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Courthouse Reporter Series: The Bizarre Case That Required a 117-Year-Old Expert

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Georgia Department of Transportation , highlights how overly specific and inflexible rules of evidence can create peculiar results. The case arose from a car accident. Munro sued the Georgia Department of Transportation (DOT) for negligently designing, maintaining, and inspecting the intersection. public works where such.

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Remedies to CSA’s problems high on industry, government lists

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DOT also plans to propose in a rulemaking scheduled to be issued for comment later this year to use the safety performance scores on its 7 CSA measures to basically equate to a carrier’s safety “fitness.” The proposed rule — the Safety Fitness Determination Rule (SFD) — is the final component of the CSA enforcement model.

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Industry frustrated by delays in CSA changes

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An accident in which a truck is not at fault still — currently — counts in the crash history as there is no consistently accurate way within the system of delineating responsibility. Train drivers to review the accident report while the police officer is still on the scene.

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Race to a Smart Future

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Department of Transportation’s Smart City Challenge. DOT has pledged up to $40 million to the winning city, which will become the first U.S. metro to fully integrate innovative technologies—self-driving cars, connected vehicles and smart sensors, among other advances—into its transportation network. Allen’s Vulcan Inc.

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DISTRACTED DRIVING

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In an effort to stem this growing tide of accidents and injuries, many states and federal agencies have implemented regulations banning the use of these devices while driving. Accidents & Fatalities Construction Equipment and Vehicles General Industry Industry Workplace driving safety' Federal Rules.

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USDOT’S CSA program reviewed by Congress

FDR Safety

Department of Transportation’s Compliance, Safety Accountability program, known as CSA. I have written many times about this important enforcement program since it is the principal way DOT uses safety data to identify motor carriers that may be unsafe operators. Transportation safety' Capturing data on small operators.

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Are Employers Required To Pay For Steel Toe Boots?

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During working hours it is the responsibility of the employee to wear his safety boots and avoid accidents. The NYS Department of Transportation (New York) implemented the latest safety footwear policy for employees in 2020. An employee should take proper care of his steel toe boots and maintain them. Safety Shoe Voucher Program.