BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – Lane departure-related crashes accounted for more than half of the vehicle fatalities in North Dakota in 2023 and the traffic safety initiative, Vision Zero, urges drivers to stay within their lane to help reduce the number of crashes and fatalities on North Dakota roads. Single-vehicle lane departure crashes are especially common in rural areas and a…
CASS COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) – Cass County is bringing a new system to the area that will monitor drivers’ behaviors on the roads. It’s called SmartSign, which is an intelligent driver feedback sign that can identify speeding, distracted driving and unbelted drivers. It will then notify them of the unsafe driving behavior in real time. “It’s like a radar sign…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — There will be no 80 mile per hour speed limit on North Dakota interstates. Gov. Doug Bugum vetoing the bill which passed by a close margin in the senate. Burgum says the higher speed would increase the risk and potential severity of speed-related crashes, which runs counter to the goals of Vision Zero. That is the…
FARGO, N.D. — Fargo Police made 20 DUI arrests and wrote 27 distracted driving citations from July through September. The data comes from a campaign called “Vision Zero” by NDDOT. The department gives a grant to Fargo’s Police Department during the three months to provide more patrols for impaired driving enforcement. Most of the time, officers were doing extra patrols late…
FARGO, N.D. – A stepped up enforcement campaign on impaired drivers by Fargo police that began in July and continued through September resulted in 20 DUI arrests and 27 distracted driving citations. The extra patrols paid for with a state Transportation Department grant resulted in a total of 78 arrests or citations and 83 warnings. 21 drivers were cited for speeding…
