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Adelaide marks one year of no cars crashing on O-Bahn, in possible record
By Eugene Boisvert

For possibly the first time since it opened 40 years ago, the Adelaide busway has remained clear of crashed cars, in a record to be celebrated live on air.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-02/one-whole-year-with-no-cars-crashed-on-adelaide-obahn/106524686

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