Articles tagged as: traffic safety
April 7, 2021
Fatal Car Crashes Jump During Pandemic
Indiana saw a more than an 8 percent increase in fatal car crashes last year, despite more people staying at home, and the increase was significantly larger in Hamilton and Marion counties.
Read MoreMarch 2, 2021
Highway Speed Cameras Bill Likely Dead In 2021 Session
Hoosiers likely won't be getting speeding tickets from highway speed cameras anytime soon. That's after House Bill 1465 to create a pilot program for such cameras is all but dead this session.
Read MoreFebruary 8, 2021
Highway Work Zone Speed Cameras Approved By House Committee
The measure would allow speeding tickets for drivers caught by the cameras going at least 12 miles per hour over the limit.
Read MoreSeptember 3, 2020
Study: Electronics Could Stop 40% Of Big Truck Rear Crashes
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety says the systems could prevent crashes that happen when trucks don't stop for slower or stopped traffic in freeway construction zones and is calling on the federal government to require the systems on new large trucks.
Read MoreAugust 31, 2020
INDOT Plans Changes At Intersections To Reduce Collisions
The agency said the "intersection conflict warning systems" are being put in place to alert drivers of traffic at two-way, stop sign-controlled intersections.
Read MoreAugust 24, 2020
Woman, 71, Dies After Colliding With Indianapolis Fire Truck
The Indianapolis Fire Department said the fire engine was responding to reported possible fire Sunday morning when a woman driving a silver 2002 Jeep Liberty collided with it on the city's south side.
Read MoreJuly 14, 2020
Trucker Sentenced For Indianapolis Crash That Killed Mother, 2 Girl
A truck driver was sentenced Monday to 9 years in prison for causing a highway construction zone crash in Indianapolis that killed a woman and her 18-month-old twin daughters.
Read MoreOctober 2, 2019
Lawmakers Considering Speed Cameras For Highway Work Zones
Efforts in recent years to legalize the use of traffic cameras havent gotten far in the General Assembly. Indiana highway work zone crashes doubled in the last six years, heading into 2019.
Read MoreJuly 18, 2019
Trucker Charged In I-465 Crash Killing Mom, 2 Kids
Prosecutors have filed reckless homicide charges against a semi driver for a highway construction zone crash in Indianapolis that killed a woman and her 18-month-old twin daughters.
Read MoreJuly 16, 2019
Indiana State Police Patrol Highway From A Semi
Semis allow Indiana State Police troopers a larger viewpoint when searching for traffic violations.
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