Danger Ahead On Va.'S Roads

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Communities along Interstate 81's cut through the Valley of Virginia need little reminder of the highway's dangerous 1-to-3 truck-to-car ratio, which rises close to a terrifying 1-to-1 on some stretches.

Still, regular travelers -- sheathed in their 1- or 1 1/2-ton cars or their heavy-duty, 4-ton pickup trucks -- tend to grow numb to the dangers of sharing two lanes at high speeds with big rigs that can weigh as much as 40 tons.

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Danger Ahead On Va.'S Roads

A horrific accident like the one last month that killed two young men sitting in s...

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