The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued the results of a study which indicates that amber rear turn signals may be 5.3% more effective than red rear turn signals at preventing rear-end collisions in which the driver used a turn signal.
Legislation was introduced in the House by Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) which would designate as wilderness 19 million acres of land in Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Oregon and Washington.