They are less concerned about decisions such as drowsy driving, drunk driving and texting while driving. More people also think it is acceptable to run a red light. For details, read the AAA release.
What does that mean for everyone on the road? The first increase in traffic fatalities in seven years, according to the National Highway Safety Administration.
Please, no matter what vehicle you are driving, don't make these dangerous decisions and help keep our roads safer.
The NTSB is working to recover the black box to determine what caused the crash. A witness claimed he saw flames coming from the plane before it crashed.
For more information on the crash, visit the Alabama Media Group's website blog.
Carloads were up 2.5 percent, while intermodal was up 2.4 percent. Total U.S. rail traffic was up 2.5 percent.
For more information on the increases, read the AAR's press release.
The national average diesel price is now $3.903 a gallon, up .036 from last week and .120 from last year. The highest prices are at $4.113 in California. The Gulf Coast area sees the lowest prices at $3.841.
While the prices aren't quite as high as when they reached a peak of $4.159 in February, they are getting dangerously close. And, since we are in hurricane season, it could take just one hurricane hitting the Gulf Coast to make the prices hit that peak.
For comparison, last year's prices did jump from $3.695 on July 16 to $3.796 on July 30. Prices continued to rise over the summer, ending the streak at a high of $4.135 on Sept. 17.
Source: Energy Information Association
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