Rough Roads Report Released by AASHTO

AASHTO report shows rough roads costing motorists hundreds more per year Driving on rough roads costs the average American motorist approximately $400 a year in extra vehicle operating costs. Drivers living in urban areas are paying upwards of $750 more annually due to accelerated vehicle deterioration, increased maintenance, additional fuel consumption, and tire wear caused by poor road conditions. Rough Roads Ahead: Fix Them Now or Pay for It Later, a report released May 8 by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) and TRIP, reports that one-third of the nations major highways, including interstates, freeways and major roads, are in poor or mediocre condition. Roads in urban areas, which carry 66 percent of the traffic, are in much worse shape.

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• Roads
• Highways
• transportation
• interstates
• freeways

[DARRJOHN]

why don;t tell people how driving on rough road with a truck like a sprinter for a work truck cause back and neck damage and yes it has been proven that if you spend 8 to 12 hrs a day in this kind of truck you spin will be damaged but no one is talking about that and companys still use these trucks and truck like them to do there business but all we here is how the roads are costing drivers more money to fix there cars and trucks what about the human body and ergonomics