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After 30 Years, LA Synchs Its Traffic Lights: Too Little, Too Late?
Is it just us, or does roadway construction seem like an exercise in futility? How many times have you seen crews pack up after adding an extra lane of highway, leaving the road just as clogged as it was before? Couldn't the team have added two lanes (or three), just to save time down the line?...
Carmageddon II Raises Concerns Of Traffic Overhead
If you live in Southern California, you probably remember Carmageddon -- not the video game, not the pet name that some gave to the 2008/2009 auto industry bailout, but the... September 28, 2012 by Richard Read 2
Rochester Writes Off Red-Light Tickets For City Workers
Traffic cameras evoke conflicting emotions. On the one hand, none of us want to encourage speeding or red-light running. On the other hand, the idea of getting ticketed by a... September 10, 2012 by Richard Read 3
Study: Traffic Noise Linked To Greater Risk Of Heart Attack
If you live near a busy boulevard or interstate, you already know how annoying that traffic can be during your daily commute. But according to a new study cited in the New... June 28, 2012 by Richard Read 2
Ford Debuts Autonomous Driving Technology: Video
Yesterday, our sister site, Motor Authority, told you about Ford's efforts to measure drivers' stress levels through sensors embedded in seatbelts, steering wheels, and... June 28, 2012 by Richard Read
The Worst Traffic In America? It's Not Los Angeles
Los Angeles might seem to be the nation's capital for gridlock, but according to Inrix, a provider of traffic data and information, the City Of Angels doesn't have the worst... May 24, 2012 by Suzanne Kane 5
Google Maps Now Offers Real-Time Traffic Data
Since the arrival of the iPhone and its "Maps" app in 2007, drivers have had a growing number of choices for navigation, beyond the usual in-dash and aftermarket systems... March 30, 2012 by Richard Read 2
More Cities Turn Off Red-Light Cameras: Is It A Trend?
Traffic cameras were once heralded as a way of making streets safer and lightening the loads of thinly stretched police departments, but now, the tide seems to be turning --... November 8, 2011 by Richard Read 5
You're Driving Less, Aren't You? Road Travel Dips To Historic Lows
According to the Federal Highway Administration, U.S. drivers are spending less time on the road than they have in eight years. The data comes from August 2011, during which... October 25, 2011 by Richard Read
Houston Joins L.A. In Removing Red Light Cameras
The citizens of Houston, Texas, have spoken through their elected officials, and red-light cameras within the Houston city limits are now a thing of the past. Houston’s... August 29, 2011 by Kurt Ernst 1
Got A Red-Light Ticket In L.A.? Don't Sweat It, Forget It
Los Angeles city officials are contemplating whether red-light cameras are going to have any future within city limits, and have already recommended the program be phased... July 26, 2011 by Nelson Ireson
Health Warning: New York Traffic Causes Spontaneous Dancing
There’s an old cliché that says when life hands you lemons, make lemonade. When life hands you exhaust fumes, courtesy of blocked traffic in New York... July 18, 2011 by Kurt Ernst
Ten Ways to Organize Weekly Family Errands in Your Car
In cities, towns, suburbs and rural areas all across America, one thing is nearly universal: the need to use a car to do weekly errands. Families trying to economize by... July 16, 2011 by Suzanne Kane
DOT’s Connected Vehicle Drive Clinics Gear Up for 6-City Test
Although the first venue in the six-city U. S. Department of Transportation’s Connected Vehicle Drive Clinics is just weeks away, there’s a lot at stake in what... July 9, 2011 by Suzanne Kane
L.A. Plans 405 Shutdown, Drivers Predict Carmageddon
The ever-congested 405 Freeway in Los Angeles will be closed for 53 hours over a weekend in July, and drivers and hyperactive media are predicting a traffic "Carmageddon" in... June 8, 2011 by Tom Pease 1
Anthony Weiner: Shoulda Stayed Off Twitter, Kept On Twaffic
By now, the travails of Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY)--and the photo of a bulging male crotch in gray underwear that may or may not be his, which he may or may not have Tweeted... June 2, 2011 by John Voelcker
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