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Ohio recorded an estimated 1,120 traffic fatalities on its roads in 2025. That same year, state lawmakers began advancing a bill that would put younger, less-experienced…
Every time a driver grabs the wheel back from Tesla’s Full Self-Driving system, a dialog box now appears on the touchscreen — and it isn’t going…
Drunk driving killed 300 people in New York in 2024 — more than one in four traffic deaths in the state. Yet despite a law requiring…
Every year, Louisiana roads claim lives that didn’t have to be lost. In 2024 alone, 192 people were killed in drunk driving crashes across the state…
Most distracted driving laws on the books today were written when a phone call was the biggest in-car distraction. Smartphones have since become portable entertainment systems…
In 2024, 192 people were killed in drunk driving crashes in Louisiana — more than one in four of every traffic death recorded in the state…
Every year, drunk driving claims hundreds of lives on New York roads — 300 in 2024 alone, accounting for more than one in four traffic deaths…
When Connecticut’s first texting-while-driving laws took effect, most drivers were still pecking out messages on flip phones. Today, those same roads carry drivers streaming video, scrolling…
Speeding kills more than 200 people on Maryland roads every year — and decades of enforcement haven’t stopped it. Now, a coalition of safety advocates is…
For decades, SR 11/Chuckanut Drive has drawn visitors from across the Pacific Northwest — a narrow ribbon of highway where sandstone cliffs drop toward Samish Bay…
A thin yellow border around a traffic light doesn’t sound like much of a change. But in Iowa, it made drivers react differently. Officials weren’t just…
In just 40 days, using your phone at the wrong moment could cost you $100. No warning, no second chance. Drivers around this state have had…
Ignoring these four colors on a Texas highway is no longer just a mistake. It’s a major moving violation. Miss the signal, and you face heavy…
Roughly 12 people die every day on California’s roads. About a third of those deaths involve speeding — a toll that hasn’t budged despite decades of…
Starting late Friday night, April 24, three of the Seattle region’s busiest corridors will be restricted simultaneously. Southbound I-405 through Renton, eastbound SR 18 near Issaquah,…
Some Florida drivers may be forced to keep a blue certificate nearby. During traffic stops, a bright blue document will be needed for some individuals in…
For three weeks this May, Washington’s Hood Canal Bridge will go completely dark every night — no cars, no trucks, no emergency vehicles — for seven…
Skip this online course, and you could lose the legal right to ride on public roads starting May 1. On the surface, it just looks like…
Pacoima is baking under the California sun. To fight the heat, Los Angeles coated its black asphalt with a special blue-tinted material. This simple science reflects…
Chuckanut Drive has always asked something of its drivers. The two-lane highway winds along Samish Bay between sandstone cliffs and old-growth forest, offering the kind of…
You drive the same route every day. Same roads. Same exits. No toll booths. No barriers. Nothing that suggests you’re being charged. And yet, days later,…
Updating a driver’s license address has long meant the same thing for millions of Americans: clearing your schedule, finding parking, and waiting in line at a…
Utah is overhauling its traffic rules, potentially saving drivers from a massive headache at the pump. Or rather, at the precinct. While roundabouts were designed to…
Teen drivers are involved in crashes at nearly four times the rate of drivers aged 20 and older — per mile driven. They drive less than…
India’s experimental “Red Road” was supposed to be a win for conservation. By using color to trigger driver caution, engineers hoped to slash roadkill rates in…
Georgia has spent years building out digital government services — but most people getting or renewing a driver’s license still aren’t using them. According to the…
A new law in California is silently changing how traffic laws are enforced. This new rule allows cities to use automated cameras to catch budding Fast &…
Washington State Ferries is the largest ferry system in the United States, carrying tens of millions of passengers a year across Puget Sound. It’s also, by…
For more than fifty years, a massive boulder beside northbound I-5 in Bellingham has served as the city’s unofficial community billboard — painted over and over…
Chuckanut Drive has always asked something of its drivers. The road winds along the cliffside edge of Samish Bay, canopied by old-growth forest, shared with cyclists…
Speeding kills roughly 12,000 Americans every year — and despite decades of fines, license suspensions, and enforcement campaigns, the numbers have barely budged. The drivers most…
A 1.6-litre V6 producing over 1,000 horsepower, spinning to 15,000 rpm — it’s one of motorsport’s most seductive what-ifs. A handful of legendary road cars, from…
A text message lands on your phone: you owe money for an unpaid traffic ticket, and a link is right there waiting. The message looks official.…
More than 14,000 pedestrians, bicyclists, and motorcyclists were killed in motor vehicle crashes across the United States in 2024. Federal rules already require new cars to…
On a stretch of I-5 near Joint Base Lewis-McChord, more than 60% of drivers were speeding through an active construction zone — past workers in vests…
Teenagers account for a disproportionate share of road deaths despite logging far fewer miles than most other age groups. Per mile driven, teen drivers crash at…
This weekend, two of the Seattle metro area’s most-traveled north-south freeways will be out of commission at the same time. From today night, April 17, through…
Most drivers carry the same mental image: yank the parking brake at speed and brace for screeching tires, a violent rear-end snap, and a car spinning…
The U.S. Army has formally accepted its first optionally piloted Black Hawk helicopter — an aircraft capable of flying with a reduced crew or no crew…
Zoox’s robotaxis — boxy, bidirectional vehicles with no steering wheel or pedals — are now rolling through six U.S. cities. The Amazon-owned company says its fleet…
Tesla’s February NHTSA filing carries what looks like good news: one new robotaxi crash, down from five the month before. A Model Y clipped a fixed…
E-bikes have quietly become one of the most popular ways American kids get around on their own — no car, no parent, just a quick ride…
A motorcycle balances itself on a seesaw — no rider, no kickstand, no one holding it up. It just stays there. Staying upright has been the…
One Texas driver set the standards for seatbelt safety, much to her detriment. Over the years, the laws that govern the millions of us who spend…
One state may be about to end the massive surge in livestream watching that’s taken over people’s time. The world has become a challenging place to…
Three Floridians dared to tempt fate when they stole a stop sign as a prank. What came after would prove to be a life-changing series of…
A Denver driver faced a “misleading” fine that led to a major rollback by state authorities. We challenge you to find a single driver in the…
One mythical car brand has cancelled its long-awaited electric plans. As we all know, demand influences supply. And when zero demand turns something into just an…
Buying a car can become exceedingly expensive when adding all the costs associated with a new purchase. As the cost of living increases around the world,…
Bike lanes across U.S. cities have had drivers pulling their hair out in recent years. Motorists across the nation have become increasingly frustrated with the dedicated…
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