This happened almost 146,000 times last month
Tuesday, March 05, 2013 by: SooToday.com Staff
The International Bridge Administration today announced that one-way traffic crossings of the International Bridge at Sault Ste. Marie totaled 145,924 for the month of February 2013.
This represents an increase of 0.3% as compared to February 2012.
Traffic statistics for the month are as follows:
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Change from February 2012
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Percent of Total Crossings
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Full-Fare Passenger Cars:
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58,061
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39.8%
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Traffic for calendar year 2013 has totaled 295,397 vehicles; this represents an increase of 1.9% as compared to 2012.
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crashed13 3/5/2013 8:22:37 AM ReportWith the worlds population only going up. 1960 was 3 billion people,2011 was 7 billion and a forecast of 10 billion in 2050.
When do they every think traffic anywhere in the world will not increase every year.
Its like being surprised house prices or rent went up from the previous year.
Stugatzu 3/5/2013 11:01:37 AM ReportYou've missed the point entirely, and what you are saying has no bearing on this statistic. This has nothing to do with population increasing. It has everything to do with people travelling into the United States using roads, and specifically travelling through the Twin Saults. It is assisting to gauge the strength of the economy.
Some people travel five times a week (LSSU students from Sault, Ontario). Each time they cross it counts as one across the bridge, and after a week.. they accumulated 5 trips. Multiply that by 200 people... and now we have 1000 trips.. Totally debunks your explaination. Thanks for playing though.
crashed13 3/5/2013 11:15:00 AM ReportWhen every you hear of a "decline" in bridge traffic from the "previous" year,no matter what the state of the economy,report back.
Has not happened since the bridge open 50years ago so far.
opinionated 3/5/2013 11:29:34 AM ReportHere you go....
http://www.sootoday.com/content/news/full_story.asp?StoryNumber=40957
It happened in 2009. Double digit decreases.
Stugatzu 3/5/2013 12:25:13 PM ReportThank you opinionated, you beat me to it! Some of us know how to read and interpret statistical information, and people like crash13 don't.
bigG47 3/5/2013 12:53:16 PM ReportThat's probably why he's crashed !!?
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