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More Terrifying Than Texting?

In this survey, drivers 'fess up to twelve distracting things they do while driving; and some are even more distracting than texting.
8 October 2009 - 1:00pm
The Chicago Tribune
Nate Berg

The Social Life of Traffic

Fri, 09/18/2009 - 09:07

Traffic is essentially "an engineering issue," says author Tom Vanderbilt. "But there's also a layer of culture."

That layer of culture determines, to a large extent, how traffic can become a problem. This idea is explored in Vanderbilt's 2008 book Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We Do (and What It Says About Us), a Planetizen Top Book of the year. He recently expanded on that idea for a discussion about traffic put on by Zocalo Public Square in (where better?) Los Angeles.

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Protests and Anger As Country Readies for Driving Lane Switch

Samoa is readying itself for a countrywide transition that is shaking up the island country's roughly 200,000 people. Beginning September 7th, Samoans will be required to drive on the left side of the road.
26 August 2009 - 6:00am
The Wall Street Journal

Drive-Thru Pollution

Leaders in Arlington, Texas, near Dallas, are studying how to reduce pollution generated by idling cars at drive-thru windows.
20 February 2009 - 7:00am
NBC DFW

Monitoring the Effects of Bad Driving

In an effort to improve gas mileage, 400 drivers in Denver participated in an experiment that tracked and reported the bad driving habits -- idling, rapid accelerating and braking -- that waste fuel. Faced with the data, driving habits have changed.
3 February 2009 - 12:00pm
Los Angeles Times

The Problem of Less Driving

This year, oil prices in America rose to heights drivers had never seen. So they cut back on driving. But that reduction is now causing oil prices to fall back down, and many say drivers will soon revert to old habits.
30 November 2008 - 7:00am
The Wall Street Journal

Driving Habits Revert as Gas Prices Drop

Gas prices are falling, and drivers are going right back to their gas-guzzling ways.
31 October 2008 - 6:00am
The New York Times

'Pay As You Drive' Insurance

'Pay as you drive' insurance will soon be a reality in California, surviving the state senate as a voluntary program that environmental groups say will encourage people to drive less by saving them money on their car insurance.
2 September 2008 - 1:00pm
San Francisco Examiner

California Thinks About Pay-As-You-Drive Insurance Plans

The State of California is considering a plan to allow pay-as-you-drive car insurance plans. Many hope the move will encourage less driving.
31 August 2008 - 11:00am
The Los Angeles Times

Oklahoma's Car Culture Forced to Adapt

Oklahoma City residents used to 70-mile commutes are turning to carpooling as gas hovers at $4 a gallon. But with the largest land area of any U.S. city, providing public transit remains a major challenge.
14 June 2008 - 9:00am
CNNMoney.com
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Seattle to Reward People for Not Driving

City officials and local businesses in Seattle are teaming up to offer cash and prizes to residents who limit their car use this summer.
23 May 2008 - 7:00am
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Are Insurance Premiums The Key To Getting Americans To Drive Less?

Forget congestion pricing and higher gas taxes -- accurately priced pay-as-you-go auto insurance might be the best financial incentive tool for encouraging people to change their driving habits.
21 April 2008 - 9:00am
The New York Times Magazine
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