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SEATTLE, Aug. 28, 2012 With the majority of American employers granting the holiday to their employees, the Labor Day weekend inevitably finds millions of Americans fighting traffic as they try to get out of town for one last long weekend before autumn's cooler temperatures arrive. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20111118/SF09671) However, drivers no longer need to resign themselves to hours in gridlock this holiday. INRIX Traffic, a free smartphone app, helps...

FAIRFAX, Va., Aug., 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Allstate Insurance Company (NYSE: ALL) today released its eighth annual "Allstate America's Best Drivers Report(TM)." The report, based on Allstate claims data, ranks America's 200 largest cities in terms of car collision frequency to identify which cities have the safest drivers. According to the report, drivers in Tidewater cities and in Richmond, VA, have accidents less often than drivers in Northern Virginia and Washington, D.C....

ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Aug. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Allstate Insurance Company (NYSE: ALL) today released its eighth annual "Allstate America's Best Drivers Report(TM)." The report, based on Allstate claims data, ranks America's 200 largest cities in terms of car collision frequency to identify which cities have the safest drivers. The 2012 report includes five Kansas cities on its list of the safest driving cities: Kansas City, Kan., Olathe, Overland Park, Topeka and Wichita....

ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Aug. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Allstate Insurance Company (NYSE: ALL) today released its eighth annual "Allstate America's Best Drivers Report(TM)." The report, based on Allstate claims data, ranks America's 200 largest cities in terms of car collision frequency to identify which cities have the safest drivers. The 2012 report includes three Missouri cities: Kansas City, MO., Springfield and St. Louis. Springfield ranks as the tenth safest driving city in the...

NORTHBROOK, Ill., Aug. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Allstate Insurance Company (NYSE: ALL) today released its eighth annual "Allstate America's Best Drivers Report(TM)." The report, based on Allstate claims data, ranks America's 200 largest cities in terms of car collision frequency to identify which cities have the safest drivers. This year's top honor of "America's Safest Driving City" is Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the fifth time in the history of the report that the city has...

Traffic Logix, a leading provider of traffic calming solutions, introduces two innovative new radar signs and a new speed trailer. Spring Valley, NY (PRWEB) August 23, 2012 Traffic Logix, an industry leader in radar speed displays and variable message signs, is launching two new radar speed signs, the SafePace 700 and SafePace 800 signs, as well as a new updated trailer to display them on. Unveiled to police and law enforcement professionals at the recent Police Security Expo in New...

CARDIFF, Wales, August 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- More than three quarters of UK motorists drive over the speed limit, while a quarter believe that driving over the speed limit is acceptable. These worrying findings have been uncovered by car insurance expert Admiral and illustrate that many motorists see speed limits as simply a guide rather than law. Car insurance [http://www.admiral.com ] experts Admiral commissioned YouGov to survey more than 3,000 drivers as part of...

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Aug. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Drivers unwilling to obey simple driving procedures during back-to-school time should prepare to pay a hefty price. The average cost for disobeying a California school crossing guard's direction is $282 according to an Allstate Insurance Company back-to-school survey of traffic courts across the state. Also this fall, the average cost for passing a school bus flashing its warning lights is $681. "Back to school time means it's time...

TAMPA, Fla., Aug. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- This month's Republican National Convention is expected to bring approximately 50,000 visitors to Tampa and drive delay times on the city's major roads by 18 percent. The insight, released today by INRIX, the largest global traffic intelligence platform in the world, unveils a number of likely problem areas for drivers including: Routes South of Whiting Street will be closed, including the Platt Street Bridge and the part closure of the...

CHESTER, England, August 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- - Half of British motorists driving in Europe have broken the law - One in ten have been pulled over by the police - Speeding is top Euro driving offence, and one in ten drink drive - Just one in five found it more pleasant to drive in Europe compared to motoring in UK More than half of British motorists who have driven in continental Europe have committed an offence behind...