Latest Traffic Stories

KIRKLAND, Wash., May 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- INRIX, a leading international provider of traffic information and driver services, introduces a new app for the iPhone and iPad that helps drivers take control of their commute and avoid traffic. With drivers spending up to 60 hours last year idling on America's Worst Roads(1), INRIX Traffic helps cut the cost of gridlock with the following time-saving features: Your Fastest Routes to Home & Work: Drivers can easily decide...

WASHINGTON, May 18, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- New Jersey has seen a rise of 87.5% in fatal traffic accidents involving a red-light runner from 2008 to 2010. In the past month alone, three fatalities resulted from a reckless driver running a red light in Freehold Township, East Brunswick and Pohatcong. "There is a major problem on New Jersey's roadways and it needs to be addressed," said David Kelly, President and Executive Director of the National Coalition for Safer Roads....

Mineta Transportation Institute's free report provides a model for emergency scenarios. SAN JOSE, Calif., May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Mineta Transportation Institute (transweb.sjsu.edu) has released its newest peer-reviewed research report, A Framework for Developing and Integrating Effective Routing Strategies within the Emergency Management Decision-Support System. It describes the modeling, calibration, and validation of a multi-modal traffic-flow simulation of...

DETROIT, May 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Car crashes end more teen lives every day than cancer, suicide and homicide combined. That's why AAA Michigan, the Detroit Tigers, Michigan State Police (MSP) and the Office of Highway Safety Planning (OHSP) joined together today (May 16) to encourage teens to be safe drivers this Memorial Day weekend, the start of the summer driving season. The four organizations support a key traffic safety message aimed at all drivers - but especially...

SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Beat the Traffic® the fastest growing provider of traffic information for media and mobile devices, announced today that it will be making a valuable presence at the ITS America 22nd Annual Meeting and Exposition held on May 21-23 in National Harbor, Maryland. Beat the Traffic CEO Andre Gueziec will be a featured speaker at the event while the company will be exhibiting all features of its award-winning traffic reporting software...

LOS ANGELES, Calif., May 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Whenever a driver puts their key in the ignition, they are going to run the risk of receiving a traffic ticket due to the countless laws and traffic codes that California maintains. Even the safest and most diligent of drivers can find themselves forced to pay for expensive tickets or even traffic school. In addition to this, a suspended license may only be one car trip away, and this is why one trusted traffic ticket attorney in...

Private citizens, general contractors, law enforcement agencies and emergency response teams can confidently use the compact and highly visible DisposaCone to ensure public safety with the approval of the Department of Transportation – under Section 6i, the federal Manual for Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) has recently approved DisposaCone for temporary traffic control use on roadways. Snohomish, WA (PRWEB) May 09, 2012 The importance of public safety is unquestionable and...

Jason Farmer for RedOrbit.com A recent in-depth study by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) of turn signal rates-of-neglect has yielded some surprising and somewhat disturbing results. The study reveals just how rampant the problem is and gives an idea of the number of accidents caused, or potentially caused, each year by improper usage of turn signals. Solutions to the problem were also offered by the researchers in the study and were presented at the 2012 SAE World Congress....

SEATTLE, May 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Seattle-based vehicle insurance resource CarInsuranceRates.com recently responded to a new report by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) that claims close to 2 million accidents are caused by drivers neglecting to appropriately use turn signals annually. The report also suggests close to 50% of drivers neglect to use a turn signal when changing lanes or forget to turn them off in a timely manner. This translates into approximately 2 billion...

NORTHBROOK, Ill., May 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In an effort to help standardize warning signs for motorcycle safety and help reduce the number of motorcycle crashes at intersections involving other vehicles, Allstate Insurance Company announced today plans to permanently install motorcycle warning signs in more than 30 U.S. cities this year. Currently, there is no standard sign for motorcycle awareness. The yellow, diamond shaped warning sign was created following two years of...