BISMARCK, N.D. — The North Dakota Department of Transportation today announced the start of the 2025 Name-A-Plow Contest inviting North Dakotans to submit name ideas for a snowplow in their home district.The contest is open until Nov. 21 and more information can[...]
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Civil engineer crashes status quo: Lack of research, flawed assumptions fuel roadside carnage
LAWRENCE — Civil engineer Wes Marshall says government transportation agencies make life-or-death decisions based on data that clouds thinking on how roadway infrastructure ought to be redesigned to better protect pedestrians and bicyclists. Marshall, a professor at University of Colorado at Denver,[...]
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North Dakota DOT named finalist for national transportation award
North Dakota’s effort to stop deadly wrong-way crashes is earning national attention. The state Department of Transportation is a finalist in the America’s Transportation Awards for its “Wrong Way Detection Project,” which uses cameras and flashing LED signs to alert drivers and[...]
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On This Day | Share the Road
It is a mean driver that will not give a team, especially if a heavy load is being hauled, the beaten trail whenever it is possible to do so. There are times, however, when it is impossible for an auto driver to[...]
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On This Day | Will it Be You
Efforts to halt the tragic rise in traffic fatalities, which really got underway when 30 persons were killed in June, have been increased from all angles and yet the slaughter and maiming goes on, the state safety official declared. Community and county[...]
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Moorhead police study finds speeding not a problem at intersection where 9-year-old was killed
In Moorhead, the death of 9-year-old Adam Amin has sharpened concern about pedestrian safety near S.G. Reinertsen Elementary. A police study of the intersection where he was struck found average driver speeds close to posted limits, suggesting that chronic speeding isn’t the[...]
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On This Day | Let’em Live
Every week finds the toll on North Dakota highways going higher and higher. Reams of words have been written and spoken with the emphasis on Safe Driving. But still the figure gets bigger and bigger! The Bismarck Tribune recently printed lines from[...]
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On This Day | Highways Claiming Younger Lives
The average age of persons killed in July hit a new low for the year. To date in 1957, the average age was 38.4 years. To date in 1958, the average has dropped to 33.9 years. In July of last year the[...]
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On This Day | Traffic Code Study to Bring Consistency
Hodny was hired by the Attorney General to make the study as part of North Dakota’s continuous fight to improve its traffic laws. While making the study, Hodny is assigned to the Public Safety Division. The ultimate aim of the Uniform Vehicle[...]
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On This Day | Highway Death Toll Rising
The North Dakota traffic death toll has reached 105 with reports of two fatalities on North Dakota highways. -- August 20, 1959 | The Ward County Independent Why We Chose It 105 by the middle of August is a tragic total. We[...]
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How Helsinki cut its traffic deaths to zero
Helsinki has achieved what many cities only set as an aspiration: a full year without a single traffic death. The Finnish capital, home to about 700,000 people, reached the milestone through decades of deliberate changes — slower speed limits, narrower lanes, strict[...]
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On This Day | Deadly Roads
Perfect weather for weekend driving took a heavy toll in North Dakota as eight persons were killed in automobile accidents throughout the state. -- August 8, 1935 | The Ward County Independent Why We Chose It We still pay a heavy prices[...]
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North Dakota House reconsiders, passes bill to increase interstate speed limit to 80 mph
North Dakota drivers could soon see an 80 mph speed limit on interstates. The House narrowly passed a bill to raise the limit from 75, reviving it just hours after an initial failure. Supporters say states like South Dakota and Montana have[...]
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North Dakota speed limit increase, higher fines head back to lawmakers
North Dakota drivers may soon see 80 mph signs on the interstate — but they’ll also want to keep an eye on their wallets. House Bill 1298, which would raise the speed limit from 75 to 80, is nearly across the finish[...]
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Share the road during spring planting season
Recent rain showers across North Dakota have caused some planting delays. As soil conditions in fields begin to dry out and improve, more farm equipment will be sharing the road to access fields and begin spring planting. “Spring planting is a busy[...]
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On This Day | Motorists Beware!
There is one strip of road, about sixteen miles southwest of Minot, along the old Ryder trail that is a hoodoo for automobiles and other conveyances as well. The autist who goes along that strip of road, ought to be sure to[...]