St. Louis city is {a great|a fantastic|a terrific|an excellent} {place|location} to drive– unless you’re {worried about|stressed over|fretted about} your {safety|security}.
2 September 2020
While scoring well {overall|in general}, No. 45 out of the 100 {largest|biggest} cities, our {motoring|car} burg was ranked second-to-last, No. 99, when it {came to|concerned|pertained to} driving {safety|security}.
Such traffic travails figured {prominently|plainly} in an Aug. 24 story by Post-Dispatch {reporter|press reporter} Kim Bell, who {wrote about|discussed|blogged about} {alarming|worrying|disconcerting} cases of street racing and exchanges of {gunfire|shooting} on downtown streets.
{A police officer|A policeman|A law enforcement officer} {walks|strolls} along an empty Washington {Avenue|Opportunity} in Downtown West St. Louis on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020. To {try|attempt} and {curb|suppress} {some of|a few of} the {dangerous|harmful|hazardous|unsafe} driving that {has|has actually} {plagued|afflicted|pestered} the streets of downtown late on weekend nights, the city {installed|set up} {barricades|barriers} along {several|numerous} of the {major|significant} {roads|roadways} where racing {occurred|happened|took place}. While {most|many|a lot of|the majority of} {roads|roadways} were {closed down|shut down} to one lane, the {entirety|whole|totality} of Washington {Avenue|Opportunity} {between|in between} Tucker Boulevard and 14th Street was closed to {vehicular|car|automobile} traffic {unexpectedly|suddenly|all of a sudden} Thursday {morning|early morning}. {Photo|Picture|Image} by Colter Peterson, cpeterson@post-dispatch.com!.?.! Colter Peterson Bell’s story {noted|kept in mind} that St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson {had|had actually} {ordered|purchased|bought} that
{barricades|barriers} be {erected|set up|put up} to slow or {redirect|reroute} traffic. Putting {safety|security} in the {back seat|rear seats} for {a moment|a minute}, strong marks in both access to and {cost|expense} of owning and {maintaining|preserving|keeping} {a vehicle|a car|an automobile|a lorry} {allowed|enabled|permitted}
St. Louis to {finish|complete|end up} in the {top|leading} half of the 100 cities. {In {fact|truth|reality}, in its” 2020 {Best|Finest} Cities To Drive In|In its” 2020 {Best|Finest} Cities To Drive In},”personal-finance {website|site} WalletHub {placed|put|positioned} the city at No. 4 in the {nation|country} when it came
{a third|a 3rd} {category|classification}, traffic and {infrastructure|facilities}, we were pinned at No. 33. The {factors|elements|aspects} {included|consisted of} {traffic congestion|traffic jam}, {average|typical} commute times, {weather|weather condition} and quality of {{roads|roadways} and bridges|bridges and {roads|roadways}}. {{But|However}, alas, back to {safety|security}.|Alas, back to {safety|security}.} {Only|Just} Memphis {finished|completed|ended up} {worse|even worse} in this {category|classification}, which {focused on|concentrated on} traffic {fatalities|deaths|casualties}, uninsured {drivers|chauffeurs|motorists}, traffic and intoxicated-driving laws, {car|vehicle|automobile|cars and truck} thefts, thefts from {vehicles|cars|automobiles|lorries}, and the {likelihood|possibility|probability}
of {being in|remaining in} {an accident|a mishap}, compared to
the {national|nationwide} average. {The best|The very best} city {overall|general|total} for driving was Lincoln, Nebraska; the worst was Oakland, California. 0 {comments|remarks} Your weekly {capsule|pill} of
{local|regional} news, life {advice|guidance|recommendations|suggestions}, trivia and humor from Post-Dispatch {columnist|writer} Joe Holleman.
Source: stltoday.com
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