December 28, 2010
Enid News and Eagle
Is it possible recent investments Oklahoma has made in its highway transportation system are paying off in fewer lives lost in traffic accidents?
Oklahoma Highway Patrol says the state is on pace for its fewest number of traffic-related fatalities in more than a decade. Of course, OHP is touting more aggressive enforcement of seat belt use as one reason for the decline, and we believe that is partly true.
However, Oklahoma Department of Transportation maintains a database on transportation statistics in the state, and one of the items tracked on a monthly basis is accident and fatality statistics.
The total number of fatalities on non-turnpike highways is down from 433 in 2009 to 311 at the end of November. The number of highway fatalities resulting from crossover accidents in non-turnpike-divided highways was down from 13 in 2009 to five for 2010 at the end of November... FULL ARTICLE
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Tue, December 28, 2010
by Crystal Drwenski