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Feb. 26, 2013
California
You must gauge your speed according to the prevailing traffic and weather conditions, droned your driver’s ed instructor.
Oct. 29, 1995
Arrests for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs on San Fernando Valley streets decreased in 1988 compared to 1987, as did deaths in traffic accidents, the Los Angeles Police Department said.
Jan. 14, 1989
Residents living near the Pacoima intersection where a woman and her 12-year-old daughter were killed by a hit-and-run driver had complained for years that the corner was dangerous to pedestrians.
May 20, 1994
With the intersection of high tech, law enforcement and common courtesy, there are fewer tie-ups, fewer accidents--and fewer lives lost.
June 25, 1999
Safety: City officials propose fixing 19 accident-prone corners, such as Parthenia Street and Reseda Boulevard, site of 22 crashes in a year.
April 29, 2000
A Sepulveda crosswalk where four schoolchildren have been hit by cars since September will soon get a traffic light after more than a decade of complaints from parents and a recent nudge from Mayor Tom Bradley.
Feb. 27, 1991
Safety: California law favors motorists, even when injuries are severe. Lawmakers are scrutinizing the vehicle code to make streets safer.
Dec. 16, 1999
As a sign of things to come, 40,000 pounds of sod tumbled onto the San Diego Freeway, when two big rigs, a truck and two pickups collided early Thursday.
Nov. 11, 1988
Traffic accident investigators gathered Tuesday at Van Nuys Airport for a day of training with new high-tech computer equipment that they say will more accurately reconstruct serious accidents--and win more cases in court.
July 18, 1990