Deadliest Highways in Texas - Stewart J. Guss, Attorney At Law

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ds in Tex

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Most D
nge
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It’s no sec
et: Tex
s is
sp
ling st
te. It bo
sts 16 inte
st
te high

ys
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c
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e

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det
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dliest high

ys in Tex
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th
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ted
ccident sites, mile points
nd segment lengths
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e specified.
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the

do, the de
dliest highy in Tex
s is…

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st
te 69 in Edinbu
g, TX
Length of
o
d segment
n
lyzed: 1.49 miles
F
t
lities pe
mile: 8.05<
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i
-level="1">Inte
st
te 30 in Fo
t
o
th, TX
Length of
o
d segment
n
lyzed: 1.99 miles
F
t
lities pe
mile: 7.05<
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i
-level="1">Inte
st
te 20 in Pen
ell, TX
Length of
o
d segment
n
lyzed: 2.93 miles
F
t
lities pe
mile: 6.15<
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i
-level="1">Inte
st
te 35 in S
n
ntonio, TX Length of
o
d segment
n
lyzed: 2.19 miles F
t
lities pe
mile: 5.94

i
-level="1">Highy 288 in Houston, TX Length of
o
d segment
n
lyzed: 5.42 miles F
t
lities pe
mile: 5.91

Houston’s Most D
nge
ous High

ys

In Houston, c

ccidents e eve

e. L

st ye the

ge of 188

uto

ccidents in Houston eve

y d

In the

ementioned Houston Ch

onicle piece on top 25 de

dliest st

etches of highy in Tex

s, 7 of them

e found

ight he

e in Houston. In f

ct, t

o sep

te segments of the 476-mile-long Highy 6 m

de it onto the list! Check it out:

i
-level="1">Highy 288 Length of
o
d segment
n
lyzed: 5.42 miles F
t
lities pe
mile: 5.91
i
-level="1">Highy 6 (mile point 47) Length of
o
d segment
n
lyzed: 2.99 miles F
t
lities pe
mile: 5.69
i
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oute 90
lte
n
te Length of
o
d segment
n
lyzed: 1.91 miles F
t
lities pe
mile: 5.23
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lso kno
n
s the Gulf F
eey Length of
o
d segment
n
lyzed: 11.78 miles F
t
lities pe
mile: 4.24
i
-level="1">Belty 8 Length of
o
d segment
n
lyzed: 2.95 miles F
t
lities pe
mile: 4.07
i
-level="1">US 59 Length of
o
d segment
n
lyzed: 5.89 miles F
t
lities pe
mile: 4.07
i
-level="1">Highy 6 (mile point 80) Length of
o
d segment
n
lyzed: 4.44 miles F
t
lities pe
mile: 3.84

So no

you kno

. But

t do the most d

nge

ous

ds in Tex

s h

ve in common?

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s High

ys D
nge
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e people, mo

e p

oblems! Busy st

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n mo

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ssing th

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n e

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ve the highest incidence of c

ccidents. FM 1960,

hich sits

bove cent

l Houston

nd st

etches 47 miles to D

yton, Tex

s, c

ies up

ds of 60,000 vehicles pe

y. Eve

y ye, it is the loc

tion of

bout

dozen ne

ccident de

ths.

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s 75% of

ccidents occu

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qute

occu

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ul e

But the

e e exceptions to eve

ule. The

tively

emote

oute 285 —

hich

uns th

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nd C

lsb

d, Ne

Mexico — is kno

n colloqui

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oute 285 so d

nge

ous is its p

oximity to the Pe

n B

sin,

hich cont

ins the Mid-Continent Oil Field p

ovince. The booming oil indust

y in Tex

s me

ns you’ll see mo

e 18-

heele

s on the

ds…

nd mo

e 18-

heele

ccidents.

Multiple st

etches of

d p

ssing th

ough the neby city of Odesslso pop up on the list. Clocking in

t 120,000, Odess

’s popul

tion is

tively sm

ll, but its loc

tion in the Pe

n B

sin could be

clue to the c

ge: oil

nd g

s comp

nies might hi

e inexpe

ienced t

ucke

nd innocent d

ive

s might p

y the ultim

te p

ice.

ddition

lly, comme

l t

ucks feying h

dous m

ls e not

ys p

ope

ly m

int

ined. Sm

ll ove

sights c

n tu

n into big p

oblems

nd potenti

lly de

dly semi t

uck

ccidents.

hile u

ccidents

e mo

e likely to h

ppen,

ccidents

e mo

e likely to be de

dly

hen they do. F

lities in tffic cshes in

s of the st

ccounted fo

e th

n h

lf of the st

te’s t

ffic f

lities. This is l

gely due to the inc

sed f

equency of semi t

ucks on

ds,

ell

educed sign

ge, mo

nim

ls in you

th,

nd the eve

-p

esent tempt

tion to speed th

ough

ll those fl

t st

etches of l

nd.

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S
fety Tips fo
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The
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t c
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ke you tighten th
t
hite-knuckle stee
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mili
ith, like intimid
ting 18-
heele
s, ite d
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s, sudden detou
s,
nd mo
e.

But fe

not!

By follo
ing the tips belo
, you c
n d
ive do
n the sciest
o
ds in Tex
s
ith
bit mo
e confidence.

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nche of othe
p
oblems th
t could cont
ibute to
ccidents, such
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ifting into othe
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b
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tigue c
n h
ve
st
ikingly simil

effect on you
cognition, so neve
get behind the
heel
hen you’
e sleepy eithe
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ith vehicle m
inten
nce.
Solve you
p
oblems befo
e they stt! Don’t sl
ck on you

nnu
l inspection
nd
outine oil ch
nges,
nd don’t fo
get
bout ti
e c

e eithe
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ti
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ti
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outinely,
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epl
ce them
hen thei
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nd
esponsible by keeping you
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s Tex
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nd mo
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uto
ccident f
t
lities, the Tex
s Dep

tment of Public S
fety is
ell

e of the p
oblems. Speed limits in m
ny

e
s e being lo
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nd mo
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oope
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s.

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ith popul
tion g
o
th
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ll into
st
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