12/13/2013

Employees
Grant from AASHTO to benefit engineering programs
Engineering students at Idaho’s three public universities will benefit from grants ITD announced Thursday. ITD earned a $10,000 grant from the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) for its innovative, nation-leading winter storm performance process.
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Aeronautics
Formal search suspended for missing aircraft
Air and ground search teams Thursday jointly suspended their efforts to locate a missing airplane in the rugged mountains of central Idaho. The decision by the ITD's Division of Aeronautics, the unit in charge of the search, was supported by the U.S. Department of the Air Force.
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Highway safety
Alive at 25 website offers mobile-friendly registration
Young Idaho drivers have a new way to register online for the innovative driving course Alive at 25 – their smart phones. Recently the Colorado State Patrol Family Foundation that manages the program throughout the U.S. installed a mobile-friendly version for young adults to access the Alive at 25 website on their smart phones.
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Social media
ITD reaches out to public through Facebook, Twitter
ITD joined the world of social media in the summer and early fall of 2009 with the launch of the department’s Facebook and Twitter accounts. Since then, there have been nearly 4,500 Twitter and nearly 4,000 Facebook posts, along with hundreds of "likes," "shares," "re-tweets," and other indications that other people are indeed engaged with ITD's site.
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Employees
D-4 raises more than $4,000, food donations
District 4 employees celebrated another eventful year and another amazing fundraising effort when they gathered for the 23rd annual Employee Christmas Party and Raffle Dec. 10 in Shoshone.
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Highway safety
Resolve to make the best holiday decision — don't drive impaired
The holidays are a time for celebration, visiting with loved ones and reflecting on the year past and the year ahead. Yet all too often, the holiday spirit is destroyed by a reckless decision to drive impaired. ITD and its highway-safety partners remind everyone to make good-driving decisions this holiday season and never drive while impaired.
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Highway safety
Tips for hosting a responsible holiday party
Brent Jennings: Many of us will be hosting and/or attending parties during this holiday season. With that in mind, here are some reminders that will assist you in having a safe and enjoyable party ...
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Health insurance
Which expenses count toward your deductible?
Blue Cross of Idaho: A deductible is the amount of money you are responsible to pay out-of-pocket before your policy begins to pay benefits for covered services. The money you spend toward your yearly deductible is known as "out-of-pocket," because you are responsible for those expenses. The specific expenses that apply depend on your policy.
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Highway safety
Encored (12-6-13): ISP officers earn Highway Safety Office awards
Idaho’s official crash statistics are only as good as the data behind them. For ITD’s Office of Highway Safety, that means law enforcement officers fill out an accurate Idaho Vehicle Crash Report (IVCR) for every crash that involves a motor vehicle, occurs on public property and results in more than $1,500 in property damage for any one person involved, or results in an injury to any person involved.
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Highway safety
Encore (12-6-13): Good driving choices reduce vehicle crashes, fatalities
An increase in highway fatalities nationwide for 2012 serves to remind Idaho drivers to make the right choices this winter and never drive distracted, impaired or aggressively.
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Hiughway safety
Encore (12-6-13): Drivers riding new wave — surfing behind the wheel
Brent Jennings: A recent survey conducted by State Farm indicates the number of Americans who are surfing the web behind the wheel has doubled in the past five years. Nearly one in four, or 24 percent of drivers, is reading or responding to email, and checking social media sites. That's up from 13 percent in 2009. Among drivers 18 to 29 years of age, the number rose from 29 to 49 percent.
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