Traffic Violation National Newsroom

The following is the latest national news related to traffic violation issues. For local, regional news, please visit our state resources.

• Traffic Violations Infraction Instructions
  Metrokc Gov, Mar 14, 2008
  The information contained here is intended to address the most frequently asked questions
  
  
• Traffic Control Device Rules Strengthened In New Publication
  U.S Department of Transportation, Feb 01, 2008
  New rules for highway signs and pavement markings developed in response to a bus crash in Atlanta last March are among
  
  
• CHP Receives Federal Grant to Fight DUI
  California HIghway Patrol, Jan 24, 2008
  Driving Under the Influence (DUI) continues to be a major traffic safety concern for California
  
  
• New Mexico Department Of Transportation Programs & Infrastructure Traffic Safety Bureau
  Department of Transportation, Jan 17, 2008
  The Traffic Records Section provides crash data analysis to the Department, other agencies, and to the private sector
  
  
• Daily Death Toll from Drunk Driving Crashes Highest During Holiday Season, New Data Shows
  Enter Source, Jan 10, 2008
  
  
  
• NTSB Determines Truck Driver Failed to Slow for Traffic, Cites Inadequate Rest
  NTSB, Jan 04, 2008
  NTSB Determines Truck Driver Failed to Slow for Traffic, Cites Inadequate Rest
  
  
• Daily Death Toll from Drunk Driving Crashes Highest During Holiday Season, New Data Shows
  NHTSA, Dec 21, 2007
  New federal traffic safety data shows that the daily death toll from drunk driving crashes during the Christmas and New Year’s
  
  
• Secretary Peters Catches Bus to School, Proposes New Safety Rules for School Buses
  NHTSA, Dec 14, 2007
  U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters today buckled up and rode with children in a school bus toMorrisville Elementary School near Raleigh
  
  
• Drunk Driving. Over the Limit. Under Arrest.” Ends with Approximately 11,000 Citations Issued for Impaired Driving and Other Violations
  Indiana Criminal Justice Institute, Dec 06, 2007
  The Governor’s Council on Impaired & Dangerous Driving and the Traffic Safety Division of the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute (ICJI) announced today
  
  
• 27 DUII Drivers Arrested During Two Day Klamath County Interagency Saturation
  Oregon state, Nov 29, 2007
  Oregon's latest tool paid dividends helping keep intoxicated drivers off Klamath County-area
  
  
• Nighttime Seat Belt Violators Targeted During National “Click It or Ticket” Crackdown
  NHTSA, Oct 18, 2007
  The NHTSA study found that in 2005, more than 15,000 passenger vehicle occupants died in traffic crashes between the nighttime hours
  
  
• Nation’s Top Highway Safety Chief Urges Parents And Care Givers to Get Their Child Safety Seats Checked
  NHTSA, Oct 11, 2007
  Parents and caregivers to make sure their car seats and boosters seats are properly installed in their vehicles and to learn how to buckle their children in the seats
  
  
• More Americans Buckle Up and Wear Their Helmets In 2007
  NHTSA, Oct 04, 2007
  DOT announced in July that 42,642 people died on our nation’s highways in 2006, which was the largest drop in fatalities in 15 years
  
  
• Gov Launches Drunk Driving Enforcement Campaign
  NHTSA, Aug 31, 2007
  US Transportation Secretary launched a national drunk driving crackdown and appealed to the judicial branch to use all the tools to keep drunk drivers off the roads
  
  
• "Smart" Traffic Sign Design to Prevent Collisions
  Staff Writer, Jul 27, 2007
  Technion-Israel Institute of Technology have developed a
  
  
• Michigan Anti-Drunk Driving Laws
  Micigan.gov, Jul 01, 2007
  Require courts to decide drunken driving cases within 77 days after an arrest
  
  
• Nighttime Seat Belt Violators To Be Targeted
  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Jun 15, 2007
  The odds of being killed in a motor vehicle crash are three times higher at night which is when seat belt use declines substantially
  
  
• Americans Redefine Reckless Driving Habits
  Press Release, Jun 01, 2007
  Despite the recent backlash against the use of cell phones while driving, talking on a mobile phone is not the number one pet peeve among American drivers
  
  
• White House Drug Czar Launches Campaign To Stop Drugged Driving
  Office of National Drug Control Policy, Nov 27, 2006
  White house seeks to raise public awareness of the problem of drugged driving.
  
