This highway, which opened as a dirt road in 1912, basically runs parallel to the Indiana-Ohio border in the extreme western part of the Buckeye State. State Route 127, like many other old highways, has not kept pace with automotive innovations. As a result, parts of State Route 127 are extremely hazardous. In fact, at just one intersection, three people...
This highway, parts of which date back to the horse-and-buggy days of 1912, was designed to be Ohio’s back road. For many decades, that was the case. State Route 4 runs from Sandusky to Cincinnati. Between the two, it passes through mostly small towns. Today, the traffic on State Route 4, both in terms of volume and speed, far exceeds...
When you think of small-town traffic, you most likely think of sleepy little towns with the usual cast of school buses, farm machinery, and friendly waves; you certainly don’t think about the roundabouts you see in larger cities. However, after a sudden increase in serious traffic accidents at the intersection of US 22 and Jamison Road, citizens of Washington Court...
On the map, an almost perfectly straight line connects Cincinnati and Waldron, Michigan, which is just across the Ohio state line. Likewise, State Highway 127 is an almost perfectly straight line. This design efficiently moves traffic from Point A to Point B. But it also contributes to fatigued driving, which is a serious problem in Ohio. A dark sky, a...
The intersection of New Carlisle Pike/Lower Valley Pike and State Route 4 is one of the most dangerous stretches of roadway in Ohio. The expressway-like intersection is uncontrolled, and the median is too narrow to permit safe large truck left turns. Between 2012 and 2018, more than a dozen crashes at this intersection killed three people and seriously injured 20...
Highway 275, the third-largest urban loop in the nation, which encircles Cincinnati and goes through three states, is known for its numerous sharp curves. Near Harrison, Fort Thomas, and several other spots, these curves are almost 90 degrees. Engineers usually make sharp curves to cut down on fatigued driving wrecks. That is a noble goal. But sharp curves have the...
The freeway that won the coveted Hayes Award for the nation’s best asphalt-paved surface sees more than its share of accidents. Highway 70 replaced the old U.S. Highway 40. The first section opened in 1959; construction was complete by 1968. Today’s cars and trucks are much faster and heavier than they were in the 1960s. Nevertheless, mostly due to funding...
Since its construction in the 1960s, traffic congestion and ongoing construction have been a serious problem on Interstate 75 which runs through Dayton and connects Cincinnati with Toledo. Major renovations began in the early 2000s and continue to this day. Even more extensive projects are planned for the mid-2020s. Roadway design is an issue as well. Interstate 75 is one...
Car accidents happen on country roads in Ohio all the time. More specifically, country roads in Clinton County, Fayette County, and Pickaway County can be extremely dangerous. You might assume that a majority of severe and life-threatening traffic collisions occur on highways at high speeds. Or, you might suspect that most debilitating crashes happen in urban areas with heavy traffic....
Anyone who tries to navigate through Hamilton knows the persistent inconvenience of the railroad system, how sometimes the only way to get from one side of the town to the other is to funnel through the underpass on High Street or the overpass on Grand Boulevard. But there are those among us who can remember before those options, when the...