New York motorists lose $28 billion statewide annually because of deteriorated and congested roads and bridges and a lack of some desirable safety features, according to a recent report by TRIP, a Washington, D.C.-based national transportation research nonprofit.
Losses average as much as $3,192 per driver in some urban areas and are attributed to higher vehicle operating costs, traffic crashes, and congestion-related delays.
The organization examined data on highway safety, congestion, statewide and regional pavement and bridge conditions, and cost breakdowns for the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, Binghamton, Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York-Newark-Jersey City, Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, Rochester, Syracuse, and Utica urban areas.
