/tags/highway-safety Highway Safety en-US ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý Tue, 01 Oct 2024 20:54:31 GMT /local-news/2024-10-01/smugglers-notch-just-saw-its-first-stuckage-of-the-year-and-thats-good-news Vermont didn't quite make it through the year without any vehicles getting stuck on the infamous Smugglers Notch segment of Route 108. It's still a record low. Tue, 01 Oct 2024 20:54:31 GMT /local-news/2024-10-01/smugglers-notch-just-saw-its-first-stuckage-of-the-year-and-thats-good-news Corey Dockser /local-news/2023-12-11/a-proposed-bridge-in-waterbury-would-create-holy-grail-of-wildlife-crossings-in-vermont Vermont just won a federal grant to design a wildlife crossing where I-89 and Route 2 cut through the Green Mountains. Mon, 11 Dec 2023 21:51:24 GMT /local-news/2023-12-11/a-proposed-bridge-in-waterbury-would-create-holy-grail-of-wildlife-crossings-in-vermont Lexi Krupp /vpr-news/2021-03-23/roads-are-getting-deadlier-for-pedestrians-fatality-rates-are-worse-for-minorities A new report warns that pedestrian deaths per mile driven soared in the first half of the year, with the death rate likely to see the largest one-year increase in 2020. Tue, 23 Mar 2021 22:03:18 GMT /vpr-news/2021-03-23/roads-are-getting-deadlier-for-pedestrians-fatality-rates-are-worse-for-minorities Camila Domonoske /vpr-news/2019-08-29/deaths-from-red-light-running-at-a-10-year-high-aaa-study-finds At least two people are killed every day in the U.S. as a result of motorists blowing through red lights, according to research by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. Thu, 29 Aug 2019 20:50:00 GMT /vpr-news/2019-08-29/deaths-from-red-light-running-at-a-10-year-high-aaa-study-finds Bobby Allyn /vpr-news/2019-08-28/following-deadly-crash-n-h-dmv-rushes-to-process-thousands-of-backlogged-notifications New Hampshire motor vehicle officials say that until recently, the state had a backlog of more than 22,000 unprocessed DMV notifications, echoing a... Wed, 28 Aug 2019 22:07:52 GMT /vpr-news/2019-08-28/following-deadly-crash-n-h-dmv-rushes-to-process-thousands-of-backlogged-notifications Todd Bookman /programs/2018-08-30/road-rage-and-texting-while-driving-the-bane-of-vermonts-byways Vermont is seeing more cases of aggressive driving on its roads. And more drivers are using cell phones while driving, even though it's against the law.â€� Thu, 30 Aug 2018 20:30:23 GMT /programs/2018-08-30/road-rage-and-texting-while-driving-the-bane-of-vermonts-byways Bob Kinzel, Matthew F Smith /vpr-news/2018-08-28/vermont-adds-9-more-drug-recognition-experts-to-evaluate-driver-impairment Vermont’s law enforcement agencies are adding nine new "drug recognition experts," or DREs, as the state sees an increase in the number of drug-impairedâ€� Tue, 28 Aug 2018 17:58:31 GMT /vpr-news/2018-08-28/vermont-adds-9-more-drug-recognition-experts-to-evaluate-driver-impairment Howard Weiss-Tisman /programs/2018-01-26/stopped-for-no-seat-belt-highway-safety-bill-could-revamp-rules-of-vermonts-roads Vermont lawmakers are taking up a new highway safety bill that could make failure to wear a seat belt a "stoppable offense," as well as introduce tougherâ€� Fri, 26 Jan 2018 17:00:00 GMT /programs/2018-01-26/stopped-for-no-seat-belt-highway-safety-bill-could-revamp-rules-of-vermonts-roads Bob Kinzel, Matthew F Smith /vpr-news/2017-12-12/key-vermont-lawmaker-eyes-changes-to-seatbelt-law-in-2018 The chairman of the House Committee on Transportation says he’ll push for more stringent seatbelt laws during the next legislative session.Colchester Rep.â€� Tue, 12 Dec 2017 22:12:51 GMT /vpr-news/2017-12-12/key-vermont-lawmaker-eyes-changes-to-seatbelt-law-in-2018 Peter Hirschfeld /vpr-news/2017-08-07/scott-to-create-blue-ribbon-commission-to-study-marijuana-legalization-issues Gov. Phil Scott says he’s about to convene a “blue ribbon commissionâ€� to study issues related to the legalization of marijuana.In less than a year, retailâ€� Mon, 07 Aug 2017 20:12:50 GMT /vpr-news/2017-08-07/scott-to-create-blue-ribbon-commission-to-study-marijuana-legalization-issues Peter Hirschfeld