JANUARY 11, 2010 9:58 a.m.
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Lonely back roads that zigzag across South Carolina’s rural countryside for years have been the backdrop to a majority of the state’s fatal car crashes.
So much so, in fact, that in recent years South Carolina has led the country with the majority of its traffic deaths happening away from the busy traffic arteries and urban congestion most cities in the state are known for. Continue reading...
FEBRUARY 24, 2010 9:17 a.m.
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Traffic signs don’t do anyone much good if they aren’t visible at night.
Although a quarter of accidents happen at night, the Federal Highway Administration reports, half of fatalities occur during those hours – making visibility an apparent link to the most serious accidents. Continue reading...
AUGUST 29, 2010 10:51 a.m.
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It’s arguably the most important section of Interstate 85 in South Carolina.
A 22-mile stretch from White Horse Road in Greenville County to State 129 in Spartanburg County is a key transportation artery – for tractor trailers supplying some of the Upstate’s biggest industrial plants and distribution centers, for Upstate residents working at them and other businesses located near them and for Atlanta- and Charlotte-bound traffic passing through. Continue reading...