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  • September 2008

    • 7 US Soldiers Killed in Iraq Copter Crash

      Associated Press  |  Sep 18, 08 8:04 AM CDT

      7 US Soldiers Killed in Iraq Copter Crash

      (AP) - Seven US soldiers were killed in southern Iraq today when their helicopter crashed, the AP reports. "At this time we are uncertain of the cause, but hostile fire has been ruled out," a military spokesman said. The crash occurred shortly after midnight in a desert under British military control, as a four-helicopter convoy was heading from Kuwait to a military base north of Baghdad. More »

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    • Up to 15 Dead in LA Train Smashup

      Los Angeles Times  |  Sep 12, 08 7:21 PM CDT

      Up to 15 Dead in LA Train Smashup

      (Newser) - Ten to 15 people are dead and 70 injured after two trains collided in Los Angeles during rush hour today, the Los Angeles Times reports. At least 10 are critically hurt and dozens are likely trapped after a freight train slammed a Metrolink commuter train and derailed several cars. Firefighters initially battled a blaze sparked by the crash, which was so fierce that the commuter train's front passenger car was bent around its locomotive. More »

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      Los Angeles  • train crash  • fatalities  • injured

    • Speed Limits Aren't Saving Lives, So Make Cars Slower

      New York Times  |  Sep 8, 08 1:27 PM CDT

      Speed Limits Aren't Saving Lives, So Make Cars Slower

      (Newser) - Speeding contributes to 13,000 US road deaths each year, and, at 30% of traffic fatalities, places only slightly behind alcohol, at 39%, Kent A. Sepkowitz writes in the New York Times . While preventing drunk driving is a complex problem requiring cooperation of motorists, police, and educators, speeding can be prevented easily: by making cars that cannot physically exceed the speed limit. More »

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      drunk driving  • car accident  • fatalities  • road safety  • speeding  • speed limit

  • August 2008

    • High Gas Prices Mean Fewer Traffic Deaths

      Associated Press  |  Aug 25, 08 11:37 AM CDT

      High Gas Prices Mean Fewer Traffic Deaths

      (Newser) - The number of traffic deaths may drop this year to their lowest since Kennedy was president—thanks in large part to higher gas prices, the AP reports. As they rose above $3.20 a gallon, fatalities plummeted 22.1% in March and 17.9% in April, a study found. The data suggest a “tipping point” in gas prices where drivers drastically changed their habits. More »

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      gas prices  • driving  • traffic accident  • car safety  • fatalities  • teenage drivers

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