Study Finds Costs Associated With Traffic Crashes Are More than Three Times Greater than Congestion Costs. WASHINGTON, D.C., November 3, 2011 Traffic crashes cost U.S. motorists almost $300 billion per year The annual societal cost of traffic crashes is $299.5 billion, more than three times the $97.7 billion cost of congestion, according to a report released today by AAA.
AAA’s “Crashes vs. Congestion – What’s the Cost to Society?” Report highlights the overwhelming and far-reaching economic impacts traffic safety crashes have on our nation and encourages policymakers at all levels of government to ensure safety is a top priority. “The burdens associated with congestion are top of mind for many Americans as they travel to and from work each day,” said AAA President and CEO Robert L.
According to the study conducted for AAA by Cambridge Systematics, the overall cost of crashes ($299.5 billion) equates to an annual per person cost of $1,522, compared to $590 per person annually for congestion ($97.7 billion overall). Better World Club - Roadside Assistance, Insurance and Travel. Better World Club offers the nation's first and only nationwide roadside assistance service for bicycles.
Bicycle Membership Benefits: Nationwide emergency roadside assistance. Transportation service for you and your bicycle up to up to 30 miles per service call with a maximum of two service calls per covered member, per year. Liability and Accident Insurance for Cyclists Better World Club is now offering the first nationwide, comprehensive, and affordable accident and liability insurance for bicyclists.
We're including the insurance in our bicycle roadside assistance program. Helmet-Free Biking (Sometimes) Chicago is in the process of selecting where to locate some 300 racks for its new bike-sharing program, delayed until Spring 2013 by politics (which will come as no surprise to any true Chicagoan).
Modeled after similar programs in Canada and Europe, the bike-share program is simple. Daily Lane Closures - www.illinoistollway.com. IL: NB LAKE SHORE NORTH from RANDOLPH to BRYN MAWR (8.03 miles) - Travel Midwest Stats. Current Travel Time: The green line indicates the actual travel time for all samples collected on the date which data was most recently collected.
The most recent travel time collected is shown on the chart as a green square. Gaps in the green line indicate no data was recorded for the given time. Average Travel Time: The red line indicates the average travel time for all samples ever collected. Gaps in the red line indicate no data has ever been recorded for the given time. Normal Range: The yellow fill area indicates the normal range, based on percentiles, of travel time values for the given time period.
Very Cool Chicago Metra Lines Map. Evanston streetscape project includes protected bicycle lane. April 02, 2012|By Jonathan Bullington, Chicago Tribune reporter Evanston bicyclists will soon find themselves pedaling along Church Street in a protected bicycle lane.
City staff recently presented aldermen with plans for several streetscape improvement projects, and one includes the construction of a protected bicycle lane along Church from McCormick Boulevard to the lakefront. The new path physically separates bicyclists from motorists via lane separators. The path is also distinguished by a jade pavement coloring. The designated bicycle patch drew praise from the nonprofit Active Transportation Alliance, which applauded Evanston as a "leader in the Chicago region" for installing a protected bicycle lane.
"The city of Evanston continues its great work of making it better and safer for citizens to get around," said Barb Cornew, Active Transportation Alliance's north suburban coordinator. Area GOP congressmen revolt over pending transit bill - Blogs On Politics. Congressmen who represent Chicago's suburbs finally are weighing in on that transportation bill that's due to hit the House floor next week, and they don't like what they see.
In a flurry of statements after several days of quiet review, U.S. Reps. Robert Dold, Judy Biggert and Adam Kinzinger — all Republicans — flatly say or strongly suggest that they cannot support the bill drafted by House GOP leadership. And in a related move, a transportation group formed by the Illinois Chamber of Commerce came out against the bill, too, saying it "would put hundreds of millions of dollars for transit in real peril, while drastically reducing funding for Illinois highways.
" Now, some others are speaking, and here's what they say: CTA Mobile. Mieders Alpine Coaster (with no brakes!!) CarneyLewPresentation_Final. Traffic fatality map: Chicago, we have a problem. Let’s be thankful that federal funding for safety programs like Safe Routes To School and bicycle and pedestrian enhancements haven’t been entirely cut and there are politicians who defend these programs (aside from Representative Earl Blumenauer from Oregon, I can’t name any others).
This map, first published by The Guardian , a British newspaper, shows a point for every traffic-related fatality in the United States between January 1, 2001, and December 31, 2009. The map was created by ITO World , a transportation data company, using information from the National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), part of the U.S. Department of Transportation.