Mandy Eduque, Automobile Association Philippines director, likes to quote an Australian traffic consultant of a public works project who made this stunning observation: For Filipino drivers, traffic lights are merely “a suggestion.”
Highway driving is not scary or something to be feared. But many new and seasoned drivers fear highway driving. In reality many drivers including myself find it easier than driving in congested urban areas with stop-and-go traffic. Highway driving seems more disciplined and has fewer obstacles or variables such as pedestrians, traffic lights, and cars running stop signs through an intersection… Read on for some tips on how to drive safely on our highways and freeways.
Are rising gas prices getting you down? It wouldn’t be a surprise if they were - with prices topping $3 a gallon at some stations, the cost of gas is putting a strain on a lot of people’s wallets. If you want to conserve gas, here are some tips that will help you save gas and ease the strain on your bank account.
The city’s Traffic Operations Department had recommended a yield sign at the intersection, noting it failed to meet standards for a stop sign under the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices. But many neighbors weren’t dissuaded. “Please put a stop sign there to save our kids,” said one resident. “I just hope we’re not creating a false sense of security here by putting in a stop sign,” said one Councilman.
A little more than half of Colorado teenagers admitted to sending or receiving text messages while driving when surveyed online by AAA Colorado over 30 days earlier this fall, the automobile club said Tuesday.
The drivers believe they are technically speeding according to the rule of law, the report concludes, but not in a way that endangers either themselves or others - even though they are quick to condemn other speeders as dangerous. “People don’t see themselves as the problem, they see others as the problem - I’m OK and you’re the bad guy,” said Raynald Marchand, the general manager of programs for the Canada Safety Council.
Study: Majority of Canadians admit to speeding but likely underestimate how much
A “Ghost Bike” at North Interstate and Greeley honored a life lost. The ten speed, spray-painted white, was drenched in flowers, personal notes and photographs. Cyclist Brett Jarolimek was killed at the intersection October 22nd.
Safe Streets? Debate continues as cycling numbers hit record high
“Speeding and rapid acceleration waste gas, and can lower your gas mileage by 33 percent on highways and five percent in stop-and-go traffic.”
The federal government Friday will unveil a broad program to cut motorcycle death rates that have doubled in the past 10 years as aging baby boomers hit the open road.
The fatal crash scene photograph used on the billboard is from a single vehicle fatal traffic crash that happened July 16, 2005 in which a 14-year old Nevada girl died after she was ejected from the car she was riding in when it crashed on Highway 95 southwest of Jordan Valley.
