For the 4th, Online Maps to Risky Areas of Road

From Claremont Graduate University   
Before motorists hit the roads for the long Fourth of July weekend, they might want to go online first to locate the 28 California "hot spots," the particularly dangerous or even fatal stretches of road, according to statistical data that's available in new, more visible fashions. Experts from Southern California helped with the computer program that can display different kinds of highway safety and regulation data. It's visible as part of a project led by the University of Minnesota. California is No. 2 for the number of the worrisome traffic areas, trailing only Florida; many of these "hot spots" are in rural parts of America. Researchers say that, besides informing the public, the graphical displays also can be a boon to highways officials so they can learn what parts of their systems need greater safety attention.

A Southern California Connection to Online Road Safety Data Displayed in New Ways
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