/tags/traffic-safety Traffic Safety en-US Copyright Wed, 13 Nov 2024 18:51:16 GMT /news/2024-11-13/driver-dies-helene-highway-i-40-north-carolina Officials say a driver has died after going around a barricade on a hurricane-damaged North Carolina highway that became a symbol of Helene's destruction. Wed, 13 Nov 2024 18:51:16 GMT /news/2024-11-13/driver-dies-helene-highway-i-40-north-carolina Associated Press /news/2024-06-18/raleigh-city-council-new-rules-vehicles-parades Raleigh and other cities across the Triangle banned vehicles in parades after the death of 11-year-old Hailey Brooks in 2022. Tue, 18 Jun 2024 11:09:40 GMT /news/2024-06-18/raleigh-city-council-new-rules-vehicles-parades Will Michaels /politics/2023-05-09/nc-senate-wants-you-to-move-over-more-often-on-the-road The North Carolina Senate wants to change the state鈥檚 鈥渕ove over鈥� traffic laws to protect people stranded on the roadside. Tue, 09 May 2023 20:12:05 GMT /politics/2023-05-09/nc-senate-wants-you-to-move-over-more-often-on-the-road Colin Campbell /news/2023-01-06/chapel-hill-leaders-hope-to-get-the-communitys-help-to-reach-their-goal-of-no-roadway-deaths-and-injuries The town of Chapel Hill and its police department want to prevent all traffic and pedestrian-related deaths by 2031. Fri, 06 Jan 2023 18:51:24 GMT /news/2023-01-06/chapel-hill-leaders-hope-to-get-the-communitys-help-to-reach-their-goal-of-no-roadway-deaths-and-injuries Sharryse Piggott /news/2017-02-16/traffic-fatalities-inch-up-again-in-nc Traffic fatalities again increased in North Carolina, a trend of growing concern to safety watchdogs.Last year, this state recorded 1,419 motor vehicle鈥� Thu, 16 Feb 2017 13:50:16 GMT /news/2017-02-16/traffic-fatalities-inch-up-again-in-nc Jason deBruyn /education/2015-12-07/wake-school-bus-drivers-start-using-hand-signals Wake County school bus drivers will start using hand signals today as an extra safety measure.The district鈥檚 bus drivers have three new signals: a palm鈥� Mon, 07 Dec 2015 10:00:00 GMT /education/2015-12-07/wake-school-bus-drivers-start-using-hand-signals Jess Clark /health/2014-08-15/where-in-nc-are-you-most-likely-to-be-in-a-car-accident AAA Carolinas has labeled rural North Carolina the "killing grounds" for drivers in accidents.More than 1,100 people died in traffic accidents in North鈥� Fri, 15 Aug 2014 21:32:03 GMT /health/2014-08-15/where-in-nc-are-you-most-likely-to-be-in-a-car-accident 吉彩网网站 News /environment/2013-12-27/freezing-rain-gives-way-to-warmer-days-before-new-storms-approach Winter weather has made for treacherous roadways in the Piedmont over the last couple of nights.Barrett Smith is a meteorologist with the National Weather鈥� Fri, 27 Dec 2013 12:57:07 GMT /environment/2013-12-27/freezing-rain-gives-way-to-warmer-days-before-new-storms-approach Rebecca Martinez /business-economy/2013-12-20/highway-patrol-goes-out-in-force-for-the-holidays Nearly 2.8 million North Carolinians are expected to travel for Christmas or New Year's vacations.Gas prices and air fares are holding steady, but 48,500鈥� Fri, 20 Dec 2013 13:02:35 GMT /business-economy/2013-12-20/highway-patrol-goes-out-in-force-for-the-holidays Rebecca Martinez /health/2013-12-09/traffic-fatalities-rise-trend-likely-to-continue After a six-year dip in the number of traffic fatalities in North Carolina, deaths in 2012 rose by 5.5 percent. That's according to data provided by the鈥� Mon, 09 Dec 2013 22:46:38 GMT /health/2013-12-09/traffic-fatalities-rise-trend-likely-to-continue Eric Mennel