Posts tagged department of transportation

• Majority of Work Zone Fatalities are Motorists, Pedestrians

  Ed Normand | April 25, 2012 8:55 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  This video from the New York Times was part of a December 2009 story about deadly accidents in highway work zones around the country. The segment above begins with the story of a 42-year-old...

• Jet Fuel Spill Near Tampa Fixed, How Much of Environmental Damage Has Occurred?

  Ed Normand | August 04, 2011 9:00 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: Toxic Substances
  

  According to Tampa Bay Online, the ruptured pipe that spilled jet fuel into Mango creek has finally been repaired. Now comes the time to ask just how much it will take to clean up spilled 31,000...

• US Department of Transportation Bans Texting and Driving for Commercial Vehicles

  Ed Normand | April 15, 2010 9:30 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  The U.S. Department of Transportation recently announced that it is banning texting behind the wheel of commercial vehicles and vehicles that weigh more than 10,000 pounds. This is a significant...