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A reminder that the Halloween afternoon rush hour is often a nightmare. This release from AZ could be from any state DOT.

'Devilish' traffic can occur during Halloween afternoon rush hour PHOENIX — Drivers are advised to plan for extra travel time after work on Thursday because of heavier traffic congestion that can occur on Halloween, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation.

Please drive safely during this Memorial Day Weekend. Please keep your eyes on the road and hands away from your smartphone.

The latest Texas A&M Transportation Institute study shows Washington, DC with the worst commute. After Washington, the most congested cities in 2011 were Los Angeles, San Francisco-Oakland, New York-Newark, Boston, Houston, Atlanta, Chicago, Philadelphia and Seattle.

Commuters' wasted time in traffic costs $121B - The nation's commuters are adapting to increasing traffic congestion by building delays into their schedules, but at a cost of $121 billion in wasted time and fuel, according to an annual study of national driving patterns released Tuesday.

Congratulations to Waze for introducing some key hands-free features. TrafficTalk is also focusing on hands-free enhancements to deliver traffic alerts before you encounter traffic, based upon your location, in a safe way (stay tuned). Anything we can do to reduce distracted driving benefits us all!

With a wave of its hand, Waze adds voice-control features to traffic app Version 3.1 of the crowd-sourced traffic and navigation app for iOS adds the ability to report traffic incidents and calculate routes using voice commands.

TrafficTalk has been working on a hands-free "2.0" which will displace many of the dangerous "text-based" traffic information solutions that exist in the vehicle today. Stay tuned! In the meantime, it's worth reading this take on the NTSB's recommendation.

Feds Want To Take Your Phone Out of Your Car The National Transportation Board doesn't want you calling or texting behind the wheel and has called on states to ban the use of cell phone...

A social scientist goes around the world and empties the contents of people's cars--what do the contents reveal about us? A fascinating (and entertaining) presentation from DC Week.

Video: Genevieve Bell Of Intel Takes An Anthropological Look At Mobility What does mobility mean to you and how does it affect your life? Genevieve Bell an Intel fellow, social scientist and anthropologist by trade has some interesting ideas as she has been researching this question for Intel with various projects for quite sometime. We caught up with Genevieve previousl...

Washington, DC takes the top spot as the most congested metro area in the Texas Transportation Institute's annual urban mobility report.

Bad traffic congestion can be a good sign for jobs Most big metropolitan areas that saw congestion worsen last year over 2009 also tend to be better off economically, a study says.

We're always looking for solutions to help you through traffic congestion--next Thursday's World Carfree Day (Sept. 22) should help--for one day.

World Carfree Network - World Carfree Day (WCD) Since 2000, World Carfree Day has been an annual day of celebration on four continents reclaiming our streets and our lives from the automobile.

It's "Terrible Traffic Tuesday"--with children back in school and parents back from summer vacations, it's a good time to remind everyone to please drive carefully, particularly around school zones.

You're probably seeing more of the low-cost, "curbside buses" such as Bolt Bus and Megabus on the highways. They are attracting young riders, often at the expense of Intercity trains (Amtrak). Interesting piece on their growing popularity.

Study: Who Is Riding Curbside Buses, And Should Amtrak Worry? | Transportation Nation After 40 years of retrenchment, the bus industry is making a big comeback. Discount curbside buses are currently the fastest growing mode of intercity transportation in the U.S. A new survey finds that bus passengers are overwhelmingly young, and they are being diverted from rail -- even more than t...

This weekend, TrafficTalk’s CB Radio-like traffic information service can help L.A. drivers avoid "Carmageddon" (for those scratching their heads, that's the 10-mile closure of a section of the major freeway, the 405).

traffic talk Review the map to see the roads covered in each Community. