South Carolina Department of Transportation wants to reduce the number of accidents caused by vehicles that run off the road.
According to Bob Thomas, assistant division administrator of the S.C. Division Office of the Federal Highway Administration, during the last five years, (2004-08), 54 percent of all the fatalities reported in South Carolina involved [...]
Rumble strips can be crucial in halting crashes (from The Times and Democrat.com)
September 14th, 2009 · No Comments
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DOT Awards Research Contract to Solar Roadways (from Solar Power Partners)
August 28th, 2009 · No Comments
Solar Roadways announced that it has been awarded a U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) contract that will enable them to prototype the first ever Solar Road Panel.
The project, which RenewableEnergyWorld.com originally reported on in March 2008, calls for solar road panels that will contain embedded LEDs which “paint” the road lines from beneath to provide safer [...]
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Study Shows Road-Related Conditions Factor in Over Half of Fatal Auto Accidents
July 7th, 2009 · No Comments
Bad highway design and conditions are a factor in more than half the fatal crashes in the United States, contributing to more deaths than speeding, drunken driving or failure to use seat belts, according to Ted R. Miller, who co-wrote the recently released 18-month study.
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