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Crash Highlights Importance of Proper Seat Belt Restraints

2022-07-27

For All Vehicle Occupants Safety officials spread the message: Crashes are not accidents Click here for footage of the simulated crashes. Additional footage available upon request. Near an isolated stretch […]

Filed Under: First Responder Tagged With: airbags, crashes, MDOT, MDTA, NHTSA, seat belts

MDOT MVA Completes Pilot Program Gathering

2022-06-23

Road-Test Data for Alcohol Detection Technology Data will be used to improve technology aimed at preventing impaired driving The Maryland Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Administration (MDOT MVA) recently concluded […]

Filed Under: First Responder Tagged With: alcohol detection, MDOT MVA, NHTSA, technology

29 Law Enforcement Officers Graduate

2022-06-17

From University of Maryland’s DUI Institute Annual program trains state’s impaired driving enforcement leaders Twenty-nine officers from 15 law enforcement agencies across the state graduated Friday from the University of […]

Filed Under: Top News Tagged With: drugged, drunk, MDOT MVA, NHTSA, zero deaths

AG Frosh’s on Restoration of California’s Waiver for Clean Car Standards

2022-03-09

Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh today released this statement following the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) final action restoring California’s waiver under the Clean Air Act for its greenhouse gas […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: AG Frosh, California, CHG, clean air act, EPA, NHTSA

State Police to Conduct Sobriety Checkpoint

2021-11-18

The holiday season is upon us. As friends and family travel the roadways and, in an effort, to keep them safe, the Maryland State Police will be out targeting impaired […]

Filed Under: First Responder Tagged With: MSP, NHTSA, SaferRide, sobriety checkpoint

MDOT MVA’s Highway Safety Office Partners with NHTSA

2021-10-05

For Operation Crash Reduction Regional campaign aimed at saving lives focuses on driving behavior and seat belt use Many Marylanders will take to the roads during the upcoming long weekend […]

Filed Under: First Responder Tagged With: crash reduction, distractions, MDOT MVA, NHTSA, seat belts, speed

MDOT MVA Announces Rise in Statewide Seat Belt Usage Rates

2021-09-22

Despite rise in overall rate, survey shows low use on local roads and in trucks, SUVs The Maryland Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Administration’s (MDOT MVA) Highway Safety Office today […]

Filed Under: First Responder Tagged With: citations, fatals, Gov Hogan, MDOT MVA, NHTSA, seat belts

Coordinated Law Enforcement Effort Aimed At Reducing Fatalities

2021-09-19

Yields Impressive Results A coordinated law enforcement initiative to remove impaired, distracted and aggressive drivers from the roadway this weekend yields impressive results. Troopers and officers concentrated their enforcement efforts […]

Filed Under: First Responder Tagged With: citations, I-495, illegal guns, impaired, MSP, NHTSA, repair orders, results, SPIDRE, US 50, warnings

Motorists Urged To Follow School Bus Safety Laws As Students Head Back To Class

2021-08-23

With students beginning to head back to school – many for the first time in more than a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic – Maryland State Police and the […]

Filed Under: Community Tagged With: MSP, NHTSA, school buses, schools, students, walking

Maryland Awarded Grant for Second Year

2021-07-08

To Combat Drug-Impaired Driving GHSA and Responsibility.org Provide Grant for Increased Training  for Drug Recognition Experts and Toxicology Units The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) and the Foundation for Advancing […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: cannabis impaired, DRE, drug recognition, GHSA, grants, MDOT MVA, NHTSA

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