Safety & Accident

AUSTIN, TX – Commercial vehicles and large trucks in Texas would be required to give bicyclists and other vulnerable road users at least six feet of passing clearance under the "Safe Passing" bill, according to The Houston Chronicle.

Tags: bicyclists, commercial vehicles, driver safety, legislation, Safe Passing Bill, SB 488, Texas

LA PLATA, MD – In just two days of enforcement, police issued 203 traffic citations and 209 warnings to commercial vehicle drivers in Southern Maryland, according to the Southern Maryland Online.

Tags: commercial drivers, commercial vehicle traffic, commercial vehicles, inspection, Maryland, Operation T-CAT, traffic and safety violations

HARRISBURG, PA – Out of 1,258 commercial vehicles inspected, 243 were placed out of service, and Pennsylvania state police issued 791 traffic citations and 1,917 written warnings for vehicle and driver violations.

Tags: commercial trucks, commercial vehicles, out-of-service vehicles, traffic citations, traffic violations, Vehicle Inspection