Traffic


Study: GPS systems with real-time traffic can save drivers four days per year, cut emissions by 21%

In Los Angeles, the 101/405 interchange is so congested that in 2002 it was determined that 27,144 hours per year were wasted trying to get from one freeway to the other. That's over 1,100 days. Per year. Not only does that number sound wildly low, but we guarantee it's gotten worse in the last seven years. Much worse. But according to a new study, GPS-systems with real-time traffic info can save American drivers four days a year of being mired in lousy traffic. Now, we're taking this particular study with a grain of salt because it was ... Read more →

The Ultimate Crossover: Samoa's plan to switch to left-hand traffic sparks motorist unrest [w/VIDEO] Jonathon Ramsey

Samoa's prime minister has decided to do something for his constituents who want to buy cheap cars: swap driving from the right-hand side to the left-hand side. The reasoning behind the move is ...

It Ain't Easy Bein' Green: traffic din could be ruining the sex lives of frogs Jonathon Ramsey

While the automobile's total impact on the environment remains up for discussion, it's apparently pretty clear that cars and frogs don't really mix. Well, not if you're a male frog trying to get ...

Study: Where does your city rank among the road-rageous? Chris Tutor

Listen up, all you people in New York, Dallas, Detroit and Atlanta. Settle down. You, too, Minneapolis. There's no excuse for the kinds of things you're doing out there on the road. That's right, we ...

Stuck in traffic? You're no ant, my friend Chris Tutor

Have you ever sat for a couple of hours and just watched ants work? Unless you have a government grant or just no life at all, probably not. They're actually quite fascinating according to The ...

VIDEO: Traffic jam shockwave recreated in experiment 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above to watch video Shockwave traffic jams -- the kind where you slow down and speed up (with others behind you doing the same thing) -- have finally been recreated in a controlled environment (woo-hoo!). Theories about the causes of traffic jams have been computer modeled before, but here ...

Lane splitting - should it be legal? 1 year ago on Autoblog

There is a nice discussion going on over at AutoblogGreen regarding the act of lane splitting, which is when a motorcycle rides the dotted line in-between lanes. Lane splitting is a common practice in much of Europe, but here in the States it's only legal in California. Golden State law dictates ...

Irony: Red light cameras a safety impediment 1 year ago on Autoblog

Red light cameras are nothing more than a surreptitious tax. Oh sure, they're sold to municipalities as a safety benefit, but what else would you say if you wanted to be paid to install, administrate, and monitor your little ticket-writing bots? The cities and towns that put the cameras greedily ...

Wisconsin police use cardboard cut-outs to slow speeders 1 year ago on Autoblog

Neenah, Wisconsin has such a speeding problem that it can't keep up. Even with a full court press of law enforcement, drivers continue to speed and have even sped by other motorists receiving their obligatory revenue-production invoice. In an effort to keep drivers on their toes while also leaving ...

More common sense - Cellphones make you a bad driver 1 year ago on Autoblog

In light of the "backwards-travelling wave" that researchers recently discovered as a cause of congestion, another study has pinpointed a possible major contributor. The University of Utah's Traffic Lab uncovered that drivers paying more attention to yapping on their phone – hands free or not ...

The real reason for traffic jams: us! 2 years ago on Autoblog

Finally, there's an explanation for those wasted hours we spent on the MassPike today asking no one in particular "what the (dirty word) is this (dirty word)?" A team of mathemeticians from the Universities of Exeter, Bristol and Budapest developed a mathematical model revealing that traffic jams ...

Drivers lose a week of their lives waiting in traffic each year 2 years ago on Autoblog

Here's a news flash: traffic is a huge waste of time for commuters mired in rush hour gridlock. A recent study by the Texas Travel Institute unearthed some startling statistics concerning traffic, and everybody, including state and local governments, is paying huge. On average, drivers spend 38 ...

Video of 140 mph joyride gets driver a slow ride to jail 2 years ago on Autoblog

We understand a lot of strange urges, especially when it comes to cars. What we don't understand is the urge to do something illegal, commit it to video, and then upload that video to one of the world's most famous broadcast mediums. A teenage mechanic in England took his dad's MR2 for a high speed ...

"Indestructible" speed camera coming to the UK 2 years ago on Autoblog

As Americans are well aware, angry drivers are a dedicated, relentless, and unpredictable bunch. Angry drivers in Britain, fed up with the scourge of Gatso speed cameras, have destroyed them in all manner of ways. How are the authorities (or rather, capitalism) fighting back? A Dutch company has ...

