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| Hands-free emailing, texting still distracting: study | | Washington – Using voice-to-text features may decrease drivers’ ability to operate a vehicle safely, even though they are looking at the road and their hands are on the wheel, according to a study from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. | Read More  |
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| Child traffic fatalities decreased in 2011: study | | Washington – Traffic fatalities among children 14 and younger decreased 6 percent to 1,140 in 2011, according to a study conducted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s National Center for Statistics and Analysis. | | Read More |
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| NIOSH: Security cameras in cabs help protect drivers | | Atlanta – Installing security cameras in taxicabs may help prevent violence against taxi drivers, suggests a new study from NIOSH. | | Read More |
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| TSA to maintain ban on small knives on planes | | Washington – The Transportation Security Administration will continue to enforce a ban on small knives in carry-on luggage for flights, the agency announced June 5. | | Read More |
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| OOIDA files appeal in cross-border trucking program lawsuit | | Grain Valley, MO – The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association filed an appeal June 3 in its lawsuit against the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s cross-border trucking pilot program. | | Read More |
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| NTSB: Single-unit trucks should fall under other large truck safety rules | | Washington – Single-unit trucks should be included in many of the same safety rules as other types of large trucks, according to a report from the National Transportation Safety Board. | | Read More |
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| FMCSA issues hours-of-service exemption for DOE | | Washington – The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on May 31 issued an hours-of-service regulation exemption for the Department of Energy. | | Read More |
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| More than one-third of designated drivers have a drink: study | | Gainesville, FL – People who are designated drivers for a night out may not be staying sober, according to a new study from the University of Florida. | | Read More |
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| 'Safety Senator' Frank Lautenberg dies at 89 | | Washington – New Jersey Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg, author of multiple laws related to transportation and workplace safety, passed away on June 3 due to complications from viral pneumonia. | | Read More |
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| Lawmaker calls for hearing on safety of nation’s bridges | | Washington – In the aftermath of the May 23 collapse of a portion of a bridge in Washington state, Rep. Janice Hahn (D-CA) is calling on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee to host a hearing to discuss the safety of U.S. bridges. | | Read More |
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