“Road safety” on The Daily Caller

If you’ve been busted by a red light camera, you probably hate the things. But there may be a reason to love them: The technology may save lives. (more)

NASA engineers found no electronic flaws in Toyota that would cause unintended acceleration, the U.S. Department of Transportation reported Tuesday. (more)

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has released a proposal, spurred by the death of a Woodbury boy, that would require all new cars starting in 2014 to have rearview cameras and interior displays to allow  “a 180-degree view” of the area around a car. (more)

If you thought the TSA body scans and sensual pat downs went too far, then you will be displeased to learn that the federal government is now considering using technology that will deactivate your cell phone while you are in a moving vehicle. This is in response to the fact that, according to Transportation Secretary Raymond LaHood, 5,500 people were killed last year due to distracted driving. (more)

The Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood may be experiencing some repetitive whiplash. (more)

Many teens view texting while driving as less risky than drunken driving despite a sustained campaign against texting behind the wheel and research indicating it’s as dangerous as drinking and driving, a new survey for State Farm insurance company finds. (more)

One in 12 drivers admitted driving drunk at least once over the course of a year, a government survey released Wednesday found. (more)

Thousands of vehicles were bogged down Monday in a more than 100-kilometre (62-mile) traffic jam leading to Beijing that has lasted nine days and highlights China’s growing road congestion woes. (more)

Starting Thursday, texting or using a handheld cell phone while driving becomes a primary offense in most Washington cases, meaning police can use that as the sole reason for stopping a driver. (more)

COLUMBUS: Ohio’s highest court has ruled that a person may be convicted of speeding purely if it looked to a police officer that the motorist was going too fast. (more)

Toyota vehicles in unintended acceleration crashes may be linked to 89 deaths since 2000, up from 52 reported in March, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said. (more)

CHICAGO, May 2 (UPI) — An Illinois man driving his car the wrong way on a busy highway was not only drunk, police say, but also distracted — by the text message he was busy sending. (more)

All new cars would have to be equipped with “black boxes” that record performance data and federal safety regulators would be granted the authority to order immediate recalls under newly proposed auto-safety legislation being considered by Congress. (more)

The recession may be claiming a new victim: the 5-10-mph “cushion” police and state troopers across the USA have routinely given motorists exceeding the speed limit. (more)

Russia has launched a criminal inquiry following claims that traffic police used civilian motorists as a “human shield” to stop suspected criminals. (more)

Road signs warning drivers that drunken people may be in the road have been put up to reduce the number of accidents. (more)

The Senate Commerce Committee criticizes ‘deeply troubling’ lapses by NHTSA and promises to work to enact legislation to improve the highway safety agency’s ability to respond to future problems. (more)

A year into his tenure as transportation secretary, Ray LaHood has made his self-described “rampage” against texting while driving a signature issue. Nineteen states and the District of Columbia have bans on texting while behind the wheel, and LaHood last week proposed language for a nationwide ban, and said he wants to eliminate all distractions while driving. (more)

A national crackdown on distracted driving takes an unexpected turn today. A new study shows that the number of traffic crashes did not drop in three states and the District of Columbia after they banned drivers from using handheld cellphones. (more)

The government Tuesday formally barred truckers and bus drivers from sending text messages while behind the wheel, putting the federal imprimatur on a prohibition embraced by many large trucking and transportation companies. (more)