KCCI Des Moines

Accidents raise new concerns over uncontrolled intersections

A Friday morning traffic fatality in Maxwell happened just a week after three brothers from New Sharon died when their vehicle was hit by a truck in another uncontrolled intersection in Mahaska County ...
The Gazette

Tall corn, uncontrolled intersections dangerous combo for motorists

Tall corn and uncontrolled intersections, particularly in rural areas, can be a dangerous combination for motorists this time of year. In the past week, four people died in crashes in Bremer County ...
The Gazette

Study: Signs may not make uncontrolled rural intersections safer

DES MOINES - Posting traffic signs at unmarked rural intersections would not necessarily prevent crashes such as the three that occurred over the past two weeks and claimed the lives of five Iowans, a ...
Grand Island Independent

City says accidents aren’t more common at uncontrolled intersections

Even at uncontrolled intersections, where no signs regulate traffic, there’s no sign that some corners have more accidents than others. Grand Island Police and the Public Works departments say there ...
KCCI Des Moines

Accidents raise new concerns over uncontrolled intersections

WEBVTT SHARON DIED WHEN THEIR VEHICLE WAS HIT IN THE MIDDLE OF ANOTHER UNCONTROLLED INTERSECTION IN MAHASKA COUNTY. THERE ARE 20,000 INTERSECTIONS IN IOWA WITH NO YIELD OR STOP SIGNS. THAT'S ABOUT 12% ...