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Latest Fact-Checks In Transportation

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Doug Holder
Doug Holder
stated on March 13, 2013 a committee hearing on HB 13:
"Nearly 25 percent of all automobile accidents are caused by texting while driving."
Mostly False
By Katie Sanders • March 19, 2013
Gary Kelly
Gary Kelly
stated on February 1, 2013 a column:
"Taxes and fees amount to about 20 percent of a typical $300 round-trip domestic ticket. That’s higher than taxes on products like alcohol, tobacco and firearms."
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • March 17, 2013
Jackie Dingfelder
Jackie Dingfelder
stated on March 4, 2013 a floor speech:
Says, "I-205, six miles of which runs through my district, already carries more traffic than I-5."
True
By Christian Gaston • March 12, 2013
Bob McDonnell
Bob McDonnell
stated on March 8, 2013:
On raising taxes.
Full Flop
By Nancy Madsen • March 8, 2013
Raymond LaHood
Raymond LaHood
stated on February 25, 2013 an interview on MSNBC:
"There's going to be a slowdown and delays in flights" as a result of the sequester.
Mostly True
By Molly Moorhead • February 27, 2013
Bob Stacey
Bob Stacey
stated on November 26, 2012 in a memo:
Says "If Oregon’s Legislature simply authorizes $450 million for the CRC, it will … leave Oregon holding the bag for a great deal more cost responsibility."
False
By Christian Gaston • February 20, 2013
Pete Winstead
Pete Winstead
stated on February 6, 2013 a KUT-FM news story:
Says Austin is the largest city in the U.S. without nonstop flights to Europe.
False
By Sue Owen • February 19, 2013
Grover Norquist
Grover Norquist
stated on February 7, 2013 a radio interview.:
In Virginia "there has been a billion dollars in surplus over the last three years. The legislature has spent less than 1 percent of that on roads."
False
By Sean Gorman • February 18, 2013
Richard Saslaw
Richard Saslaw
stated on January 15, 2013 a news conference.:
Except for Virginia, "the other 49 states keep raising their gas tax."
Pants on Fire!
By Sean Gorman • February 11, 2013
Lee Leffingwell
Lee Leffingwell
stated on February 5, 2013:
Says Austin trains are "full" at rush hour and "packed" for special events.
Mostly True
By Sue Owen • February 9, 2013
TriMet
TriMet
stated on January 29, 2013 an advertisement:
Says "MAX carries 30 percent of evening rush-hour commuters traveling from Downtown on the Sunset and Banfield freeways."
True
By Ian K. Kullgren • February 5, 2013
Richard Saslaw
Richard Saslaw
stated on January 9, 2013 an interview:
"One-third of the gasoline is purchased by out-of-state people" in Virginia
False
By Nancy Madsen • February 5, 2013
Bob McDonnell
Bob McDonnell
stated on January 8, 2013 a news conference.:
Says his plan to raise car registration to $56 would still leave Virginia with a fee that’s "equal to or lower than most states."
Pants on Fire!
By Sean Gorman • February 1, 2013
BikePortland.org
BikePortland.org
stated on January 4, 2013 a tweet. :
Says if you are on your bike in a crosswalk, all you have to do is dip your wheel into the road and cars must legally stop.
True
By Ian K. Kullgren • January 11, 2013
Bob McDonnell
Bob McDonnell
stated on January 8, 2013 a news conference. :
Says his transportation plan "would make Virginia the first state in the nation to eliminate the state tax on gasoline."
True
By Nancy Madsen • January 10, 2013
James Bennett
James Bennett
stated on January 1, 2013 a Gov. Lincoln Chafee YouTube video:
"Our numbers are going up at the airport."
Pants on Fire!
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • January 10, 2013
Bob McDonnell
Bob McDonnell
stated on December 6, 2012 a news conference.:
Northern Virginia is the most "heavily trafficked place in the country."
True
By Sean Gorman • December 20, 2012
Michael Doherty
Michael Doherty
stated on November 28, 2012 an op-ed on NorthJersey.com:
Says a new state report "confirms" that red-light cameras "lead to more accidents, more injuries and greater cost."
Half-True
By Bill Wichert • December 6, 2012
Steve Acenbrak
Steve Acenbrak
stated on November 11, 2012 an article:
"When you look at the number of crashes before the cameras were installed compared to after, they’re virtually the same."
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • November 27, 2012
Tom Craddick
Tom Craddick
stated on November 12, 2012 a press release.:
Says about 25 Texas cities and 39 states have banned texting while driving.
True
By W. Gardner Selby • November 21, 2012
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