Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Lancaster, Pennsylvania is a relatively small city in Lancaster County comprised of 7 square miles and 56,116 residents (2008 U.S. Census). Historic Lancaster was incorporated as a borough in 1742 and is in the south-central part of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The city is widely known as the home of the oldest and second largest community of Old Order Amish in the country. With many Amish-themed attractions, events, foods and crafts, the Amish community is an important tourism resource for Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Lancaster boasts a wide range of cultural and entertainment attractions including over 90 art venues, over 300 shopping and dining establishments, unique upscale shopping, and historic architecture. Throughout the city, three centuries of Lancaster's civic, commercial, religious, social and architectural history is preserved.
Penn Square is Lancaster's geographic, commercial, and civic hub. From the 1730s until 1853, two different courthouses stood in the center of the square. Today, the square houses the Soldiers and Sailors Monument, a granite monument built in 1874 to honor those who fought in the Civil War. Downtown Lancaster is dominated by the new Lancaster County Convention Center and Marriott Hotel, as well as the Griest Building, Lancaster's only skyscraper, and the Lancaster County Court house, home of the Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas.
Lancaster, PA is served by the Lancaster Airport, 8 miles north of the city and accessible by several major highways including the Pennsylvania Turnpike (I-76) and I-78. In Lancaster, Prince Street and Queen Street are the city's major arteries. Traffic signals in downtown Lancaster are timed to limit traffic to 25 miles an hour, but during much of the day, traffic on some main arteries through downtown Lancaster is so congested that it is nearly impossible to make it through one signal to the next without stopping.
While Lancaster County has a strong farming tradition, a large number of companies are engaged in manufacturing and distribution here, including Acme Markets, Alumax Mill Products, Anvil International, Armstrong World Industries, Bollman Hat, CNH Global, Conestoga Wood Specialties, Dart Container, High Industries, Lancaster Laboratories, Pepperidge Farm, R R Donnelley & Sons, The Hershey Company, Tyco Electronics, Tyson Foods, and Yellow Transportation.
Approximately 80 miles from Baltimore and Philadelphia, and 160 miles from New York City, Lancaster County boasts close proximity to major East Coast metropolitan markets, making Lancaster, and Lancaster County, attractive to a large volume of heavy truck traffic. Lancaster’s roadways are shared by increasing numbers of residents, tourists, Amish horse and buggies, and heavy trucks.
In 2008, per the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, there were 62 fatal motor vehicle crashes on Lancaster County's roadways. Large trucks were responsible for 195 fatal crashes in Pennsylvania during 2008 - 9.6% of all fatal accidents within PA. Over 80% of these fatal tractor trailer accidents involved collisions with another motor vehicle, and over 50% of these accidents were front end collisions. The vast majority of heavy truck crashes involve vehicle failures as primary contributing factors in the crash, related to brakes, tires and wheels, and unsecured or overloaded trailers.
Lancaster, Pennsylvania Truck Accident
The city of Lancaster is located in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania – one of Pennsylvania’s top 10 counties for traffic crashes and traffic-related deaths, according to crash statistics. Lancaster County had nine fatalities in traffic accidents involving large trucks such as tractor trailers, semi-trailers and single-unit trucks in 2008.
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