Highway guardrails may be no match for heavy electric vehicles (EVs), preliminary test results released Thursday suggest, raising concerns about the nation’s roadside safety system. The University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Midwest Roadside Safety Facility ran a crash test examination using a nearly four-ton 2022 Rivian R1T. When the pickup truck crashed through a metal guardrail and barely
Ohio cops rescue piglet on side of highway after suspected fall from transport
October 2, 2023 by
Highway hog rescue caught on bodycam in Ohio. Pearl, as she was affectionately named, was spotted running across U.S. Route 35 in Ross County. Watch as troopers from the Chillicothe Post trot into action to ensure this little escapee’s highway adventure came to a safe end. A piglet rescued on the side of a highway […]
California Highway Patrol Policing Open Air Drug Use in San Francisco’s Tenderloin District
September 26, 2023 by
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is pulling officers from the California highway patrol to San Francisco’s Tenderloin district as part of a multi-agency initiative to crack down on open air drug dealings and drug use. Since May 30, highway patrol officers have made 100 drug related arrests, CNN reported. In one instance, a highway patrol officer
Memphis Protesters Block Highway After Tyre Nichols’ Death Footage Released
March 11, 2023 by
Protesters in Memphis have blocked off highways in the aftermath of video footage being released from the traffic stop that ultimately led to the death of 29-year-old Memphis resident Tyre Nichols. Nichols, a 29-year-old black man, died on January 10, three days after Memphis police officers stopped him for “reckless driving.” In an initial statement