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Family finds Orlando man's body found along Interstate 4 exit ramp in Daytona Beach
Sentinel Staff WriterDaytona Beach Police are investigating the death of an Orlando man whose body was found this afternoon along an Interstate 4exit ramp in that city. Donald Heintz, 50, left his home to go to Daytona Beach for work and a meeting, but never showed up at the...Tags: Interstate 4, Transportation
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Flooding, avalanches, mudslides close Washington state highways, stalling commerce
Associated Press WriterCENTRALIA, Wash. (AP) — Floods, mudslides and avalanches in the Pacific Northwest kept tens of thousands of people from their homes Thursday, brought freight trains to a standstill and stranded hundreds of trucks along the major highways that link...Tags: Disasters, Seattle, Bodies of Water, Vehicles, Meteorological Disasters
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Summary Box: A look at traffic deaths sliding
DEATHS DROP OFF: Traffic deaths in Illinois last year slid 16 percent to 1,042 from 1,248 in 2007, while nationwide the highway death toll for 2008 has been on pace to be the lowest in more than four decades. THE GAS FACTOR: Officials in many states say...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Transportation
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Getting tough on drunken driving will cost Wis.
Associated Press WriterGetting tough on drunken drivers won't be cheap. Two of the most talked about measures to strengthen the state's drunken driving laws come with large price tags, which may doom them given a projected $5.4 billion state budget shortfall....Tags: Road Accidents, Trials, State Budgets, Transportation, Justice System
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Ill. traffic deaths down 16 percent for 2008
Associated Press WriterThe soaring gasoline prices that fueled anger among motorists may have contributed to a drop in highway deaths in Illinois and at least a dozen other states as conservation-minded drivers eased up on their mileage and gas pedals, officials say....Tags: Petroleum Industry, Minnesota, Health and Safety at Work, Transportation, Teen-agers
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Body found along Interstate 4 exit ramp in Daytona Beach
Sentinel Staff WriterDaytona Beach Police are on the scene of a body found along an Interstate 4 exit ramp in that city. State troopers were dispatched to the exit ramp leading from I-4 to U.S. Highway 92 scene shortly before 1 p.m. because of the possibility that the man...Tags: Interstate 4, Transportation
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Oregon police say law against teen drivers using cell phones tough to enforce, mostly ignored
Associated Press WritersPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The chances that a teenager will be cited for talking on a cell phone while driving are pretty much zero in Oregon, a consequence of the way the law is written and a problem other states may be facing. Only a handful of...Tags: Connecticut, Human Mishaps, California, North Carolina, Parliament
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Rain, melting snow bring dangerous flooding, mudslides to Washington state; highways closed
Associated Press WriterSNOQUALMIE, Wash. (AP) — More than 30,000 people were urged to leave their flood-endangered western Washington homes as snowmelt and rain swelled rivers and caused mudslides and avalanches that engulfed neighborhoods and roadways. Warmer...Tags: Disasters, Energy Saving, Seattle, Bodies of Water, Weather Reports
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Holiday On Ice: Two Weeks in the 2009 Mercedes-Benz ML320 BlueTEC Diesel
MotorTrend MagazineWith the holidays fast approaching, my wife, daughter, and I departed sunny Los Angeles for the frozen tundra and tenebrous skies of southeastern Michigan. On purpose. Awaiting us in Ann Arbor were my parents, their tiger cat Toby, a Norman Rockwell-... -
Congestion Pricing - Let's Provide Alternatives Before Demonizing Autos
Edmunds.comAs concerns about global warming, energy independence and plain old traffic congestion grow and the automobile continues to be demonized, it seems that we are, as usual, approaching possible solutions to our problems in a posterior-backwards manner. -----... -
Proposed E-ZPass fees could cost $18 a year
baltimoresun.comThe Maryland Transportation Authority is proposing charging E-ZPass customers a $1.50 monthly administrative fee to use the transponders to pay tolls electronically, starting in July.E-ZPass is convenient for drivers for many reasons. Not only can you... -
Final part of Reagan Memorial Tollway interchange to open near Naperville Road
Tribune reporterAfter waiting through more than two years of construction, motorists could enjoy smoother commutes in Naperville on Thursday when Freedom Drive opens to traffic, the final piece of a reconfigured $100 million interchange. The work is part of the...Tags: Transportation, Naperville, Warrenville
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