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Despite more than five decades of research, wrong-way crashes still happen. The collisions are often deadly or catastrophic to the driver and the victims in their path.
“Alcohol impairment is, by far, the single most significant factor in the majority of wrong-way driving crashes, which unfortunately has not changed since the NTSB issued its Wrong-Way Driving special investigation report in 2012,” said NTSB Director of the Office of Highway Safety, Dr. Rob Molloy. Distracted drivers, fatigued and older drivers with medical issues fill in a lot of the remaining 40%. Triple A added that even using the buddy system would eliminate some of the issues. A passenger’s presence may offer some protection against being a wrong-way driver, as nearly 87% of wrong-...
Three people are dead after a wrong-way crash on Loop 101 Agua Fria Sunday morning.
“These drivers are heading directly into the path of on-coming vehicles travelling at high speed with no designated road space for them to drive into." The project is being led by New Zealand Transport Agency Waka Kotahi. It must be included in the Regional Land Transport Plan if Waka Kotahi is to seek funding for the project from the National Land Transport Fund. KEVIN STENT/Stuff Two people died and two were seriously injured after a car went the wrong way down Wellington Urban Motorway in January. A budget of $8.6 million has been set aside for it. The purpose of the project is to ...