With the Department of Transportation set to announce new hours of service (HOS) rules near the end of December 2011, the debate about whether the new rules are needed or not continues. The new rules would restrict the number of hours that commercial drivers could drive per day and require a rest period. Proponents of …
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A Friday evening in early September 2011 saw New York City reach a sad milestone for the year, the number of fatal bicycle accidents reached double digits. There is good news in the midst of this tragedy; however, the number of fatal bicycle accidents has been decreasing in recent years, even though the number of …
Distracted driving is a big problem on the nation’s roadways. Most states-including New York-have determined that they can reduce motor vehicle accidents if cell phone use while driving was banned, and have passed laws preventing or limiting cell phone use while driving. But a new study by researchers at the Highway Loss Data Institute reveals …