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WASHINGTON — If it is your fate to die in an auto accident this holiday weekend, the odds are you’ll hit an ill-positioned bridge, tree or pole, or encounter some other highway hazard, according to a study commissioned by an industry group that advocates for boosting spending on road construction.
Bad highway design and conditions are a factor in more than half of the fatal accidents in the U.S., contributing to more deaths than speeding, drunken driving or failure to use seatbelts, according to Ted R. Miller, who co-wrote the 18-month study released Wednesday.
