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Toll Lane Chaos Led to Deadly Crash | Columbus News
A deadly crash on the Ohio Turnpike last August, which killed two and injured three, may have been avoidable due to dangerous lane design. The NTSB found that mixing high-speed electronic toll lanes with slow-speed manual ones created a lethal setup—forcing drivers into risky maneuvers. An SUV driver cutting across traffic to reach a manual lane collided with a tractor-trailer. The board now urges the turnpike commission to eliminate manual lanes entirely and adopt full electronic tolling. They also highlighted poor signage about online toll payments as a contributing factor. Beyond the…
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