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Old 07-02-2016, 12:32 PM
Mike D Mike D is offline
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"On a divided highway, especially freeway, wrong way driving is a serious problem because of the high speeds usually involved, since the result is more likely a head-on collision.[3] In the United States, about 355 people are killed each year in crashes caused by drivers headed in the wrong direction on the highway"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrong-way_driving

That is just for wrong way drivers. Add in drunken drivers, distracted drivers and assorted idiots.......





And we have ONE fatality attributed to a "Self-driven" car. In fact, if you read the accident report, the semi-truck turned left in front of the oncoming car. I'm pretty sure, even in Florida, the law states that vehicles turning across on-coming traffic must yield the right of way.

The truck driver is being charged or at least according to one account I read.
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