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Teenagers Can’t Text and Cross the Street at the Same Time
By Mike Bertha 9/27/2012
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A new report from Safe Kids Worldwide indicates that kids and teens, aged 10-19, are the most at risk for pedestrian accidents. This is a new trend because, historically, younger children between the ages of five and nine were more likely to be involved in an accident. Researchers attribute the changes to texting and walking or talking and walking. They suggest that the older kids are more preoccupied while walking around, thus increasing the likelihood that they're involved in such an accident.
Yet among those 16 to 19, the actual number of injuries spiked 25 percent for the period 2006
Massive Pothole Causes Eight-Mile Backup on the Northeast Extension
By Mike Bertha 9/11/2012
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You're probably going to want to avoid the Northeast Extension today. A massive sinkhole opened up on the southbound side where the Turnpike crosses North Wales Road (mile marker 24.8) just as the morning commute was heating up. It's reportedly four feet wide and four feet across. Crews are on the scene working to repair the road in time for the afternoon rush hour. For now, though, it caused at least an eight-mile backup. [6 ABC]
Report Shows Philadelphians Suck at Driving
By Mike Bertha 8/28/2012
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The eighth annual Allstate America's Best Drivers Report indicates that Philadelphia is the 190th on the list of cities with safe drivers. An average driver in Philly gets into an accident every 6.1 years and is more than 64 percent more likely to get into a collision than the national average. We're convinced the findings are a residual effect caused by all of the Jersey drivers coming across the river. [Allstate]
Phillies, Vice President Biden Will Probably Make It So That I-95 Sucks Worse Than Usual This Afternoon
By Mike Bertha 7/25/2012
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The Phillies look to continue their winning streak (!!!!) with a matinee win at Citizens Bank Park on Wednesday. Couple that with Vice President Joe Biden's address to the International Association of Fire Fighters at the Philadelphia Convention Center scheduled for 1 p.m., and you've got yourself one hell of an afternoon on I-95. Phils fans are advised to find alternate routes. Express trains will be running on the Broad Street Line, leaving from Fern Rock at 10:55, 11:05, 12:05, and 12:15. Delays are also expected on the Vine Street Expressway. Happy Wednesday. [Inquirer]
July Fourth In Philly Is Probably Going to Be a Pain In the Butt
By Mike Bertha 6/29/2012
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Can we have a brief conversation about July 4th being on a Wednesday? We're all getting jipped. Pretty much no one has Monday and Tuesday or Thursday and Friday off, so the whole week is pretty much a wash.On top of not actually getting a holiday, though, is this rundown of how traffic is going to screw your entire life up for the next week or so. Also, this is a reminder that the city will be "Occupied" by the best Occupiers our country has to offer. But, hey, Queen Latifah is performing, so we're all good. Is it happy
Dump Truck, SEPTA Bus Accident Injures 16 in Germantown
By Mike Bertha 6/20/2012
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Authorities say that 15 passengers and the driver of a SEPTA bus were injured Wednesday morning when the bus was rear-ended by a dump truck. The route 23 bus was supposedly stopped at a traffic light near Germantown and Windrim Avenues when the dump truck struck it from behind. The extent of the injuries is unknown. [CBS 3]
Dump Truck, Tractor-Trailer Accident Closes Schuylkill Eastbound
By Mike Bertha 5/29/2012
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At approximately 11:30 Tuesday morning a car, a dump truck, and a tractor-trailer were involved in an accident on the Schuylkill in Gladwyne just east of the Conshohocken Curve. The dump truck overturned and spilled its innards all over the place. The ordeal has both eastbound lanes blocked as a fuel spill has prompted authorities to call in the hazmat crews. One of the westbound lanes has been closed as well and traffic has backed up for miles in each direction. There's no word on any injuries, yet. [6 ABC]
UPDATE: Yeah, you're still probably going to want to find another
Firefighters Battle Recycling Plant Blaze in South Philly
By Mike Bertha 4/19/2012
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A large fire broke out late this morning in a South Philly recycling plant. Adjacent businesses have been evacuated as a precaution while fire fighters work to control the blaze. The billowing clouds of smoke are affecting traffic on the Walt Whitman Bridge and I-95. Word is that the smoke is not toxic and that there have been no injuries. [CBS 3]
Fatal School Bus Crash In Burlco
By Mike Bertha 2/16/2012
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A school bus and a dump truck were involved in an accident in Chesterfield, New Jersey this morning. At least one child has died and three were air-lifted from Route 528 and Old York Road in Chesterfield to area hospitals. Reports suggest that there are at least 20 people injured. The bus was en route to Chesterfield Township Elementary School. [CBS 3]
I-76 West Closed at Gulph Mills
Deadly accident
By Mike Bertha 11/04/2011
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A multi-vehicle accident has closed I-76 Westbound at Gulph Mills and King of Prussia. [Twitter]
