Transportation Safety


Dog Bites Olympian? CDC Offers Tips for Beijing-Bound Travelers

July 2, 2008

Olympic travelers should worry less about exotic diseases, and instead focus on preventing more mundane health problems like respiratory illness and dog bites, according to a new study by experts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the GeoSentinel Surveillance Network, which found that during the past 10 years dog bites were actually one of the more common health problems travelers face when visiting China. Other common ailments were respiratory infections, skin problems, injuries, and diarrhea.

DOT Announces New National Clearinghouse to Improve Rural Road Safety

July 2, 2008

U.S. Transportation Deputy Secretary Thomas J. Barrett recently announced that the University of Minnesota will be home to a new national clearinghouse for information about the best way to make rural roads safer. The clearinghouse is part of Transportation Secretary Mary Peters' national strategy to bring new focus, including resources and new technology, to reducing deaths on the nation's rural roads.

DOT Issues Final Rule on Drug Testing Procedures for Transport Workers

July 1, 2008

The final rule calls for "observed collections" for all return-to-duty and follow-up drug testing and any time there is a specific reason to believe an employee may be attempting, or have sufficient reason, to evade the testing process.

Wireless Phone Driving Law Takes Effect in California

June 30, 2008

Beginning tomorrow, no driver is permitted to use a hand-held wireless phone while operating a motor vehicle. Drivers over 18 may use hands-free devices only.

EPA Changes Rules for Some Gasoline Dispensing Facilities

June 30, 2008

This action affects only area source gasoline dispensing facilities with a monthly throughput of 100,000 gallons of gasoline or more.

U.S., U.K Sign International Expedited Traveler Initiative

June 30, 2008

"This agreement is an important step in fortifying our international cooperation between the United States and the United Kingdom," said CBP Commissioner W. Ralph Basham.

ATA Gears Up for National Truck Driver Appreciation Week

June 29, 2008

The association says ideas for activities, driver safety awards, and other ways to say "Thanks for hauling the good stuff" will be posted online.

SAFE KIDS Worldwide, GM Share NTSB Leadership Award

June 29, 2008

NTSB's chairman honored SAFE KIDS Worldwide and GM with its Safety Leadership Award for ensuring more than 1 million child restraint systems were installed correctly.

FMCSA, ATRI to Co-host Onboard Safety Systems Webinar

June 27, 2008

The event will highlight the practical cost/benefit outcomes identified in recent FMCSA/ATRI research on collision warning systems, lane departure warning systems, and roll stability control systems.

World Forum Adopts Electronic Stability Control Recommendation

June 27, 2008

All new light passenger vehicles made from 2014 onward will be equipped with ESC in what NHTSA Administrator Nicole Nason calls "a major step foward for global auto safety."

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