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A perspective from Oregon’s mid-Willamette Valley

Where traffic crashes happened more often

Written March 31st, 2026 by Hasso Hering

Does the Albany street system have intersections that are more dangerous than others? Dumb question, you say, intersections don’t do anything to present a danger. They just sit there, waiting for drivers to make a mistake.


Waiting for new traffic cameras to go live

Written November 20th, 2024 by Hasso Hering

New speed and red-light cameras have been installed at Queen Avenue and Geary Street in Albany. I don’t know whether the cameras have gone live yet. And I’m not about to test it by risking a ticket.


Albany traffic crashes: The top spots

Written February 1st, 2019 by Hasso Hering

The latest annual report of the Albany Police Department might cause drivers to avoid certain intersections because of their crash history. But of course they’re on the main thoroughfares, so avoiding them would be hard.


 
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