  
• Laws to Increase Motorist Safety Will Go Into Effect
  Press Release, Jul 25, 2006
  By implementing this legislation, we will see reduced crash rates and fewer fatalities and injuries.
  
  
• Targeting Crash Causing Violations
  dot.gov, Oct 14, 2005
  Law enforcement agencies receive numerous calls every day from citizens complaining about trucks speeding through residential streets
  
  
• NHTSA Proposes New Child Booster Seat Rules
  dot.gov, Sep 01, 2005
  The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration today proposed new requirements for child safety seat
  
  
• Nationwide Study Of Stops
  congress.gov, Aug 11, 2005
  Nationwide Study Of Stops For Traffic Violations By Law Enforcement Officers
  
  
• Attorney General Shall Conduct A Nationwide Study
  congress.gov, Jul 28, 2005
  The Attorney General Shall Conduct A Nationwide Study Of Stops For Traffic Violations By Law Enforcement
  
  
• Conduct A Study By Acquiring Data
  congress.gov, Jun 29, 2005
  Traffic Stops Statistics Study Act Of 2000, Requires The Attorney General To Conduct A Study By Acquiring Data
  
  
• New Haven's Traffic Enforcement Campaign Underway End Of Grace Period For Motorists
  cityofnewhaven, Mar 22, 2005
  Wearing announced a new traffic enforcement plan and launched the "DriveSmart" public awareness campaign to get motorists to drive responsibly
  
  
• Aggressive Driving, Including Speeding, Illegal Lane-Changing And Tailgating,
  alligator, Mar 14, 2005
  Aggressive Driving, Including Speeding, Illegal Lane-Changing And Tailgating, Has Also Contributed To The Elevated Number Of Fatalities So Far This Year
  
  
• One Of The Six Vehicles Was Stopped In A Traffic Violation Two Years Ago And The Driver Received A Ticket
  preleases, Mar 04, 2005
  The driver in this case was flagged, and based on further investigation was later arrested and convicted.
  
  
• Neither driver has been charged with a traffic violation, and the incident remained under investigation late Wednesday
  grandforks, Mar 01, 2005
  fuel tanker truck exploded after an accident Wednesday morning about six miles south of Grand Forks on Interstate 29, sending billowing black clouds of noxious smoke int
  
  
• How Wisconsin Distributes Traffic Citation Deposits And Fines
  WI Gov Article, Feb 22, 2005
  Explanation Of How Wisconsin Distributes Its Traffic citation deposits and fines
  
  
• Click It or Ticket: Why New Jersey Is Steping Up Their Traffic Violation Penalties
  NJ Gov Article, Feb 21, 2005
  Why New Jersey Is Steping Up Their Traffic Violation Penalties
  
  
• CDL Drivers - Convicted of a Serious Traffic Violation
  MI Gov Article, Feb 18, 2005
  What Can Happen To Your CDL For Traffic Violations In a Commercial Vehicle Or On Your Personal Time
  
  
• Clark County Highway Sign Replacement Project Attempts To Cut Out Senseless Traffic Violations
  WA Gov Site, Feb 04, 2005
  How Do Clark County Officials Plan To Cut Out Sensless Traffic Violations
  
  
• Cell Phone Restrictions: School Bus & Transit Bus Drivers
  Gov Press Release, Jan 27, 2005
  New Law That Prohibits The Use Of Cell Phones For School Bus And Transit Drivers
  
  
• Panel backs bill to expand eligibility
  AZ Gov Press Release, Jan 19, 2005
  Some state legislators want Arizona motorists to be able to have their cake and eat it too when it comes to traffic tickets
  
  

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