Dynamic message road signs
Pity the poor Conestoga travelers of the 1800s heading west. They had no way of knowing if a band of renegades was around the next bend, or if a herd of bison was ready to thunder their way down the … Continue reading →
Pity the poor Conestoga travelers of the 1800s heading west. They had no way of knowing if a band of renegades was around the next bend, or if a herd of bison was ready to thunder their way down the … Continue reading →
Audubon, Iowa, was platted by a railroad, settled through the invaluable efforts of two highly energetic real estate promoters and named after a vaunted ornithologist and artist who may or may not have passed through the area 35 years before. … Continue reading →
LIFESAVING ROADWAY SAFETY DEVICES & NEW INVENTIONS ON DISPLAY AT THE ERNEST N. MORIAL CONVENTION CENTER IN NEW ORLEANS, JAN. 31-FEB. 2, 2016 FREDERICKSBURG, Va. (January 30, 2016) – The American Traffic Safety Services Association’s (ATSSA) 46th Annual Convention & … Continue reading →
High-speed Internet access has become as much of an indispensable infrastructure as roads and transportation systems were viewed years ago, according to Michelle Riley, community and economic development specialist at the Minnesota Initiative Foundation, in an article titled “Wired—MN Backbone.” … Continue reading →
This information is part of a case study performed by the American Traffic Safety Services Association in 2011. For a copy of the entire document, contact the ATSSA at (800) 272-8772 or www.atssa.com. Traffic signs visually communicate regulations, warnings, directions … Continue reading →
Asphalt is the material of choice for engineers and motorists alike. According to Kent Hanson, director of engineering for the National Asphalt Pavement Association, 94 percent of the nation’s roads are surfaced with asphalt. Quality of life is the name … Continue reading →
With each passing model year, cars and trucks inevitably become faster, more efficient and more technologically advanced. To accommodate these modern marvels, the natural inclination is to increase the size and quality of the roadways on which they must travel, … Continue reading →
Winter can be a beast, and its snowfall has already made 2014–15 memorable: particularly with snowstorm Knife. The storm dropped approximately 7 feet of snow in the Buffalo area, resulting in commuters being stranded — some for as long as … Continue reading →
Sharing the road with emergency vehicles Here are a few tips about sharing the road with emergency vehicles. You may want to pass this advice along to your drivers. If you are in an intersection, drive on through the intersection … Continue reading →
A summer’s drive down a dusty gravel road can lead to the quick rolling-up of windows and more than just the temporary inconvenience of coughing. The dust that causes poor-quality air on over half of the unpaved roadways in the … Continue reading →
By DALE STEWART | ITEM Ltd. SAFETY: This reason might seem a bit obvious, but don’t discount the profound and dramatic effect a pedestrian-activated, LEDenhanced in-road warning light crosswalk has on the visibility of a crosswalk — both day and … Continue reading →