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Today's Top Highway News Highway deaths fall to lowest level since 1950 Associated Press/AP Online, 9 Sep 2010, 12:33 pm EDT WASHINGTON - Traffic deaths have plummeted across the United States to levels not seen in more than a half century, spurred by technology, more safety-conscious drivers and tougher enforcement of drunken driving laws. U.S. traffic deaths lowest since 1950 United Press International, 9 Sep 2010, 1:10 pm EDT Despite an increase in U.S. road travel, deaths and injuries on the nation's highways in 2009 were the lowest recorded since 1950, a government report said. Indian farmers fight road plan Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep 2010, 4:04 am EDT Three hundred farmers and shopkeepers blocked national highway 64 in Dhanaula for several hours on a recent weekday, protesting a planned upgrade they say threatens their farmland and economic livelihood.
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IndustryWatch Reader's "Most" List Lamb's Camaro reaches third straight final National Dragster`, 9 Sep 2010, 3:46 am EDT After suffering a frustrating final-round loss a week prior in which he never got the chance to race his opponent, Justin Lamb's fortunes improved by 200 percent when Shawn Langdon drove his '68 Camaro to victory in Sunday's regular Super Gas program of the Sonoma race and Lamb repeated the feat 24 hours later by winning the Super Gas title of the postponed NHRA Arizona Nationals. National Dragster`, 9 Sep 2010, 3:26 am EDT SONOMA - NHRA class structure dictates that there be only four Full Throttle winners at the Fram Autolite NHRA Nationals, but a lot of drivers left Infineon Raceway feeling like potential champs as nine racers, including Funny Car winner Ron Capps and Pro Stock Motorcycle titlist Michael Phillips, secured their berths in the Countdown to 1 playoffs. |
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