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Survivor who lost family in Branson Duck tour tragedy calls for a nationwide ban

Posted on August 28, 2018 by Tom Fucoloro

Tia Coleman lost her husband, their three kids and five more family members July 19th when a Ride the Ducks tour boat sank in a Branson, Missouri, storm. In all, 17 people on the Duck have died. The scale of … Continue reading →

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Seattle traffic deaths up in 2015, but serious injuries are down

Posted on February 18, 2016 by Tom Fucoloro

Twenty people died in Seattle traffic last year, up from 2014’s total of 17 and above the trend the city needs to achieve zero traffic deaths by 2030, one of the city’s Vision Zero goals. Mayor Ed Murray did not mention … Continue reading →

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Ride the Ducks plans to use scary Fremont bike merge lane starting Friday

Posted on January 14, 2016 by Tom Fucoloro

If you bike across the Fremont Bridge regularly, then you know this terrible merge lane well. People biking are routed down a ramp into what becomes a shared bike and right turn lane. You have to be extremely on guard, … Continue reading →

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The massive casualty toll in the Ride the Ducks collision is hard to comprehend

Posted on September 24, 2015 by Tom Fucoloro

From January through the end of August, five people had been killed in Seattle traffic. In a single collision today, four people were killed, eight were critically injured, eight more were seriously injured, and one is in “satisfactory” condition, according … Continue reading →

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