DOT Guidelines The recent U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) release of its guidelines on the topic of distracted driving has spurred a good deal of discussion in the media. The guidelines call for automakers to disable applications in the vehicles center stack or infotainment system that allow drivers to manually access social media, surf the …
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Surprise? FHWA finds roundabouts greatly reduce accidents
Roundabouts The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), under the umbrella of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), has released a study that finds that roundabouts, or traffic circles, can reduce fatal and serious injury crashes. By a lot. Specifically, converting a traditional signalized intersection to a roundabout, the reduction can be as high as 78% and …
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