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Truck crashes into barrier and is ripped in half, all in the name of science and homeland security
The folks at the Texas A&M Transportation Institute have a fun job. But it’s also important work. According to the Texas Tribune and Houston Chronicle, TTI has a contract with the U.S. State Department to research the effectiveness of “perimeter security devices,” like road blocks and steel barriers, that would be installed around embassies and […]
October 2, 2014
Business
Study connects traffic jams to economy, forecasts cost to consumer to exceed $1,000 annually by 2020
The total cost of traffic congestion to the U.S. economy in 2011 was $121 billion, according to a report from our sister site Better Roads. Better Roads analyzed the findings of a Texas A&M study conducted last year, which found that the average consumer spent $818 in 2011 on traffic congestion costs. The report says […]
April 8, 2013
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