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Post by twinegarden on Oct 1, 2008 14:04:42 GMT -6
It seems like every time I check the KCCI website over the last few weeks there are one or two fatal car crashes every day. Just wondering if anyone else has noticed this trend. I am going to go out on a limb and say this will be a record year for vehicle fatalities in the state of Iowa. Does anyone know how to look up the statistics?
Since yesterday there have been 4.
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Post by NotMyKid on Oct 1, 2008 14:45:05 GMT -6
It seems like every time I check the KCCI website over the last few weeks there are one or two fatal car crashes every day. Just wondering if anyone else has noticed this trend. I am going to go out on a limb and say this will be a record year for vehicle fatalities in the state of Iowa. Does anyone know how to look up the statistics? bince yesterday there have been 4. Drive on I-80 through Coralville and Iowa City and you can see why there could be somebody killed with the 6 inch median that they have on both the East and West bound lanes. I |
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Post by 101 on Oct 1, 2008 14:54:37 GMT -6
Very true Hoffa. And could they possibly be any slower at getting this road work completed and get I-80 back open?
If I heard correctly, they are close to finishing this phase, and then will start on yet another section of I-80 in the IC/Coralville area. Dang...
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Post by Saggitariutt Jefferspin (ith) on Oct 1, 2008 14:58:12 GMT -6
Very true Hoffa. And could they possibly be any slower at getting this road work completed and get I-80 back open? If I heard correctly, they are close to finishing this phase, and then will start on yet another section of I-80 in the IC/Coralville area. Dang... On the way home from the game, we were probably delayed 30 minutes as we got closer to Des Moines. There were SUV's going through the median and going the other way to find the nearest exit. What a mess...I've just had it with construction. |
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Post by TBELL on Oct 1, 2008 15:02:35 GMT -6
As of today we are under last years total by 29 through the end of September. 293 fatalities this year as compared to 322 last year.
Fatalities: With Safety Belt...........86
Without Safety Belt......84
Unknown......................43
N/A...............................68
N/A would be motorcycle or similar type fatalites.
Again, this is just a comparion between last year and this year through Oct 1st.
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Post by twinegarden on Oct 1, 2008 15:03:16 GMT -6
It seems like every time I check the KCCI website over the last few weeks there are one or two fatal car crashes every day. Just wondering if anyone else has noticed this trend. I am going to go out on a limb and say this will be a record year for vehicle fatalities in the state of Iowa. Does anyone know how to look up the statistics? bince yesterday there have been 4. Drive on I-80 through Coralville and Iowa City and you can see why there could be somebody killed with the 6 inch median that they have on both the East and West bound lanes. I They have been working on that since Coral Ridge opened 10 years ago. |
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Post by twinegarden on Oct 1, 2008 15:05:29 GMT -6
As of today we are under last years total by 29 through the end of September. 293 fatalities this year as compared to 322 last year. Fatalities: With Safety Belt...........86 Without Safety Belt......84 Unknown......................43 N/A...............................68 N/A would be motorcycle or similar type fatalites. Again, this is just a comparion between last year and this year through Oct 1st. If my calculations are correct we are on pace to have 390 vehicle related fatalaties, which has to be a record.  |
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Post by TBELL on Oct 1, 2008 15:13:01 GMT -6
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Post by twinegarden on Oct 1, 2008 15:18:44 GMT -6
Wow! Looks like cars really are alot safer these days, some of the numbers are way higher than expected. Who knew?  |
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Post by socal on Oct 1, 2008 15:23:43 GMT -6
Seatbelts & non-exploding cars helped a bit... |
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Post by twinegarden on Oct 1, 2008 16:03:08 GMT -6
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Post by hawkeyedug on Oct 7, 2008 15:46:51 GMT -6
Another head on crash on I-80 just west of IC today. All these head on crashes on interstate are indeed strange.
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Post by Saggitariutt Jefferspin (ith) on Oct 7, 2008 15:52:04 GMT -6
I hope they don't relook the 70mph speed limit.
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Post by TBELL on Oct 7, 2008 15:55:36 GMT -6
I hope they don't relook the 70mph speed limit. I would see them going to the cable in the median much like they did between Ankeny and Ames before they do anything with the speed limit again. I could be wrong though! |
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Post by twinegarden on Oct 7, 2008 15:55:52 GMT -6
Some lady ran over her 4 year old daughter and killed her today. I think that would be about the worst thing that could possibly happen to a person.
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Post by TBELL on Oct 7, 2008 15:59:45 GMT -6
Some lady ran over her 4 year old daughter and killed her today. I think that would be about the worst thing that could possibly happen to a person. I don't know how I could live with myself, and I don't even have kids. That is absolutely horrible. I feel for her. |
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Post by MoHawk on Oct 7, 2008 16:09:48 GMT -6
I hope they don't relook the 70mph speed limit. I would see them going to the cable in the median much like they did between Ankeny and Ames before they do anything with the speed limit again. I could be wrong though! They have this on I-70 basically all the way between KC and STL and head on wrecks on the interstate have decreased dramatically. The person running into those cables is usually still fucked, but at least no one else is. |
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Post by germaine on Oct 7, 2008 16:56:54 GMT -6
I hope they don't relook the 70mph speed limit. I would see them going to the cable in the median much like they did between Ankeny and Ames before they do anything with the speed limit again. I could be wrong though! They're working on putting in those cables somewhere in the Williamsburg area, I think, on I-80. |
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