- NY Times Analyzes Causes and Effects Of US Police "Retreat" From Traffic Enforcement
- NTSB Schedules Back-To-School Safety Event
- IBTTA Reports On Toll Smishing Scam And Schedules August 21 Webinar
- These are just some of the toll industry developments TRN is following.
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NY Times Analyzes Causes and Effects Of US Police "Retreat" From Traffic Enforcement
The New York Times reports in depth on data showing a significant drop in US police traffic enforcement activity that started with controversies over racial discrimination and use of force, accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic and continues to today. In text and data visualizations, the article probes the concurrence of the policing change with an upsurge in traffic fatalities and unlawful driving behavior in many parts of the country. “It’s hard to draw a straight line from the decline of enforcement to the rise of road deaths, but their likely connection has unsettled researchers, safety advocates and police officials,” according to the newspaper. In addition to the causes and probable consequences of the law enforcement “retreat,” The Times looks at the effectiveness of various efforts to boost traffic enforcement without reigniting the social and political conflicts.
Crime Beat Economic & Social Considerations Affecting Transportation Highway-Tunnel-Bridge Safety (Includes COVID-19 Impacts) Issues of Law Transportation and Infrastructure Research & DevelopmentNTSB Schedules Back-To-School Safety Event
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will examine student safety in all modes of transportation during a three-hour webinar on the afternoon of August 21. A panel of NTSB experts moderated by the board’s safety advocate will make safety recommendations and discuss investigations of crashes and other incidents. “The webinar,” conducted via Zoom, “will start with focused presentations and flow into a conversational format.” Register for the program online.
Highway-Tunnel-Bridge Safety (Includes COVID-19 Impacts) US National Transportation Safety BoardIBTTA Reports On Toll Smishing Scam And Schedules August 21 Webinar
In an IBTTA blog post, association policy and government affairs executive Mark Muriello acknowledges that the tolling text scams that started this spring are a “persistent problem” that is proving difficult for law enforcement and toll agencies to quash. Although the smishing schemes don’t rely on and haven’t involved any compromises of toll entity data records — in fact, many of the randomly selected targets are not even toll road customers — the perpetrators are growing more sophisticated in deceiving recipients into thinking they are legitimate toll payment collectors. For that reason, “scams are damaging to the public trust and confidence in electronic toll collection systems.” Mr. Muriello notes that the toll industry is a leader in the effort to warn the public about the scams and offer guidance on how text message recipients and victims of fraud should respond.
IBTTA’s Emerging Technologies Committee has scheduled an August 21 webinar during which experts will “discuss and share insights on the recent surge in smishing attacks, as well as strategies to prevent and respond to these complex cyber events.” The 11:00 AM to noon EDT event is free and registration is online.
Crime Beat Cybersecurity ETC Systems IBTTA Information Technology Resources and Acquisitions Public Outreach And CommunicationThese are just some of the toll industry developments TRN is following.
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