Posted: May 6
Local rural road travel has the highest injury crash incidence in North Dakota. These roads are typically narrow two-lane roads with limited or no shoulder, and often unpaved surfaces that account for 1 in 5 rural travel miles beyond the interstate system. Local roads accounted for nearly...Posted: Apr 12
Occupant seat belt use in fatal and injury crashes is considerably lower than conventional use rate reported by NHTSA. North Dakota's 10-year average occupant use in fatal crashes is 23%, and injury crashes, 64%.Posted: Apr 11
Crashes in this report are defined as speed-related if the attending officer specified that racing, driving too fast for conditions, or exceeding the posted speed limit was a contributing factor (NHTSA).Posted: Apr 10
Traffic crash fact sheets for all counties and major cities in North Dakota for 2008-2012 are now available online.Posted: Mar 11
A truck safety brochure developed for the North Dakota Highway Patrol by the Rural Transportation Safety and Security Center.Posted: Mar 4
by Andrew Kubas, Poyraz Kayabas, Kimberly Vachal, and Mark Berwick
Rumble strips and rumble stripes are a recommended strategy for crash reduction. The North Dakota Department of Transportation initiated rumble strip use in the 1970s and greatly expanded application of...
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