On December 8, 1995, the repeal of the National Maximum Speed Limit (NMSL) went into effect. The repeal ended the federal requirement that states keep speed limits at a maximum of 65 miles per hour (mph) in rural areas and 55 mph in urban areas. A recent survey of Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) members indicated that 40 GHSA jurisdictions had increased their speed limits since the repeal. Read More »
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Safe And Relaxing Winter Driving Tips From The Guy Who’s Driven Almost 2.5 Million Miles
Irv Gordon, owner of the record-breaking 1966 Volvo P1800, suggests plenty of planning, knowing your car and listening to the Man in Black among keys to winter driving. Read More »
Speeders Meet Fate On The I-5 Wasteland
It's long, it's dull and it can be brutally hot in the summer and treacherously foggy in spots in the winter, but it will take you from the bottom of California to the top faster than you can say "Roll up your windows, we're about to drive by Harris Ranch!" Read More »
When Roadway Design Options Are Wide Open, Why Not Go Ahead And Build A Roundabout?
When traffic engineers plan the roads that eventually will accommodate traffic in new developments like this, the plans usually involve intersections with stop signs or signal lights. But the barren site of a future intersection might be an opportunity to consider another option for traffic management, the modern roundabout. These have been built by the tens of thousands worldwide. Read More »
Flawed Analysis Of Red Light Camera Program Draws Institute Critique
Editor’s note: On October 4, 2005, The Washington Post published a review of the District of Columbia’s red light camera program by reporters Del Quentin Wilber and Derek Willis. The gist was that the cameras haven’t reduced crashes. Institute researchers reviewed the reporters’ analyses, finding fundamental flaws, and communicated the following critique to The Post on October 7. The most ... Read More »
Risks Are Higher For Teenage Drivers With Teen Passengers, And New Research Points To Behaviors That Are Increasing The Risks
When teenagers drive with peers in their vehicles, they drive faster than other motorists and leave less distance between themselves and the vehicles in front of them. They more frequently engage in other risky behaviors like speeding. These are the findings of a recent study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health and Westat. Read More »
It Takes A Snap To Steer Out Of Highway Hypnosis
The wheels inside my head were humming along, focusing on all the things I had to do for the holidays: shop, decorate, bake (OK, actually microwave), change lanes. Read More »
Volkswagen And Scholastic Launch Online Voting Campaign To Increase Seat Belt Use Among Teens
Volkswagen of America, Inc., and Scholastic are asking you to get involved and possibly save lives in the process. Tonight, Volkswagen kicks off voting for "Fasten Your Seat Belt. . .Go Far!," a nation-wide program that challenges teens to create TV ads that try to persuade their peers to buckle up. Read More »
Two Points Not a Win For Your Driving Record
When it comes to driving, there are a dozen correct answers to that question. There are 12 vehicle code regulations in California that you can violate to earn the DMV's equivalent of the Scarlet Letter of driving: a two-point offense on your driving record. Read More »
Play Your Way Through Online Traffic School
The little devil on your shoulder whispered in your ear that you could make it through that yellow light if you just went a little faster. The little angel on your other shoulder told you to slow down and stop. As the officer pulls you over to the side of the road to give you a citation for running the red light, you chastise yourself silently for listening to the wrong advisor. Read More »
