At least 115 million vehicles are on the road every day for work, shopping, and schooling. Not many days go by where drivers don’t see an accident on the road. The process of receiving a license is as lengthy as it is because those in charge know how deadly vehicles can be. The 3 greatest…
PASCO COUNTY – The intersection of Collier Parkway and State Road 54 has become the No. 1 spot in the county for car crashes caused by aggressive driving, according to statistics from the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office. A Pasco County Deputy said, “Drivers are speeding, tailgating, going off the roadway, cutting people off.” “We want…
Nationally in 2007, 4,808 people died in large truck crashes. To help reduce crashes and fatalities, Congress directed the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to work together to educate motorists on how to share the road safely with commercial motor vehicles (CMVs). The result of this…
TAMPA – The Florida Department of Transportation’s Motor Carrier Compliance Office and the Center for Urban Transportation Research are teaming up to launch a Better Driver safety campaign, specifically targeting aggressive drivers on Interstate 75. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates 67% of crash fatalities and 33% of injuries involved aggressive driving, including both…
