Smooth sailing.

• Position: STATELINE - Brief article

An annual study by the Reason Foundation finds highways (in 2008) in the best condition in 19 years. Researchers credit the recession, in part, for causing people to cut down on driving, thus decreasing pavement deterioration, traffic congestion and crash fatalities. The study looks at state-owned roads in 11 categories, including unsafe bridges and narrow rural lanes, potholes, traffic conditions and traffic deaths. Researchers also looked at the cost...