Transportation

Feds Push For Lower Alcohol Limits For Drivers

Tue, 14 May 2013 19:38:00 +0000

To curb drunken driving, the federal National Transportation Safety Board has voted to recommend that states tighten the legal limit for drivers' blood alcohol.

The threshold now for drunken driving is a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08. (The BAC equals alcohol divided by the volume of blood it's in.)

The NTSB would push for it to be lowered to 0.05, in line with the limits in countries such as Denmark, the Philippines and Switzerland.

How many drinks would it take to run afoul of the new limit?

Teens Who Text And Drive Often Take Other Risks

Nancy Shute — Mon, 13 May 2013 14:39:00 +0000

Almost half of teenagers cop to texting while driving.

California's Bay Bridge Hits Trouble Ahead Of Opening Day

Bill Chappell — Thu, 09 May 2013 14:31:00 +0000

Faced with lingering safety concerns over the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge's new eastern span, California transportation officials say it will take more work — and up to $10 million — to get the bridge ready for its planned grand opening on Labor Day.

They discovered the problem after massive steel bolts were tightened to anchor part of the bridge's seismic safety system. Of the 96 that were tightened, 32 broke.

The broken bolts, which measure 3 inches in diameter, had "hydrogen embrittlement," the project's engineers say.

Despite Snow Independence Pass May Open Soon

Jackie Fortier — Mon, 06 May 2013 10:00:00 +0000

Independence Pass near Aspen may be open as early as Memorial Day weekend, according to transportation officials.

Video May Show 747 Jet's Last Seconds Before Bagram Crash

Bill Chappell — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 22:15:00 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzC1j1ddkRI