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Texas authorities have warned that The Dallas – Fort Worth highway is considered one of the most prone to accidents, For this reason, they have made a change and the speed will be reduced.
The Texas Department of Transportation announced that on the section of Interstate 75 or Central Expressway, The speed limit will change from 70 to 65 miles per hour, that is, from 112 to 104 kilometers per hour.
The decision was made at Dallas City Hall with the intention to avoid and prevent accidents in the area, where it has been detected that drivers tend to constantly exceed 160 kilometers per hour.
In fact, a report from the media NBC, warned that at least 18 people have died and 78 more have been seriously injured in accidents related to excessive speed in the area, in the last five years.
It is worth remembering that The Central Expressway runs from north to south connecting the Dallas – Fort Worth metropolitan area.
Regarding the change, Jaime Resendiz, member of the Dallas Municipal Council, said in a meeting to which the local media had access LMTonline“I believe this is an important step in addressing dangerous conditions on one of our city’s most accident-prone state highways. “While reducing speed limits is not a cure, it is a significant step.”
Texas seeks to eliminate traffic-related deaths
For years, the city council of Dallas, Texas, created a plan called Vision Zero that aims to eliminate traffic-related deaths by 2030.
However, according to a report by Forbes, continues to be one of the cities with the worst drivers. It ranked third highest for fatal car accidents involving drunk drivers; fourth place in terms of number of fatal accidents related to excess speed; and the seventh highest in overall fatal accidents.
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