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Memorial Day Delivers Summer….. And Traffic! Here are some excerpts from top articles on Memorial Day Traffic and what to look out for this weekend. Read and beware. Or, actually, we recommend avoiding the traffic but just finding a pool or body of water and kicking back with sunscreen on a float. It’s summer time!!!! CNN reports: A new report by the National Safety Council estimates that 439 Americans will be killed on the road this Memorial Day weekend, the highest number since 2009 and ... Read More

One of the biggest milestones of the teenage years for many Americans is learning to drive and getting a driver’s license. Teen driving can be a high point, and for some, it can be a low point. According to State Farm, motor vehicle accidents are the leading cause of teen fatalities. States now feature a graduated licensing program geared towards decreasing teen deaths. What is Graduated Licensing? Graduated Licensing is the process outlined in each state for a teenager to gradually gain ... Read More

Automatic emergency braking will be coming your way! The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety announced that automakers have joined to commit to offering this feature in all automobiles by 2022. The group of automakers covers 99% of the vehicles on the road in the United States today. What is Automatic Emergency Braking? ZF TRW provides a full explanation of this forward-thinking technology: “Autom... Read More

Almost every single business day, all across the United States, the traffic courts are full of drivers walking in to fight a traffic ticket. In many of these situations, the drivers didn’t even know they were breaking the law. In the article “Road Warrior: We all need a refresher course on safe driving” John Cichowski details his experience one day in a New Jersey court room where folks faced not only stiff financial penalties but also jail time. Ignorance is not a defense. Of course, the... Read More

There’s been a lot in the news recently about self-driving regulations. As is normal with these kinds of things, there are groups forming with specific perspectives, goals, and opinions. We decided to pull together a cheat sheet guide to the entire issue. Everything is easier to grasp in “CheatSheet” form. History In Where to? A History of Autonomous Vehicles Computerhistory.org brings forth several interesting points. For one, autonomous vehicles have been a part of popular fiction since... Read More