Car Crashes Deadlier During Lockdowns
July 8, 2020
A Reuters analysis shows that coronavirus lockdowns led to huge reductions in traffic and fewer car crashes this spring, but as drivers sped up on quieter roads, the collisions became deadlier in several cities. In New York City, the ratio of fatal crashes to all collisions rose 167 percent in April from a year ago. The increase was 292 percent in Chicago and 65 percent in Boston. Across the ocean, in Madrid, Spain, the rate of fatal collisions was 470 percent higher.
The National Safety Council found that even as traffic plummeted across the United States, fatality rates per mile driven in April rose 37 percent, compared to the same month in 2019. The group added that the lockdowns and reduced road congestion had created an “apparent open season on reckless driving.” Similar increases in speeding have been reported in Australia, Belgium, and Denmark, according to reports compiled by the European Transport Safety Council.
We will be closed on July 3 in observance of Independence Day. Enjoy your day.
We will be "re-opening" our office on Monday 6/29. By now you know the drill, masks will be required, social distancing, yada yada.
Heads up City of Erie residents. The parking regulations are back in affect TODAY.
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We will be closed on 11/25 & 11/26 for Thanksgiving. We will be back on Monday 11/29 at 9. Maybe a few pounds heavier. We wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving.
Our office will be closed today, 2/4/21, until approximately 2:00 pm so we can attend the memorial service for Lella Chase Seibel. Dick Chase will be able to spend his birthday again with his sister.
https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/erietimesnews/obituary.aspx?n=lella-ann-chase-seibel&pid=197643801
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Here's a great site that tells you what roads are busy and other information. Can even look to see when a plow is expected in the area you are travelling.
https://www.511pa.com/
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