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Wyoming leads in vehicle miles traveled per person

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times greater than the minimum (3,691 million miles in the District of Columbia). Because total VMT depends, in part, on the size of the population, of interest in this study was the variation among the states in vehicle miles traveled per person (VMT per person). These two distances differ by a factor of 3.4,

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NTSB recommends nationwide ban on personal electronic devices while driving; also calls for modifications to the equipment and the completion of a NHTSA rulemaking on collision warning systems

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Following a Board meeting on a 2010 multi-vehicle highway accident in Gray Summit, Missouri, the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) called for the first-ever nationwide ban on driver use of personal electronic devices (PEDs) while operating a motor vehicle. The accident resulted in 11 fatalities. Globally, there are 5.3

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Democrats continue to drive less than Republicans in response to the pandemic

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Thus, this analysis examined the relationship between the decrease in VMT in July 2020 in individual states (and the District of Columbia) and whether persons in those states were more likely to vote for the Democratic or Republican candidate in the upcoming presidential election. in Hawaii to 3.9% in Arkansas.

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Rutgers study: facial and head injuries from electric scooters “a rising epidemic”

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For example, the District of Columbia classified motorized scooters as “personal mobility devices” that are not subject to inspection or helmet laws while a new law in New Jersey regulates electric scooters in the same way as a traditional bicycles, requiring helmets in only those under 17.

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Another cut at US electric vehicle range requirements and usage patterns; fully-charged LEAF could handle 83-95% of all driving days

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The National Household Travel Survey (NHTS) includes data from 150,147 households gathered between March 2008 and May 2009 on four levels: household, person, vehicle and travel day. Each day, they will recharge the batteries in their electric car for the next leg of the trip, while giving presentations and workshops about the technologies.

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TRB releases new report identifying deficiencies impacting e-scooter rider safety

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Personal ownership of e-scooters is also growing and projected to increase throughout this decade. They are not cost prohibitive for personal use, and scooter-share systems are expanding or launching in more cities every year. E-scooters, which were a novelty just a few years ago, are here to stay.

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Make IEEE Your Home Base

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Now as director of Region 2, which covers Ohio, Pennsylvania, northern Virginia, southern New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia, he says he gets insight on a regular basis from the region’s 27,000 members. And that, to me, is home.”