{
  "id": 16856334,
  "title": "In 2004, Bellevue, Washington, added a grippy surface to a downhill intersection after warning signs failed; crashes fell 78% and crash costs fell 83%",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/in-2004-bellevue-washington-added-a-grippy-surface-to-a-downhill",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-28T05:20:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times - World News",
    "slug": "hindustan-times-world-news",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/in-2004-bellevue-washington-added-a-grippy-surface-to-a-downhill-intersection-after-warning-signs-failed-crashes-fell-78-and-crash-costs-fell-83-101793090510438.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Signs, lights, and markers did not fix a downhill intersection in Bellevue. A grippy surface added in 2004 cut crashes by 78% and crash costs by 83%.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}