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Back-to-School Traffic Safety Tips For New Jersey Drivers | Part II
As students return to classrooms across New Jersey, drivers face increased traffic congestion and heightened accident risks around schools and bus stops. Understanding state traffic laws regarding school bus stops, school zone speed limits, and pedestrian safety becomes critical during this busy season. This comprehensive guide explains the legal requirements and safety measures every motorist should follow to protect children and navigate back-to-school traffic responsibly.
United States Transport
WG
Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer
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Right-of-Way Revolution To Turn Highways And Railroads Into Energy And Broadband Arteries
The U.S. Department of Transportation has launched America's Great Corridors of Commerce, a voluntary initiative to accelerate utility deployment along existing transportation rights-of-way through public-private partnerships and federal support. Meanwhile, Congress is pursuing targeted legislation on broadband access and transmission planning, creating three parallel federal efforts that share a premise but diverge on mechanism—voluntary incentives versus regulatory mandates versus study-first ground
United States Transport
HK
Holland & Knight
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Delay Damages – Transportation & Logistics Rules For Legal Exposure And Contract Risk
Every minute matters when delivery timing is a live-or-die issue for many industries served by transportation providers. In automotive logistics line-down scenarios can be devastating to business operations. In healthcare logistics the outcomes can be far worse for loved ones. Still, the question of whether those occurrences mean that the customer has compensable damages is entirely different.
United States Transport
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Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP
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FMCSA Makes Rule Changes Regarding Electronic Logging Devices In Commercial Vehicles
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has removed 12 electronic logging devices from its registry due to safety and security failures, bringing the total to 79 devices removed since January 2025. Motor carriers now face a 60-day deadline to replace non-compliant ELDs while the agency simultaneously eliminates the requirement to keep physical user manuals in vehicles, raising questions about whether these measures adequately address underlying software vulnerabilities in the ELD market.
United States Transport
GR
Gardiner Roberts LLP
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NHTSA Proposes Updates To Federal Brake Standards For Autonomous Vehicles And Withdraws AV STEP Program
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has proposed sweeping changes to federal brake system standards to accommodate autonomous vehicles without traditional driver controls, while simultaneously withdrawing its voluntary AV STEP oversight program. These parallel actions signal a fundamental shift in how federal regulators approach the certification and deployment of self-driving vehicle technology on public roads.
United States Media & IT
CM
Crowell & Moring LLP
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BUILD America 250 Act: House Surface Transportation Reauthorization
The U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee has released the BUILD America 250 Act, a five-year surface transportation reauthorization proposal authorizing approximately $580 billion through fiscal year 2031. The legislation introduces significant changes to highway, transit, rail, and safety programs, including new electric vehicle registration fees, revised bridge funding mechanisms, and a federal framework for autonomous trucking operations.
United States Government
HK
Holland & Knight
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