The issue of protecting the traveling public underpins the federal role in transportation and is an issue upon which Democrats and Republicans alike can agree. Regional transportation planners are required in their federal transportation plans to account for both the safety and the security of the traveling public through the development of plans and programs designed to make physical safety improvements, but also to affect culture change among the citizens in our regions. The problem of distracted driving is just that, a problem in need of a fundamental shift in the way drivers view their responsibilities to each other while… Read more