Articles Tagged: Traffic safety

The new law does not ban traffic cameras, but does require communities to provide data-driven proof that they are needed to increase traffic safety

Bills limiting cellphone use while driving by mandating hands-free technology have been introduced in the Iowa Legislature since 2019, but all attempts at passage have been unsuccessful. More than 30 other states have passed such laws. Why won't Iowa?

Also, an Iowa Air Guard unit in Fort Dodge will close, and Gov. Reynolds joined 50-plus other governors opposing a federal proposal to shift Guard members to the U.S. Space Force

Speeding convictions in Iowa rose in 2023, but still were down about 17 percent from a decade ago -- a decline that some law enforcement officials believe isn’t due to drivers speeding any less, but rather reduced enforcement as agencies cope with staff shortages and increased workloads.

Cities would be required to apply for a state permit to operate automated traffic enforcement cameras, and spend ticket revenue on public safety or transportation infrastructure.

Cedar Rapids' police chief joined other law enforcement officials in the state in advocating support for proposed legislation that would regulate the use of automated traffic enforcement cameras on interstates and highways across the state.

Also, a bill that combines a ban on automated traffic enforcement cameras with a requirement for only hands-free use of mobile devices while driving advanced.

Snow has surpassed 10 inches in some areas, and more continues to fall. At least 46 crashes have been reported so far to the Iowa State Patrol.

A portion of I-380 in Cedar Rapids was closed Thursday afternoon while officials responded to a medical call on the interstate, according to the Cedar Rapids Police Department.

Eastbound Interstate 80 in Coralville will be closed overnight starting Sunday and continuing through Thursday, according to a news release from the Iowa Department of Transportation.

The Illinois woman was driving the same car when she was pulled over by different officers, criminal complaints show.

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird via public notice Tuesday reminded Iowans that, under a new state law, her office will prosecute election fraud and misconduct cases.

Iowa City Council members discussed traffic safety and reviewed a 10-year pedestrian collision analysis during a Tuesday work session, in part due to public concerns and perceptions about pedestrian safety in the wake of the death of a jogger in a marked Iowa City crosswalk in May.

Iowa law enforcement will be out on the road Wednesday ready to pull over speeding vehicles and motorcycles as part of a multistate traffic safety awareness campaign.

The diverging diamond is a twist on the traditional diamond interchange, and more are planned for Corridor interstates.