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Persistent Speeders In D.C. Could Have Limiters Installed On Their Cars For Life
Photo: Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto (Getty Images) Washington D.C. could be headed to a drastic reimagining of what road safety looks like. The…
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Truck Companies Are Paying Low Insurance Minimums Set In 1980
Trucking companies have been getting away with low insurance minimums that have failed to keep up with inflation, and it’s…
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California Bill Would Bring European-Style Speed Limiter Tech To American Roads, And It’s A Good Idea
It doesn’t take much more than half a brain to understand that we have a serious problem with speed on…
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These Hand-Painted Traffic Signs Reduced Japan’s Traffic Accidents
Tucked next to roads running through school zones in Japan are some hand-painted mascots known as “Tobita-kun, or more formally,…
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Laser Lightshows On Chinese Highways Meant To Keep Driver Awake
Chinese road officials are utilizing a unique method of combating nighttime driver fatigue: lasers! Drivers have recorded the surreal light…
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Out-Of-Control Honda Fit Smashes MA Building At Highway Speed
Here at Jalopnik, we’re no stranger to cars crashing into buildings. Just yesterday, we wrote about Alan Ruck of Ferris…
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The Complicated History Of The Traffic Light
A stoplight is seen in front of the dome of the US Capitol as a government shut down looms in…
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Study Finds Cyclists Are Better People Than Drivers
Well, the comments section on this one should be fun: Cyclists are more interested in the common good than drivers…
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Cell Phone Tracking And Cameras May Soon Help Cops Issue Distracted Driver Tickets
New data suggests that municipalities can use current telematics technologies in conjunction with roadside cameras to determine whether you’re driving…
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Florida College Cops Say Increased Traffic Stops Are ‘Educational’
Photo: John Greim/Loop Images/Universal Images Group (Getty Images) A Florida police department has ramped up traffic enforcement at a few…
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