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One Person Dead Following Three-Car Accident
January 3rd, 2006 (kfmb.com)
A three-car accident happened just before midnight when a car stalled in the middle of the freeway. Moments later, a Dodge truck rear-ended that car, setting it on fire. A third car hit the first two vehicles, critically injuring the driver. The driver of the third car was taken to a local hospital, where he later died. Police arrested the driver of the truck, which was the second vehicle, on suspicion of drunk driving.
Cottman Avenue now has cameras to catch red-light runners
September 1st, 2005 (newsgleaner.com)
"The Philadelphia Parking Authority's mission is to save lives and reduce accidents on Roosevelt Boulevard," said Vincent Fenerty, the first deputy executive director of the Parking Authority. "The activation of red light cameras at another intersection on Roosevelt Boulevard is one more step in the right direction aimed at reducing accidents and saving lives."
Traffic tickets on the rise: Responding to citizens’ concerns, police target speeding drivers
August 31, 2005 (northjersey.com)
With the perennial shortage of spaces in Montclair in which to leave their vehicles, residents have been accruing many parking tickets.
For those drivers who commit moving violations behind the wheel, the number of traffic tickets issued in Montclair is on the rise.
The Times examined the amount of citations issued for moving violations in Montclair during the past two years. The number of tickets issued in 2004 increased from the prior year in the categories reviewed by The Times
Study: Teens drive more safely with girls
August 30, 2005 (newsday.com)
A warning to parents of teenage drivers: Your teen is more likely to engage in dangerous behavior behind the wheel -- speeding, tailgating -- if a teenage male passenger is in the car. But those same teenage drivers, of either gender, are more likely to obey the rules of the road if their passenger is a teenage girl.
Fuel costs drive up bus use
August 30, 2005 (tribunetimes.com)
More students are riding school buses and bus drivers are driving more miles across the Greenville County school district because of increasing fuel costs and rising student enrollments.
"(Fuel costs) have risen tremendously," said Louise King, a 12-year bus driver with two Taylors routes. "And we have more children riding the bus because parents are not wanting to drive."
Crashes up 300 percent at new I-65/Eastern Boulevard interchange
August 29th, 2005 (news-tribune.net)
The Indiana Department of Transportation's $250 million Revive 65 project was intended to increase capacity and safety along the I-65 corridor. But a dark side to the venture is starting to emerge as accident statistics begin to make it clear that design criteria employed in the project are resulting in significant increases in accidents.
Drivers on Cell Phone More Likely to Crash
Tuesday, July 12, 2005 (www.washingtonpost.com)
WASHINGTON -- Drivers using cellular phones are four times as likely to get into a crash that can cause injuries serious enough to send them to the hospital, said an insurance study released Tuesday.
July 4th Is Deadliest Day
July 5th, 2005 (wthitv.com)
Getting into your car and hitting the gas this holiday weekend can be seem like any other day on the road. But all too often, drivers end up in the emergency room. That's because July 4th is the deadliest day on the roads.
According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, each year on this holiday, 161 people are killed in crashes. That's about 40 percent more crash deaths than occur on an average day.
While July 4th is the deadliest day on the roads, the second worst day is July 3rd followed by July 2nd.
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