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Tougher drunken driving threshold recommended
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal accident investigators recommended Tuesday that states cut their threshold for drunken driving by nearly half, matching a standard that has substantially reduced highway deaths in other countries. The National...
Tags: National Transportation Safety Board, Washington, DC, Transportation Industry
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State plans to correct 2 misspelled freeway signs
DETROIT (AP) — State officials plan to correct two big signs along westbound Interstate 94 that misspell the name of a Detroit roadway. Neal Rubin, a columnist with The Detroit News, reports (http://bit.ly/17sLlAj ) Monday that Conner Avenue is...Tags: The Detroit News
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Top Ind. senator wants funding for new toll road
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A key Indiana senator wants funding for a proposed toll road around Indianapolis' congested Interstate 465 bypass — a proposal that was dropped in 2007 amid strong public opposition. Sen. Luke Kenley, chairman of the...Tags: Transportation, Road Transportation, Martinsville (Martinsville, Virginia), Luke Kenley, Budgets and Budgeting
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REMINDER: Construction begins Monday on Lincoln Way East Bridge
ST. JOSEPH COUNTY -- If a busy St. Joseph County bridge is a part of your daily drive, you may need to leave a little early starting Monday and for the rest of the year. Indiana's Department of Transportation is replacing the State Road 933 bridge...
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Mich. road debate light on how money divvied up
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The drive to patch up Michigan's deteriorating roads is largely centered on money, how to win support from skeptical lawmakers for at least $1.2 billion a year in additional taxes and fees for needed upkeep. But hardly any...Tags: Transportation, Parties and Movements, Regional Authority, Rick Snyder, Justice System
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State Road 933 Bridge Over Baugo Creek To Close For Replacement
ST. JOSEPH COUNTY-- We'll cross that bridge when we get to it. It's a saying will be easier said than done for people who travel on State Road 933 through Osceola. Starting Monday crews will close the Lincolnway East Bridge over Baugo...
Tags: Trips and Vacations, Travel
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Speedometer top speed often exceeds reality
DETROIT (AP) — The speedometer on the Toyota Yaris says the tiny car can go 140 miles per hour. In reality, the bulbous subcompact's 106-horsepower engine and automatic transmission can't push it any faster than 109. So why do the Yaris —...
Tags: National Government, Transportation, Road Transportation, Vehicles, Jimmy Carter
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Man charged with shooting at cars on Michigan highway
PITTSFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A man accused of firing shots at motorists along a highway near Ann Arbor has been charged with four counts of attempted murder. Elmore Ray also faces weapons and other charges. The 28-year-old was arraigned...Tags: Shootings, Prosecution
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SUV hits county highway plow, teen hurt
GRANGER – St. Joseph County police say a teenager was driving too fast for the road conditions Wednesday morning when his SUV hit a county highway snowplow. It happened around 8:30 a.m. in the 15400 block of Hunting Ridge Trail. The SUV hit...
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Snow heads our way, blizzard in Plains
DODGE CITY, Kan. (AP) — Blizzard conditions slammed parts of the central Plains Monday, forcing the closure of highways in the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles and sending public works crews scrambling for salt and sand anew just days after a massive...
Tags: Midway, National Weather Service, Weather Warnings, Snow Storms, Salt
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Utah trooper accused of making bogus DUI arrests
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — During her 10 years as a Utah state trooper, Lisa Steed built a reputation as an officer with a knack for nabbing drunken motorists in a state with a long tradition of teetotaling and some of the nation's strictest liquor laws....Tags: Defendants, Laws, Police Arrests, Prosecution, Crime, Law and Justice
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Trooper recounts Detroit freeway pileup rescue
DETROIT (AP) — A Michigan State Police trooper who was among the first emergency responders at a chain-reaction wreck that killed three people is recounting his efforts credited with saving a child's life and the grueling decisions faced by...Tags: Transportation Accidents, Motorvehicle Accidents, Injuries and Wounds, The Detroit News, Freedom of the Press
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