The Governors Highway Safety Association, in partnership with Ford Motor Company Fund, released a new report that examines the significant role speeding plays in teen driver fatalities. [Above photo via IIHS.] That report found, from 2015 to 2019, teen drivers and passengers aged 16 to 19 accounted for a greater proportion of speeding-related fatalities (43 percent) than […]

To help the homeless be safer around railroad tracks, as well as provide children with more information regarding railroad safety, Operation Lifesaver Inc. is launching to new outreach campaigns. The first targets individuals experiencing homelessness with information aimed at helping them make safe choices around railroad tracks and trains. To that end, OLI said its Respect […]

The Center for Transportation and the Environment recently released a 63-page report to provide suggestions for expanding the adoption of zero-emission buses in the U.S. transit industry. The report – entitled Transit Vehicle Innovation Deployment Centers/TVIDC Advisory Panel Overview and Conclusions and published by the Federal Transit Administration – is the culmination of discussions held by the […]

Ridesharing firm Uber recently issued a 52-page whitepaper detailing the opportunities and challenges facing the public transportation sector, especially as transit agencies seek to recover ridership reductions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [Above photo by Uber.] “Globally, more people rely on public transportation than they do on personal vehicles,” Uber noted in its paper. “Efficient […]