USDOT Issues Nearly $2.5 Million in Grants to State Entities, Local Communities, and Non-Profit Organizations to Spur Involvement in Pipeline Safety Efforts The U.S. Department of Transportations (USDOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) announced that it is issuing $2,488,497 in grants to state entities, local communities, and non-profit organizations to address pipeline safety challenges related to damage prevention and to promote more involvement in local pipeline safety initiatives and awareness efforts. According to NHTSA data, which were collected from all 50 states and the District of Columbia, 37,461 lives were lost on U.S. roads in 2016, an increase of 5.6 percent from calendar year 2015. The 2016 national data shows that: * Distraction-related deaths (3,450 fatalities) decreased by 2.2 percent; * Drowsy-driving deaths (803 fatalities) decreased by 3.5 percent; * Drunk-driving deaths (10,497 fatalities) increased by 1.7 percent; * Speeding-related deaths (10,111 fatalities) increased by 4.0 percent; * Unbelted deaths (10,428 fatalities) increased by 4.6 percent; * Motorcyclist deaths (5,286 fatalities - the largest number of motorcyclist fatalities since 2008) increased by 5.1 percent; * Pedestrian deaths (5,987 fatalities - the highest number since 1990) increased by 9.0 percent; and * Bicyclist deaths (840 fatalities - the highest number since 1991) increased by 1.3 percent.
INDUSTRY NEWS
ITE journal ; 87 , 11
2017
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Englisch
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