Texas: Accidents Increase at Controversial Red Light Camera Intersection

Texas: Accidents Increase at Controversial Red Light Camera Intersection
Overall accidents rise at Baytown, Texas intersection a 18 months after installation of red light cameras. 

SC- Driving a personally owned vehicle on a military base is a privilege

Driving a personally owned vehicle on a military base is a privilege

Responding to the letter to the editor written by a parent of a student at one of the schools on Shaw, who objects to Shaw Air Force Base’s motorcycle safety requirements:

New UN resolution recognises motorcycle safety

Arizona Legislative Memo: Traffic Camera Companies Need PI Licenses

Arizona Legislative Memo: Traffic Camera Companies Need PI Licenses
Legislative branch lawyers believe traffic camera companies should have a private investigator license. 

Stiffer speeding penalties for leading ride

Motorcyclists at the head of a group of riders will face stiffer penalties for speeding

Motorcycle Safety Foundation open to reconsidering safety study funding

A new study will investigate causes for motorcycle crashes (Photo: Drew Leavy)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/drewleavy/ / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

Aggregating VMT Within Predefined Geographic Zones Using a Cellular Network

Aggregating VMT Within Predefined Geographic Zones Using a Cellular Network Record Type: DOT The current push for vehicles to become more fuel efficient, although good for the environment, poses a significant problem with the way we pay for our roads. Currently, most of the costs associated with roadway infrastructure are paid for by revenue collected from the motor fuel use tax. With new cars expected to use significantly less fuel, or none at all, a new method for assessing road user fees must be considered.

2008 Traffic Safety Facts Annual FARS/GES Report (EARLY EDITION)

2008 Traffic Safety Facts Annual FARS/GES Report (EARLY EDITION)

The 2008 Traffic Safety Facts FARS/GES Annual Report (Early Edition) is now available and provides the most current 2008 data and final 2007 data. The “Early Edition” does not contain exposure data (i.e., vehicle miles traveled, registered vehicles, licensed drivers) and other data points that customarily are not available until later. This “Final Edition” will be available soon.

Arizona: Photo Enforcement Debated in Public Forum

Arizona: Photo Enforcement Debated in Public Forum
A representative from Redflex appeared for the first time ever to debate automated ticketing in Arizona. 

France, Poland: Speed Cameras Blinded

France, Poland: Speed Cameras Blinded
Vigilantes blind two speed cameras in France and one in Poland with spray paint.

College Station, Texas Red Light Cameras to Come Down

College Station, Texas Red Light Cameras to Come Down
Judge allows College Station, Texas to settle a lawsuit and terminate the use of red light cameras to comply with a public referendum vote. 

New safety helmet technology to save hundreds of lives

New safety helmet technology to save hundreds of lives

A patented brain-cooling device for crash helmets has been developed at Sussex University’s Innovation Centre.

Go to the Hospital in Illinois and Lose Your Gun Rights

Go to the Hospital in Illinois and Lose Your Gun Rights

Source: Illinois Gun

The Illinois State Rifle Association www.isra.org has issued a warning to its members of a disturbing trend that is a direct threat to gun ownership.

A Thanksgiving Lesson

November 20, 2009 by Chip Wood 

A Man with a Gun!!

A recent story regarding an “open carry” movement in California (of all places) gives a very telling glimpse into the mentality of the general public, and the state mercenaries (“police”). Here’s the link: 

Harley−Davidson designated as the Wisconsin state motorcycle

http://www.legis.state.wi.us/2009/data/SB-394.pdf

2009 SENATE BILL 394

Australian Audit Report: Safety Not Sole Concern in Speed Camera Deployment

Australian Audit Report: Safety Not Sole Concern in Speed Camera Deployment
Auditor general of Tasmania, Australia suggests concerns other than safety drive choice of speed camera deployment locations and times. 

PA – HB2104/ noise‏

PA – HB2104/ noise‏

http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/billinfo.cfm?syear=2009&sind=0&body=H&type=B&BN=2104

Regular Session 2009-2010
House Bill 2104

Short Title: An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in other required equipment, further providing for exhaust systems, mufflers and noise control. 

IL- 2010 Highway safety plan/safety enforcement‏

Illinois 2010 Highway safety plan

PDF 131 pages:

http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/nhtsa/whatsup/SAFETEAweb/FY10/HSPs/ILFY10HSP.pdf

Motorcycle safety enforcement only:

Page 36:

Motorcycle Safety Project Tasks

Project number: 10-22-01 (K6) (2010)

Project Title: Motorcycle Safety and Awareness Grant (Local)

Project Description: This task provides funds for Tazewell County Sheriff’s Department and Evanston Police Departments to conduct an enforcement Campaign to reduce behavior that leads to crashes and fatalities and to improve safety.  Rockford and Evanston Police Departments will focus on high-speed corridors with officers where there is high-activity with motorcycles, set up safety check zones specifically for motorcycles to verify proper eye protection and motorcycle equipment requirements as well as encourage use of protective equipment.

Lazer launches new motorcycle helmet range

Lazer is launching the Lazer Superskin, an innovative new motorcycle helmet range that marks a breakthrough in brain protection and a huge step forward in motorcycle helmet design. It protects from the deep, devastating and inoperable damage that can occur deep inside the brain during a motorcycle accident when the head rotates after hitting a solid surface such as the road or another vehicle.