Ohio sees highest number of Memorial Day weekend traffic deaths since 2020

[ad_1] COLUMBUS — Ohio roads saw the deadliest Memorial Day weekend in three years. A report by the Ohio State Highway Patrol states that 22 crashes resulted in 23 deaths on Ohio’s roadways this Memorial Day weekend. This is the highest number since 2020 when 20 people were killed, according to OSHP. Read More [ad_2] … Read more

2021 saw highest number of traffic deaths in 16 years due to distractions, speeding, and alcohol | Milwaukee Independent

[ad_1] Nearly 43,000 people died in U.S. traffic crashes in 2021, the highest number in 16 years with deaths due to speeding and impaired or distracted driving on the rise. The 2021 final numbers, released in April by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, confirmed earlier estimates by the agency showing a 10.5% increase in … Read more

US airports see highest post-pandemic daily flight traffic

[ad_1] The Federal Aviation Administration said that on Thursday, in the lead-up to Memorial Day weekend, the country had seen the highest number of daily flights in U.S. airports since the pandemic. The agency thanked airport staff and airline staff for handling the large influx of travelers in the run-up to the holiday weekend.  The … Read more

Belk had the highest traffic rise of any department store chain in 2022

[ad_1] Belk, the regional department store chain that recapitalized its business with a one-day Chapter 11 filing in 2021, recovered to become the segment’s traffic growth leader in 2022. Aside from a two-week period last August, the North Carolina-based chain with some 300 stores across 16 states posted higher traffic increases than the baseline for … Read more

These are the cities with the highest rate of traffic fatalities

[ad_1] American roads haven’t been this deadly since 2007. And the situation isn’t getting any better; in fact, it may be getting worse. Across the U.S., nearly 39,000 people died in traffic crashes in 2020, amounting to about 11.78 deaths per 100,000 residents. Two in three deaths were vehicle occupants, while nearly 1 in 5 … Read more

5 African countries with the highest traffic congestion in 2023

[ad_1] Numbeo, a Serbian crowd-sourced global database, dubbed this effect the Inefficiency Index. According to Numbeo, the Inefficiency Index is an estimation of inefficiencies in traffic. High inefficiencies are usually caused by people driving a car instead of using public transport or long commute times. It can be used as a traffic component measurement in … Read more