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The Two-Lane Toll

August 14, 2008 12:32 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

from Governing.com Idea Center

Half of the 42,000 automobile-crash-related fatalities that occur in the United States each year are on two-lane rural roads. To help drivers and public officials make smarter, safer choices about transportation, especially in rural areas, the Center for Excellence in Rural Safety at the University of Minnesota created a new interactive map that plots out every traffic fatality in the nation in 2006.

Tags: cars, Governing.com Idea Center, highway, Safe Road Maps, traffic, Unviersity of Minnesota

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Traffic Cameras Link to Cell Phones

July 15, 2008 4:41 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

One way to cut down on energy use and pollution is to reduce the hours commuters spend stuck in traffic jams. The Washington Post's Post I.T. section reports that a new service is coming to the D.C. area to let drivers receive live video and photos of traffic on their cell phones. The service, which relies on cameras owned by various highway departments, is also available in New York, Houston, Detroit, and Los Angeles, among other cities. No word on what this says about the danger of driving while watching your cell phone. Web pick posted by Neil Savage, Xconomy.com

Tags: cell phone, traffic, Washington Post