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Traffic Deaths Surged in 2012

Townsquare News Network — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 21:03:02 +0000

Traffic fatalities rose 5 percent last year, according to an analysis of preliminary state data, reversing a seven-year decline in which the number of annual traffic deaths reached their lowest level in more than six decades.

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What is the Strangest Thing You've Seen on the Road

Dan Specht — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 23:31:54 +0000

As drivers in New Jersey we have all experienced traffic jams for hours, guys who refuse to leave the left lane and countless other examples or traffic nightmares. What I want to know is what is the strangest thing you've ever seen in the road?

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Student Dead In Burlington Bus Crash [VIDEO]

Stacy Proebstle — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 21:55:33 +0000

Law enforcement officials say a New Jersey state trooper's 11-year-old daughter is dead and her two triplet sisters are in critical condition following a crash between a school bus and dump truck in Burlington County.

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Is Rise in Highway Fatalities Linked to Safety Inspection Elimination? [AUDIO]

Joe Cutter — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:51:00 +0000

Did eliminating vehicle safety inspections influence rising highway fatalities in New Jersey? One observer says it's a possability.

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Five Ways To Kill Your Car

Jeff Deminski — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 17:30:17 +0000

If you don’t want your car to die, read this. Recently there was a AAA report on what crashes are costing America versus congestion. The overall cost of crashes costs 299 point 5 billion dollars nationwide. To a New Jersey driver that equates to 1,548 dollars a year. The cost of congestion works out to [...]