Traffic Deaths

Traffic Deaths In 2011 Fell To Record Low

Reuters | Posted 05.08.2012

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May 7 (Reuters) - Traffic fatalities on U.S. roads in 2011 fell to their lowest level since federal safety regulators started counting in 1949, the ...

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Study: Medical Marijuana Reduces Traffic Deaths

Ryan Grenoble | Posted 12.01.2011

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A good deal of time, money, and energy has been spent on the issue of drinking and driving. For all the hype surrounding medical marijuana these days...

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Rick Perry Is Putting My Daughter in Danger

Pamela Kripke | Posted 08.30.2011

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Pamela Kripke

Late last week, Perry vetoed a measure passed in the state legislature that would make it illegal to send and read text messages while driving. He said that the bill "micro-managed" people's behavior.

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Egypt's Deadly Roads

Firas Al-Atraqchi | Posted 05.25.2011

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Firas Al-Atraqchi

Anyone who has been to Cairo knows that navigating through poorly maintained roads and overcrowded streets is a hazardous endeavor.

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Traffic Deaths In 2009 Lowest In A Century

nytimes.com | AL BAKER | Posted 05.25.2011

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Deaths in traffic accidents in New York City fell to an all-time low last year - a record that city officials said dates to 1910, when deaths by stree...

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Traffic Deaths Down 16 Percent Last Year: IDOT

Associated Press | Posted 05.25.2011

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- Transportation officials in Illinois say 16 percent fewer people died on the state's highways last year, and higher fuel pri...

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Gas Prices Up, Traffic Deaths Down

AP | MARK WILLIAMS | Posted 05.25.2011

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COLUMBUS, Ohio — Rising prices at the gas pump appear to be having at least one positive effect: Traffic deaths around the country are plummetin...

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