Skip to main content
Official State of Iowa Website
Agencies A-Z Programs & Services
Back to home page
Department of Transportation

Main navigation

  • Driver’s Licenses & IDs
    • Schedule an Appointment
    • Find a DMV Location
    • Get or Renew Driver's Licenses, IDs & Permits
    • Driver Education
    • Other Services
    • New to Iowa
    • Commercial Drivers
    • Suspensions & Revocations
    • Mobile ID
    • Military Services
    • Investigation & Identity Protection
    • Forms
  • Registration & Plates
    • Vehicle Registration & Titles
    • Disability Parking & Services
    • License Plates
    • Buy & Sell Vehicles
    • For Dealerships
    • Other Vehicle Services
    • Investigation & Identity Protection
    • Forms
  • Modes of Travel
    • Roads & Highways
    • Public Transit
    • Rail
    • Aviation
    • Bikes
    • Personalized Travel
    • Trails
  • Motor Carriers
    • Get Oversize & Overweight Permits
    • IFTA (International Fuel Tax Agreement)
    • IRP (International Registration Plan)
    • ClearFleet - New IRP & IFTA System
    • UCR (Unified Carrier Registration)
    • Forms
    • Maps
    • Manuals
    • Safety Seminar
    • Proclamations
    • Taxicab Services
    • Paid Rideshare
  • Travel Tools
    • Iowa 511
    • Major Construction Projects
    • Maps
    • Traffic Cameras
    • Highway Helper
    • Report an Issue on the Roadway
Agencies A-Z Online Services

Breadcrumbs

  1. Home
  2. Topics

Roadside Chat

Roadside Chat
What Drives You Iowa
Transportation Matters

Roadside Chat: Save lives! Drive safely. Be an organ donor.

Donors are superstars! That’s the theme of this year’s National Donate Life Month.

Display Date
April 26, 2024
Image
Traffic roadside graphic with text of the news article title.
Roadside Chat
What Drives You Iowa
Transportation Matters

Roadside Chat: Cheapest way to save a life? Pay attention

You may think you can do more than one thing at a time, but no one is a good multi-tasker behind the wheel. Driving takes all of your attention.

Display Date
April 19, 2024
Image
Traffic roadside graphic with text of the news article title.
Roadside Chat
What Drives You Iowa
Transportation Matters

Roadside Chat - Coming to a road near you... Be work zone aware

Iowa DOT road crews will be doing their part to be safe, but you play a part in making sure no one is injured or worse in a work zone.

Display Date
April 12, 2024
Image
Traffic roadside graphic with text of the news article title.
Roadside Chat
What Drives You Iowa
Transportation Matters

Roadside Chat - Final four winners: buckled, sober, slow & focused

With all the hype surrounding college basketball tournaments and the Hawkeye women playing in the Final Four, here’s a reminder to stay safe while driving.

Display Date
April 5, 2024
Image
Traffic roadside graphic with text of the news article title.
Roadside Chat
What Drives You Iowa
Transportation Matters

Roadside Chat - Keep your peeps safe. Buckle your bunny!

Whether your kids are in the backseat or your best friend is riding shotgun, making sure every person in your vehicle is properly buckled up can save lives.

Display Date
March 29, 2024
Image
Traffic roadside graphic with text of the news article title.
Roadside Chat
What Drives You Iowa
Transportation Matters

Roadside Chat: 3-point seat belt for the win!

Read about the history of the original three-pointer as it pertains to car safety.

Display Date
March 22, 2024
Image
Traffic roadside graphic with text of the news article title.
Roadside Chat
What Drives You Iowa
Transportation Matters

Roadside Chat - Select a sober ride. It's a winning pick.

Whether you’re completing an NCAA basketball bracket or enjoying a night out with friends, the choices you make can have lasting impacts.

Display Date
March 15, 2024
Image
Traffic roadside graphic with text of the news article title.
Roadside Chat
What Drives You Iowa
Transportation Matters

Roadside Chat - Buckle up - only clocks should spring forward

Quick maneuvers to avoid an animal or debris on the road can make you shift in your seat if you’re not buckled up.

