During 2025, six of these weekly articles have focused on cameras that photograph vehicles speeding in school speed limits in Albany and Syracuse. Now, information from the Syracuse Post Standard shows that recently installed cameras are having a positive effect on reducing the number of ...

Nearly half of the people killed on U.S. roads in 2023 were not wearing seat belts. That year, 17,872 vehicles in fatal crashes involved unbelted occupants, according to a new analysis from Pegasus Legal Capital, LLC, a legal funding company in Florida that provides competitive, low-risk cash ...

In July 2025, this weekly traffic safety column alerted readers to an increasing safety problem caused by forward blind zones. An update from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) provides additional information on this subject, more specifically about the increased danger to ...

Every year, as Santa travels more than a million miles to deliver presents all over the world, he must consider all the possible problems he might encounter on Christmas Eve. Yes, even Santa must plan his trip well, anticipating problems that could develop along the way and how to cope with ...

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) publishes and administers national standards for streets and highways in the MUTCD (Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices). I refer to it often in these columns on traffic safety because it defines the standards used by road managers nationwide to ...

Albany and Syracuse utilize cameras in the vicinity of schools to try to control the rampant disregard for school speed limits by many drivers. Both cities issue a $50 fine to the vehicle’s registered owner for speeding 10 mph or more over the school speed limit. In October, a “Safety on ...