highways

The 2010 Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Top Safety Pick Awards

Sharalyn Hartwell — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:23:29 -0600

Twenty-seven winners for the 2010 Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) Top Safety Pick Awards have been announced. For the first time, in order to win, the 19 cars and 8 SUVs had to receive good ratings for rollover protection by measuring roof strength.

Research: Air Bags/Seat Belts Important in Preventing Spine Fractures

Neuro58 — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 12:55:00 -0600

In 2007, there were over 6 million motor vehicle accidents in the United States, and of those, 2.5 million were injured and more than 41,000 lost their lives. Spine fractures are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality. This research provides evidence that the combination of air bags and seat belts affords the best protection against spinal fractures sustained in motor vehicle crashes.

New roadside beautification concept studied

harminka — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:47:03 -0500

Travel America's highways or drive down any city street this summer and you'll probably see them. From small, manicured beds of flowers maintained by community volunteers to extensive landscaping projects along America's byways, roadside gardens are taking root.

Yangtze bank collapse disrupts highway traffic

seher — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 08:41:18 -0500

Saturday's collapses of Yangtze River banks and an adjacent highway have disrupted road traffic in the central Chinese provinces of Hubei, Hunan and the southwestern Chongqing Municipality, the local government said on Sunday.

Pennsylvania Highway Crews Find Bags Of Body Parts

Offbeatnews — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 22:48:21 -0600

Highway crews spreading salt on interstates in eastern Pennsylvania made a grisly discovery Tuesday -- eight trash bags of body parts.

Land Rover Helps Highways Agency To Keep Traffic Moving

harminka — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 02:45:50 -0500

Land Rover is supplying 49 of its vehicles to the Highways Agency, the organisation responsible for maintaining and operating England’s motorways and major ‘A’ roads. The new Discovery 3 vehicles will replace existing Land Rovers from the agency’s fleet which have been used by its uniformed Traffic Officers, who patrol the motorways day and night helping to keep the traffic moving.

Death toll dips to 4 in Minneapolis bridge collapse

Dinka — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 11:41:16 -0500

Authorities lowered the death toll from an interstate bridge collapse to four Thursday, but warned the final number could change as divers search the Mississippi River.

NAFTA Superhighway Has Giuliani As Key Player

Armen Hareyan — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 15:28:06 -0500

A NAFTA superhighway extends North through Texas into Oklahoma and Colorado, and it's a four lane huge superhighway.

Midwest transportation coalition addresses regional freight challenges

harminka — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 12:55:03 -0500

Bearing such freight as consumer goods, agricultural products and manufacturing shipments, thousands of semi trucks hurtle daily through the Midwest on the region's increasingly crowded web of highways and freeways.

China To Build Central Asian Highways

Dinka — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 11:22:52 -0500

China has announced plans to build 12 highways by 2010 linking its remote northwest to Central Asia. The Xinhua news agency reported that the planned highways would connect China with Russia, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, and Pakistan.

Living near highway affects lung development in children

harminka — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 07:35:46 -0600