Monthly Archives: April 2022
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News Featured Stories Safety Stats- April 27, 2022 2681
Though necessary pieces of infrastructure, many bridges have features that are just plain dangerous to drivers, especially novices.
Here are 4 of the scariest:
Fuller Warren Bridge
While it does run through one of the more accident-prone highways in America, the I-95, the bridge itself saw over 280 accidents in one year (2015). With 150,000 cars a day passing through it, a death approximately every two miles, and around 48 people dying every year, the busy bridge is definitely one to proceed with caution on.
The Mackinac Bridge
Imagine a bridge so imposing that there’s a state agency to help...
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News Featured Stories Safety Stats- April 20, 2022 187
We are all subject to the elements–no matter how much preparedness, gear, and equipment we arm ourselves with, Mother Nature’s randomness trumps all.
When it comes to driving, the conditions presented by extreme weather or temps dictate how we’ll fare–and sometimes things get ugly.
With that said, here are 4 of the worst pile-ups caused by the elements in recent American history:
A snow and ice storm hit Washington County, Maryland so hard that it caused 20 car accidents in a single night, including 7 tractor-trailers and 35 automobiles, leaving 12 injured and 2 dead....
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Featured Stories Safety Stats- April 13, 2022 69
Everyone, including us, loves Yellowstone, but let’s be serious: America is home to thousands upon thousands of other under-the-radar national parks that make perfect RV destinations.
Here are four low-key parks with campgrounds that don’t usually make the most popular lists but are worth visiting:
Hundreds of millions of years of the San Juan river winding 6 miles through this deep canyon gives this rather small park some grand views, not to mention proximity to Natural Bridges National Monument, Valley of the Gods, and Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park.
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News Featured Stories News Releases- April 06, 2022 455
They'll take your breath away–figuratively and otherwise.
The U.S. has some of the most beautifully scenic drives in the world, and that’s a fact. A long drive through certain regions of the U.S. can transport you to land's most untamable terrains.
Dangerous (or alluring, depending on who you ask) roads are everywhere from the slopes of the highest peaks to the frozen tundra.
Here are three of the most dangerous:
Tail of the Dragon
Near the borders of Tennessee and North Carolina, on the edge of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park, runs this infamous stretch of U.S. Route 129. With a...
