Bridge protests

Should overpass protesting be prohibited? Legal analysts weigh in.

When CJ analyzed crash data surrounding recurring protests on a pedestrian bridge over Interstate 40 in Durham, the findings raised serious public-safety concerns.

Spencer Bluth

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Crash data raises safety questions about bridge protests on I-40

CJ analysis of crash data shows crashes doubled when protests were scheduled on the bridge compared with the same time windows on adjacent Wednesdays and Thursdays without scheduled protests.

Spencer Bluth

Should overpass protesting be prohibited? Legal analysts weigh in.

Crash data raises safety questions about bridge protests on I-40

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