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Traffic fatalities decreased by more than half after safety improvements were made at 360 locations along Virginia’s older highways in 1973, the State Department of Highways and Transportation said today. 4
Comparison of the two years before and after the improvements were made showed a 57 per cent decrease in fatalities and a drop from 42 highway deaths to 18. Fatal accidents decreased by 53 per cent, accidents causing injuries
89.0%