Forbes identifies the commutes that kill 2 years ago on Autoblog

Ever feel like one more day of commuting will kill you? You might be right, especially if you live in Riverside, California. Or Atlanta. Or Los Angeles. Those are the top three cities on Forbes' list of the 25 with the most unhealthy commutes. The combination of dangerous drivers, the stress of ...

Surprise, surprise: U.S. ranks 42nd out of 48 countries in deaths per capita 2 years ago on Autoblog

When you hear that the US is 42nd out of 48 countries when it comes to number of deaths per capita, it might sound like a good thing. Until you find out that the rankings go from lowest to highest -- which means, yes, that of the measured countries, there are only six places where driving is more ...

Manhattan Project: Proposal seeks to shut down NYC traffic 2 years ago on Autoblog

Anyone who's ever driven into or through Manhattan knows what a nightmarish experience it can be, with gridlock congestion and a lack of available parking spaces. Jim Gehr wants to make it even tougher in the hope of drastically reducing traffic altogether by further reducing parking, shutting down ...

Traffic sim: Recreate your morning commute on a PC 3 years ago on Autoblog

Here's something we wish every highway planner was required to use any time they had a bright idea (like those darned roundabouts they're so fond of calling "rotarys" here in Massachusetts!). This neat little Java-powered (much like us AutoBloggers!) website allows you to adjust and model traffic ...

For whom the bell tolls? The bell tolls for SUV and sports car owners in London 3 years ago on Autoblog

The city of London, England must just not like us enthusiasts. In an effort to reduce congestion and emissions in the city, the government will impose a tax to enter the city. The cost will be based on the level of emissions a vehicle emits, in bands of A through G. The dollar amounts seem ...

VIDEO: Crow uses oncoming traffic to prepare food 3 years ago on Autoblog

In a world becoming increasingly urban and overrun with automobiles, any animal that hopes to survive must adapt. So what's a crow to do with no way to crack his nuts? The crow in this video has overcome the obstacle by placing his food in the path of oncoming traffic and waiting for a car's curb ...

BMW equips cars with free Real Time Traffic Information 3 years ago on Autoblog

BMW announced today it would be equipping select 2007 models with Real Time Traffic Information. Provided by Clear Channel's Total Traffic Network to 44 major American cities, the service will be available on the 3-, 5-, and 6-Series models, as well as the X5, M5 and M6. What's more, it's free for ...

Chinese leaders struggle to deal with boom in car usage 3 years ago on Autoblog

The growth in automotive sales in China is unlike anything the world has previously experienced, and as a result, Chinese government officials continue to have difficulty determining the role that motor vehicles should play. Beijing, for example, recently lifted most regulations on car usage, but ...

Chirp alerts cell-gabbing driver of intersection 3 years ago on Autoblog

Demetrius Thompson was struck, twice, by drivers distracted while chatting on their cellphones. Instead of understandably getting mad or sensibly suing the drivers for millions, he instead founded the company Global Mobile Alert which developed a system called MyMobileAlert. MyMobileAlert tracks ...

Midas crowns America's commuting king 3 years ago on Autoblog

Auto repair shop chain Midas has declared Dave Givens to be the ultimate road warrior, with a daily round trip of 372 miles, earning him the America's Longest Commute award. Every day, Givens drives from his 7.5-acre ranch in Mariposa, CA to his electrical engineering job at Cisco Systems in San ...

Study: San Francisco's HOV lanes increase traffic congestion 3 years ago on Autoblog

A new study of San Francisco's high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes has revealed something disturbing: more congestion. According to researchers at UC Berkeley and Cal State University, East Bay, in a 100 mile sample section of freeway, HOV lanes have counter-intuitively led to an increase in ...

Video: Civil Obedience at 55 mph-- recipe for disaster? 3 years ago on Autoblog

Most people would agree that driving the double-nickel on the freeway is a recipe for road rage. In an age where commuters gravitate towards a higher calling (that is, around 75 mph), a group of Atlanta drivers under the moniker of 'The Five Year Plan' took this reality to heart, engaging ...






Autoblog Podcast #157: Mike Levine trucks along with us.

Mike Levine from PickupTrucks.com joins Chris, Sam, and Dan this week and gets a chance to talk about cars, too! 

 
 

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