Getting into your own or someone else’s vehicle? Do yourself a favor and quickly check out the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) site. What you may not realize is that thousands of cars, trucks(consider reaching out to a truck accident attorney if needed), SUVs, vans and motorcycles are being operated at great risk to drivers, passengers, pedestrians, and motorists because of disregarded recalls....
Orange barrels and flashing signs should help drivers recognize when they’re entering a construction zone. Yet, according to Pennsylvania Department of Transportation workers, many drivers either fail to notice these alerts or ignore them. This can lead to serious harm, such as a brain injury.
Construction zones have lower speed limits, and for good reason. Traffic lanes may be narrower than usual in construction zones, a...
In December, an 83-year-old woman was crossing Washington Avenue at 24th Street when she was struck by two vehicles. She died at the accident scene.
Residents of the area held a small demonstration following the accident, demanding the city do something to make Washington Avenue safer. Numerous meetings in recent years have sought to develop a plan to improve the road’s safety, but city planners, business owners, and r...
Pennsylvania state troopers and municipal police departments are wrapping up the second phase of their 2017-2018 aggressive driving enforcement wave. During the four-week initial phase that began Oct. 23, 2017, police issued 6,336 speeding citations and 846 citations for failure to obey traffic signs or signals. They also arrested 210 drivers for various traffic offenses.
The spring phase of the campaign lasts six weeks ...
Bicyclists want better protection from vehicles. Motorists want faster commutes. And city leaders can’t seem to reach a consensus about what’s best for residents.
Philadelphia’s WHYY-FM covered a Streets Department budget hearing in April, in which City Council President Darrell Clarke and Mike Carroll, director of the Office of Transportation and Infrastructure Systems, debated what the city’s priorities should...