Testing Suggests Highway Guardrails No Match for Heavy EVs
Preliminary test results released Thursday suggest highway guardrails may be no match for large electric vehicles (EVs), raising concerns about the nation’s roadside safety systems. The Midwest Highway Safety Facility at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln conducted crash tests using an approximately 4-ton 2022 Rivian R1T. It reportedly came as no surprise to researchers when a […]
Texas cop performs Heimlich maneuver on motorist choking on piece of gum in the middle of highway: video
Shocking footage shows the moment a quick-thinking Texas police officer saved a woman from choking on gum on the side of a busy highway last month. Mansfield Officer Chad Stevens performed the Heimlich maneuver on a woman on Jan. 13 after he pulled up next to her white Honda SUV. According to the video It […]
Video Shows Protesting French Farmers Turning Stretch Of Highway Into Field
French farmers are acting against the EU and the French government as if turning the highways leading to Paris into fields ready for sowing. Farmers have blocked roads with tractors and are now spreading soil across the main road. The video shows a protester using a tractor to spread dirt evenly over the surface of […]
Texas YouTuber Rendon Dietzmann, who filmed himself speeding over 150 mph on highway, wanted by police
Authorities in Colorado are searching for a YouTuber who allegedly filmed himself riding a motorcycle at such high speeds that he traveled between two major cities in 20 minutes instead of the usual hour. Rendon Dietzman, 32, of Texas, was killed on Sept. 28 while traveling on Interstate 25 from Colorado Springs to the Denver […]
Southern Airways Express makes emergency landing on Virginia highway
A chaotic landing in which a small passenger plane hit a guardrail Friday forced it to use a Virginia highway as a landing strip. Southern Airways Express Flight 246 made a “hard landing” on the Loudoun County Parkway shortly after takeoff from nearby Washington Dulles International Airport at 12:50 p.m., according to the Federal Aviation […]
Bipartisan House duo writes highway authorities expressing concern over traffic safety sign rule
Rep. Greg Stanton (D-Ariz.) and Rep. Thomas Kean Jr. (RN.J.) sent a letter to Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Administrator Shailen Butt, calling for “unnecessary restrictions on federal transportation.” safety rules expressing concern about “federal government overreach.” Stanton posted: letter “Unnecessary overreach by the federal government could prevent states like Arizona and New Jersey from using […]
Bipartisan Senate duo writes highway authorities expressing concern over traffic safety sign rule
Democratic Representatives Greg Stanton (Arizona) and Thomas Kean Jr. (New Jersey) sent a letter to Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Administrator Shailen Butt, raising concerns about federal traffic safety regulations. He expressed concern about “necessary federal overreach.” Stanton posted: letter “Unnecessary overreach by the federal government could prevent states like Arizona and New Jersey from using […]
Former ESPN sportscaster explains how he was ejected out of RV into traffic on highway: ‘By the grace of God, I’m still here’
The man who was hospitalized explained the circumstances. his strange exit from their RV while his wife was driving down a California highway. Video showed the moment the car swerved to avoid colliding with former ESPN sportscaster Cordell Patrick, who was on vacation with his wife. They were driving through the city of Newhall when […]
Shocking video captures former ESPN sportscaster being ejected from RV onto Calif. highway
Harrowing video has been released of the moment a former ESPN sportscaster is ejected from his RV on a busy California highway after his wife fell asleep at the wheel and crashed into a divider. Cordell Patrick and his wife were heading north on the 14 Freeway in Newhall toward their home in Valencia on […]
Feds putting end to ‘humorous’ highway signs to prioritize safety
Federal authorities aren't laughing… The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is cracking down on “humorous” digital signs that are putting smiles on the faces of drivers across the country. Highways in Ohio are asking drivers to “slow down” to reach their in-laws late, while roads in New Jersey are telling Halloween fans to “Hocus Pocus, concentrate […]