In an executive-session meeting Feb. 9, the Transportation Committee advanced seven measures with due-pass recommendations to the Rules Committee, including bills on crash-prevention zones, the Traffic Safety Commission’s data role, pedestrian passage during construction, and a cash-transaction rounding bill.

A House committee heard testimony on HB 2410 to establish a Commercial Truck Safety and Education Council within the Washington Traffic Safety Commission, require approved training and tighten CDL rules, and double the commercial vehicle enforcement fee from $16 to $32 to fund training and grants.

In an FYI interview, Jordan Ewald of Michigan Auto Law discussed why roundabouts remain intersections with crash risk, outlined maneuvers (yield to circulating vehicles, stay in your lane, signal when exiting) and warned that official crash statistics likely undercount injuries.

A Freese & Nichols study presented to the Balch Springs City Council found 99 crashes at the Seagoville Road and Kleberg Road intersection over five years and recommended installing an all‑way stop as a low‑cost safety measure; the city is awaiting TxDOT jurisdictional clarity before implementation.

A new study using the Facebook Prophet algorithm forecasts that Australia will fall short of its zero road fatalities goal by 2050, identifying persistent risks among older drivers, men, and motorcycl...