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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) is planning a wrong-way driving initiative to make roads safer.
In an interview with WKRN News 2, TDOT Communications Director B.J. Doughty said, “The thought of a wrong-way driver killing an innocent motorist is something we hate to hear about, and we always want to know is there something we could have done to stop that.”
TDOT will study the sometimes confusing interchanges called partial clover leaves, which have exits and on-ramps right next to each other on the same side of the road.
The study will not address the issue of wrong-way drivers on divided highways.
Last month a motorcyclist was killed in a crash on Highway 76 in Clarksville. 72-year-old Herbert Hensley was driving the wrong way for two miles before hitting a motorcycle driven by Bruce Best of Dickson who died. His wife Lisa Best was seriously injured. Hensley and was charged with reckless homicide.
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According to WKRN News 2, TDOT will consider changes to signage and spike barriers to prevent wrong-way drivers from getting on the interstate.