Display Date
March 8, 2024
Image
Traffic roadside graphic with text of the news article title.
Roadside Chat
What Drives You Iowa
Transportation Matters

Roadside Chat - Less likely to crash when phone is stashed

Reading a quick text or checking email for a few seconds is typically harmless - unless you’re behind the wheel.

Display Date
March 1, 2024
Image
Traffic roadside graphic with text of the news article title.
Roadside Chat
What Drives You Iowa
Transportation Matters

Roadside Chat - Gambling with safety means betting your life

Odds are you sometimes take risks when you’re behind the wheel. Combining some dangerous behaviors, greatly increases the risk.

Display Date
February 23, 2024
Image
Traffic roadside graphic with text of the news article title.
Roadside Chat
Transportation Matters

Roadside Chat - Cruise at a safe speed or risk a shipwreck

When various conditions are met, the speed limit posted on signs in the area is what has been determined as a safe speed.

Display Date
February 16, 2024
Image
Traffic roadside graphic with text of the news article title.
Roadside Chat
What Drives You Iowa
Transportation Matters

Roadside Chat - What's more relevant than driving sober?

If you’re celebrating the Super Bowl or any other occasion, find a sober ride.

Display Date
February 9, 2024
Image
Traffic roadside graphic with text of the news article title.
Roadside Chat
What Drives You Iowa
Transportation Matters

Roadside Chat - Click-Drive-Repeat

Whether we’re in for more winter weather or an early spring, one thing is worth repeating every time you get into a vehicle – buckling your seat belt.

Display Date
February 2, 2024
Image
Traffic roadside graphic with text of the news article title.
Roadside Chat
What Drives You Iowa
Transportation Matters

Roadside Chat - Excuse for not buckling? Bet it's a killer.

It’s National Passenger Safety Week. If you choose not to wear a seat belt, what’s your excuse? Decades of research show that seat belts save lives.

Display Date
January 26, 2024
Image
Traffic roadside graphic with text of the news article title.
Roadside Chat
What Drives You Iowa
Transportation Matters

Roadside Chat - You resolved to not text & drive. How's that going?

One resolution that you should never let fall by the wayside is getting to your destination safely every trip you make.

Display Date
January 19, 2024
Image
Traffic roadside graphic with text of the news article title.

Pagination

  • First page First
  • Previous page Prev
  • …
  • Page 3
  • Page 4
  • Current page 5
  • Page 6
  • Page 7
  • Page 8
  • Next page Next
  • Last page Last
RSS Feed

Department of Transportation

Footer Social Media Menu

  • Opens in a new window.
  • Opens in a new window.
  • Opens in a new window.
  • Opens in a new window.

Iowa Department of Transportation Central Office

800 Lincoln Way
Ames, IA 50010

Phone

515-239-1101

How can we help?

Share feedback with us

Footer Menu

Footer

  • Iowa DOT
    • Social Media
    • About
    • Contact
    • Districts
    • Divisions & Bureaus
    • Transportation Matters
    • News
    • Careers
    • Topic Index
  • Vendors & Partners
    • Consultants & Contractors
    • General Procurement & Auctions
    • Transportation Development
  • Online Services
    • DMV Services
    • Schedule an Appointment
    • Take a Practice Test
    • Apps
    • Forms
    • Forms Help
    • My MVD
    • 511 IA
    • Major Projects
    • Intranet Login
    • Electronic Reference Library
  • Data
    • Analytics
    • Research
    • Transportation Facts
    • Traffic & Safety
    • Request Crash Data
    • Open Records
    • Digital Delivery
    • Geospatial Technologies (GIS)
    • DMV Statistics & Research
    • Iowa Crash Analysis Tool (ICAT)
    • Iowa Regional Coordinate System (RCS)
    • TraCS & MACH
    • Policies & Statements
    • Maps
Back to home page

Contact Menu

  • Send Feedback

© 2025 State of Iowa - Read our accessibility, data, and privacy policies.