Interstate 45, which runs north and south, has claimed an abundance of lives. Popular Mechanics went on to say that I-45 had 56.5 fatal accidents for every 100 miles of roadway, and the scariest part exists in Houston. In one recent 14-year study, the U.S. Department of Transportation recorded 288 crashes and 320 deaths, according to Tate Law Offices.
Many of the deaths on I-45 are attributed to drivers not obeying traffic laws, according to officials. Traffic and congestion, texting while driving, driving drunk, and driving at excessive speeds—are some of the main culprit for the deaths.
So, it’s not the road, it’s the people?
This is the deadliest road in the world, and you can see why ->
Officially known as The North Yungas Road, the route was constructed by Paraguayan Prisoners of War from the deadly Chaco conflict of the 1930s in order to connect La Paz with Las Yungas and the Amazon.
Has anyone else noticed the MASSIVE increase of rear-end collisions on highways since the creation of smart phones?
I see at least one per day during my commute around the Baltimore beltway. They were fairly rare up until around 2000.
Speed bumps. That’ll do it.
Has anyone checked up on illegal alien drivers? They like to box in a single driver to cause accidents and then collect on ‘injury’.
They do it in LA all the time. Sometimes, it kills them.
North Yungas Road! Faaaack! I don’t have to be anywhere that bad. lol
What, not I-285? Hypersonic black male assholes weaving through 4 lanes, passing on the right, on the shoulder and the median emergency lane? That’s what I see in Atlanta.
Several decades ago the most deadly intersection in the US was just a few miles from my hometown. It’s where I-94 NB turned into Route 41 and ran full stop into a stoplight at Clavey road. People were getting scraped off this intersection constantly. To mitigate the disasters, the speed limit was reduced to 45 MPH, rumble strips, several signs posted, and a blinding strobe light was installed around the red light at the intersection. People still kept running the intersection and T-boned turning traffic. So then a huge project was undertaken to build a bridge at the intersection, no bid contracts were issued at taxpayer expense to put an end to fatalities. Finally, that put an end to the fatalities at the intersection. The following weekend the new deadliest intersection was awarded to the new first red light, 1/2 mile north of Clavey & Route 41.
Jethro, I’ve noticed the “Phone Gap” that those people leave between them and the car in front. About a football field long. And they drive slow and weavy, like a drunk trying to get home at 3 am. Eventually they all crash into somebody’s rear bumper, no matter how they try to avoid it.
LOL. I remember on a particular road in LA there were always rice rockets with colorful glowing lights under the cars, around the doors, etc. And it would be Asian kids. Always.
Like this- But not as wild.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vO0goPR2Rk4&feature=emb_logo&ab_channel=drenyce311
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I wonder if there’s some kind of unmentioned demographics that should be factored in?
Galveston to Conroe bumper to bumper
80-90 MPH. Leave an inch and they will
cut right in front of you… Packs of
motorcycles at 100-140 MPH weaving in and
out of traffic.Never a dull moment on ’45.
There are now so many Asian drivers in California, even the illegal aliens are buying insurance!
Here in Nashville it’s Jumping-Bean Rockets radiating from little mexico.Souped-up 4 cylinder cars that sound like someone has put a tire inter tube around the exhaust pipe.
We travel a lot. Over the last 5 years or so, I am amazed at how bad the drivers have become. People pass wherever they want, regardless of the double line, or hills or curves. I have seen multiple people get run off the road by illegal passing. It has gone beyond distracted driving, or simple lack of courtesy; it is a total disregard for human life. I blame lack of religion.
TDOT was been working on I 45 long before I got to Houston in 1973 and they will be working on it long after my 70 year old ass is dead. I 10 is just as bad even after the 1.1 billion dollar expansion a few years ago. There is simply too many people trying to use the freeway during peak hours and congested exits onto very small streets. What you end up with is a 100 mile long parking lot where cars are lucky to get 10 mph anytime from 6:00am to 10:00 am. Two or longer hour commutes are common. I finally got enough of this crap and I’m outta there.
The North Yungas Road in Paraguay looks like US Hwy 550 in Colorado between Ouray and Durango. It goes through 3 mountain passes and has no guardrails like the Paraguayan highway. Very spooky to drive, and they shut it down every time it snows.
I live not too far from I-45 near Houston.I like the challenges I-45 presents; driving it from Conroe to Galveston, maintaining 85 mph to keep up with traffic while avoiding the drunk phone texting crowd. Now that’s a “white knuckle” event!