, monitor, and – where necessary – address data exchange needs for automated vehicles (AV) integration across the modes of transportation. Access to data is a critical...
Licensed Drivers Over 65 Continue to Increase, Teen Drivers Remain At Near-Record Lows
WASHINGTON – The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) published new data today showing a record-high 221.7 million licensed drivers in the U.S. in 2016, including 41.7 million – or almost...