Congress ordered DOT and then the Justice Department to create the database more than 15 years ago, their lawsuit says, but the database has not been created.
About 13,000 traffic deaths each year in the United States are attributed to speeding, the associaion said, and this total could be reduced if more jurisdictions used the cameras in their traffic enforcement.
One tip: Stop serving alcohol at the end of the third quarter of the game (just like NFL stadiums) and begin serving coffee and dessert.
Screeners also are acquiring special magnifying glasses to highlight tiny inscriptions in the borders of passports and other identification documents.
State highway safety offices are partnering with communities across the country to spread the word that Fans Don't Let Fans Drive Drunk.
A new rule published in today's <i>Federal Register</i> also will increase emergency rescue and evacuation access points on new passenger railcars.
Almost all of the company's 6,000 locomotives will have digital cameras installed by the end of this year, Omaha-based Union Pacific said this week.
"Even the safest car seat can't protect a child if it isn't installed correctly," said U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters.
The first two are moving Powder River Basin coal to a Southern Co. power plant in Alabama.
A woman's death when tunnel ceiling panels fell on the family's car in July 2006 brought the project's problems to the nation's attention.
National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Mark V. Rosenker spoke yesterday at the 2008 Washington, D.C. Auto Show in which he said the auto industry has recognized the limitations of improving the crashworthiness of its vehicles and has now shifted its focus to developing innovative technologies to help prevent accidents entirely.
AAA and the Michigan Towing Association have released a few driving safety tips for use during frigid temperatures.
The group advocates spending highway safety money on the areas it says will have the greatest impact on saving lives--combating drunk driving, improving occupant protection for the general population, and reducing incidences of speeding and aggressive driving.
"There is nothing to indicate that Washington would do a better job spending billions more of the taxpayers' money than it has so far," said DOT Secretary Mary E. Peters.
Speaking at an industry meeting, he said some believe the industry averages one motorcoach fire daily. NHTSA started crash testing last month.
John Deere dealers sold the vehicles nationwide from September 2005 through December 2007 for about $15,500.
Gale Rossides had served in this role in an acting capacity since April 2007. She was one of the federal executives selected to build TSA after its establishment in 2002 and has served in several executive leadership roles.