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Oregon Traffic Fatalities Running Low

Ken Lund

Before the turn of the century, Oregon's annual number of traffic fatalities was generally worse than the national average. 

What a turnaround.  The preliminary numbers for last year show a number--316--that has been this low only once since World War II.  But with more bicycles on the road and more people communicating by text message, can the trend last? 

The Oregon Department of Transportation's safety division administrator explains the numbers and likely reasons for them.  

 

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Geoffrey Riley is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism and has hosted the Jefferson Exchange on JPR since 2009. He's been a broadcaster in the Rogue Valley for more than 35 years, working in both television and radio.