Highway Safety News
PennDOT Promotes Designated Driving Ahead Of Independence Day Holiday
The Wolf Administration, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), the Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) and local police urge travelers across the state to designate a sober driver and buckle their seatbelts through the Independence Day holiday weekend. Partnerships throughout the state look to ...
PennDOT To Phase In Newly-Designed Driver Licenses/ID Cards
As part of ongoing security enhancements, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) has updated the design and enhanced the security features of its driver license and identification card products. PennDOT entered a new contract with MorphoTrust USA in August of 2015 for the design and issuan...
AAA Says New Teen Drivers Three Times As Likely To Be Involved In A Deadly Crash
New teen drivers ages 16-17 years old are three times as likely as adults to be involved in a deadly crash, according to new research from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. This alarming finding comes as the “100 Deadliest Days” begin, the period between Memorial Day and Labor Day when the average...
Villa Joe Wins 10th Annual Bucks County High School Seatbelt Safety Challenge
TMA Bucks is happy to announce that Villa Joseph Marie High School is the overall winner of the 10th Annual Bucks County High School Seatbelt Safety Challenge! Villa Joe student drivers had the highest overall seatbelt use (97 percent) over 18 other Bucks County high schools that participated in the challeng...
State Police, PennDOT Partner To Promote Seatbelt Safety Enforcement
Ahead of the Memorial Day weekend and busy summer travel season, the Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) will partner with municipal police departments statewide during the national "Click it or Ticket" seatbelt enforcement mobilization through June 4. ...
Bucks County Municipalities Get Traffic Signal Improvement Funding
PennDOT and Governor Tom Wolf announced that four Bucks County municipalities will receive funding to support the costs of upgrading traffic signals under the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s "Green Light-Go" program. These reimbursement grant awards can be used on existing traffic signals to...
AAA Reminds Drivers To Travel Safely With Pets
AAA Mid-Atlantic is reminding motorists that keeping their pets safe while driving also helps keep them and others sharing the road safe, too. “As a proponent of traffic safety, AAA reminds drivers that the safety of their passengers, including those with four legs, should always be a priority,” said K...
William Tennent High School Voted Winner Of Teen Driver Video PSA Challenge
TMA Bucks is pleased to announce that William Tennent High School has been voted the winner of this year’s Teen Driver Video PSA Challenge powered by Comcast! Tennent was voted the winner over nine other Bucks County high schools by teen writers from the Reality staff of the Bucks County Courier Times ...
2016-17 Teen Driver Video PSA Challenge Submissions
As part of this year’s Bucks County High School Seatbelt Safety Challenge, TMA Bucks is pleased to announce the submissions for this year’s Teen Driver Video PSA Challenge powered by Comcast. As part of the Seatbelt Safety Challenge all high schools have the opportunity to produce and submit a 30-se...
PennDOT Announces Traffic Deaths Drop To Record Low
PennDOT has announced that traffic deaths in Pennsylvania reached a record low in 2016 with 1,188 fatalities on Pennsylvania roadways last year, a new low since record keeping began in 1928, and 12 less than 2015. "Our biggest priority is to keep the public safe through innovation, roadway improvements, an...
