Traffic Deaths

Traffic Deaths In 2011 Fell To Record Low

Reuters | Posted 05.08.2012

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 ...

Study: Medical Marijuana Reduces Traffic Deaths

Ryan Grenoble | Posted 12.01.2011

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...

Rick Perry Is Putting My Daughter in Danger

Pamela Kripke | Posted 08.30.2011

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.

Egypt's Deadly Roads

Firas Al-Atraqchi | Posted 05.25.2011

Firas Al-Atraqchi

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

Traffic Deaths In 2009 Lowest In A Century

nytimes.com | AL BAKER | Posted 05.25.2011

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...

Traffic Deaths Down 16 Percent Last Year: IDOT

Associated Press | Posted 05.25.2011

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

Gas Prices Up, Traffic Deaths Down

AP | MARK WILLIAMS | Posted 05.25.2011

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