Posts Tagged Roadway

  • Winter Driving Tips When Meeting or Overtaking a Snowplow

    By Debra Carney Driver License Supervisor, Office of Driver Services Davenport, Iowa The winter of 2011 – 2012 went down on the books as one of the mildest winters in years. Will this winter be the same? It’s well known that weather related crashes will peak during the first part of poor...

  • Caution: School is in Session – NEWS FOR YOU… from the Iowa D.O.T.

    By Debra Carney Driver License Supervisor Office of Driver Services Davenport, IA The summer season has come to a close, and school children everywhere are back in the classroom. Stay alert for increased two and four wheel traffic, including bicycles, mopeds and automobiles, as well as pede...

  • Sharing the Road with Bicycles Sharing the Road with Bicycles

    NEWS FOR YOU.... from the Iowa D.O.T. By Debra Carney Driver License Supervisor Office of Driver Services Davenport, IA Did you know that bicycles are a recognized form of transportation in Iowa? Under Iowa law, bicyclists and motorists must comply with the same rules of the road and be gi...

  • Road Work Ahead Road Work Ahead

    NEWS FOR YOU....from the Iowa D.O.T. By Debra Carney Driver License Supervisor Office of Driver Services Davenport, IA Road construction. Just those two words conjure up thoughts of delays, lines or driving out of your way to get to your destination. From March through November, ...

  • Motorcycle Awareness – News for you from the Iowa D.O.T.

    By Debra Carney Driver License Supervisor Office of Driver Services Davenport, Iowa Iowa Department of Transportation It’s been a long, cold, snowy winter, and with the return of warmer weather and dry pavement motorcycle riders are taking to the streets and highways. Operating a motorcyc...

  • When is a “town home” not a town home? When is a “town home” not a town home?

    By Dan Dolan Dan Dolan Homes When is a “town home” not a town home and what do you call a “town home” that is a stand-alone home? And what’s a villa? Virtually every weekend during my open houses someone asks me about the difference between a town home, villa, condo, zero lot line...

  • A Close Call A Close Call

    David W. Deuth, CFSP President, Weerts Funeral Home Boarding the bus for my very first day of kindergarten, I quickly realized that I had something no one else in my class could boast: a cast from my thumb past the elbow on my left arm. A few weeks before school began, our family had gath...

  • NEWS FOR YOU….from the Iowa D.O.T.

    Iowa Department of Transportation The Winter of 2009/2010 By Debra Carney Driver’s License Supervisor, Driver’s License Services office Davenport, IA Will this be one for the record books? Snow, ice, wind and below zero temps. They created a challenge for Iowans with the early Decembe...