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NEW HAULERS? * USA - Highway Debris, Long an Eyesore, Grows as Hazard
In California, 155 people lost their lives in the last two years after accidents involving objects on highways, and states are beginning to address the issueSan Francisco,CAL,USA -The New York Times (New York,NY), by PATRICIA LEIGH BROWN -May 11, 2007: -- It was just another California rush hour. On eastbound Interstate 580 near Pleasanton recently, a rocking chair brought traffic to a near-standstill, while on southbound I-680 near Walnut Creek, a trampoline blocked two left lanes, wreaking havoc on the morning commute. Bagged loaves of sourdough bread blocked U.S. 101, near Petaluma. The highway patrol had to be dispatched... Last month, a plastic sink was on the loose, stretched across two lanes of the San Mateo Bridge. The sink was something of a departure from the mattresses, aluminum ladders, sofas, buckets — with the occasional spilled Napa County grapes thrown in — that snarled traffic and contributed to the state’s daily accumulation of road debris... In California and across the nation, where some freeway shoulders have come to resemble weekend yard sales, the nature of road debris has changed, and litter anthropologists are now studying the phenomenon. Where “deliberate” litter used to reign — those blithely tossed fast-food wrappers and the like — “unintentional” or “negligent” litter from poorly secured loads is making its presence felt... (Picture by Gerry Forbes/NYTimes - Experts say that today’s do-it-yourself mentality, in part, leads many people, like this driver in Burlington, Ontario, to haul large items)
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