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In a year when thousands hunkered down at home because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of people killed in traffic crashes spiked by 15.6% in Illinois.
And despite fewer vehicle trips, fatal crashes rose by 13%, the Illinois Department of Transportation reports.
Why is that? Generally speaking, when there is less traffic, there is a temptation to exceed the posted speed limit, Illinois State Police Deputy Sgt. Delila Garcia said, adding that the agency could not speculate on the 2020 numbers specifically. The Illinois State Police is asking the motoring public to fight the temptation.
The state isn t alone. Across the U.S., miles traveled by vehicles dropped by 14.5% in the first nine months of 2020 compared to 2019, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports. But fatal crashes rose 4.6% nationwide January through September.
Carol King Tributes have been paid to a former newspaper sales manager of The Bolton News who has died aged 64. Carol King died in hospital in Lancashire on Christmas Day after a two year battle with Motor Neurone Disease. Former editor of The Bolton News, Ian Savage, who worked with Carol for many years, said: “This is incredibly sad news, Carol was a lovely woman. “She began work at the then Bolton Evening News in the advertising department and worked for the newspaper all her adult life. “Later in her career she became manager of the newspaper sales department. “I worked very closely with Carol and we became friends as well as colleagues. It was a pleasure to know her both professionally and personally.
Posted12/28/2020 5:30 AM
Uncertain what 2021 will bring after a year of empty Metra trains, roads, airports and state coffers, thanks to COVID-19?
Fear not. Five experts have gazed into their crystal balls and offer predictions starting with domestic air travel bouncing back in June.
Airlines suffered a hit in 2020, but the confidence imbued by the (COVID-19) vaccines will encourage many who had previously been reluctant to once again take to the skies, DePaul University professor Joseph Schwieterman said.
There are nuances. Travel to densely populated cities will lag behind sunny vacation spots. People will still have hang-ups about traveling to major cities through late 2021, despite vaccines, added Schwieterman, director of DePaul s Chaddick Institute for Metropolitan Development.