The accident rate for 100 million vehicle miles of travel is 9.8. The length of the road is 15 miles with an ADT of 67,000. Determine the estimated yearly reduction in total crashes if the crash reduction factor is one third.

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The accident rate for 100 million vehicle miles of travel is 9.8. The length of the road is 15 miles
with an ADT of 67,000. Determine the estimated yearly reduction in total crashes if the crash
reduction factor is one third. 

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