Red light cameras: Not about safety just making money

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Feb 04, 2013

I received my first red light ticket in the mail last week. Like many people who receive the tickets, it's a complete surprise. They are unaware they have been given a ticket. I viewed the photos and the online video (which ...

Illinois DOT, Illinois State Police heighten safety belt enforcement

Tina Grady Barbaccia - May 16, 2012

The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) and the Illinois State Police (ISP) plan to heighten enforcement efforts leading up and through the Memorial Day holiday weekend, IDOT announced on May 16. Hundreds more safety belt enforcement zones and other patrols ...

Distracted driving, teen driver safety top AAA’s state legislative safety priorities for 2012

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Jan 17, 2012

Recent public attention to distracted driving will likely spur additional legislative activity as states convene their 2012 sessions, according to AAA. Laws that ban texting while driving and that improve teen driver safety again top AAA's nationwide ...

ATSSA awarded $4.4 million federal grant for work zone safety training

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Dec 12, 2011

The American Traffic Safety Services Association (ATSSA), a national roadway safety association, was recently awarded a three-year, $4.4 million work zone safety grant to train men and women nationally who work on America’s roadways. Partners in the new grant include ...

Traffic Logix SafePace 100 radar sign receives enthusiastic response

Better Roads Staff - Dec 12, 2011

Traffic Logix announced on August 2nd the launch of the SafePace 100, a low cost radar sign designed for private roads or small budgets. For weeks before the official launch, the company has already been receiving emails and phone calls ...

AAA: Prepare for the ‘silver tsunami’ of aging drivers

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Dec 05, 2011

The first wave of America's baby boomers turning 65 this year will be driving the "silver tsunami" says the American Automobile Association (AAA). According to the U.S. Census Bureau, this segment of the population will increase by 75 ...

3M’s five steps to MUTCD compliance

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Sep 01, 2011

3M offers this formula for compliance to the recently updated Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) regulations: Step 1: Understand Your Obligations Under Federal Regulations The 2009 MUTCD is the primary regulatory document mandating the use of high-visibility apparel for all ...

Peek Traffic, Telvent form partnership

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Jan 13, 2011

Telvent has formed a "working relationship" with Peek Traffic Corporation that is focused on securing and implementing contracts in North America. In this joint venture, Peek will design traffic control products that work in conjunction with Telvent’s interface to streamline road ...

Kirk Landers

Brooke Wisdom - Sep 01, 2010

The Trouble with Robot Cops If you have never tangled with an automated system for enforcing red light violations at signalized intersections, let me share my experience. Traveling west on the frontage road of a local expressway last spring, I turned right ...

FHWA releases Improving Traffic Signal Management and Operations: A Basic Service Model

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Apr 21, 2010

The U.S. Federal Highway Administration’s Office of Operations has released a report, Improving Traffic Signal Management and Operations: A Basic Service Model, that is designed as a guide to achieve a basic service model for traffic signal management and operations. The ...