Will Colorado’s Road Usage Charge Program Be Revived?
Part of what you pay at the pump goes to taxes that help build and maintain roads. In 2016, Colorado, like other states, considered switching to another form of taxation to fund infrastructure. But it has yet to follow up on its brief pilot program. Colorado's RUC...
2020 Trucking Laws Impact the Industry
Federal Rules Aim to Reduce Accidents, Fatalities Approximately 500,000 truck accidents occur every year in the U.S., and one in eight of those accidents involves at least one fatality. According to the U.S. Department of Transportation's Fatality Analysis Reporting...
In Safety Research, Size Matters
Crash Tests May Fail to Detect Auto Accident Hazards Particular to Women Their official name is anthropomorphic test devices (ATDs), but to the general public, they are crash test dummies. Created 65 years ago, these "dummies" are high-tech replicas of humans used to...
Autonomous Vehicles vs. Human Nature
Some Say Self-Driving Cars Fall Short on Instilling Confidence For years, it's been reported that the autonomous vehicle (AV), or self-driving car, would significantly reduce the number of yearly auto accidents and fatalities. However, a recent national study shows...
Reducing the Risks of Driving at Night
Car, Pedestrian, and Bicycle Accidents Tend to Rise in the Dark It can get scary after dark. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), vehicle occupants are three times more likely to be involved in a fatal car accident at night than...
How Denver Hopes to End Car Accident Fatalities
Can we prevent all deaths caused by traffic accidents? A few years ago, the National Safety Council launched the Road to Zero (RTZ) Coalition. This is a partnership of local and state police around the country with the goal of eliminating traffic fatalities by the...