AAA puts annual cost of area crashes at $4.4 billion
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Highlights from Getting There by Michael Dresser
"That year the cost of congestion was $98 billion in the U.S. and $2 billion in Maryland, according to AAA. The study found that the cost of crashes exceeded that of congestion in each of the 99 metropolitan areas in the study -- whether large or small."
"AAA estimated that the crash losses amounted to $1,627 for each person in the Baltimore region, compared with $810 for congestion." .
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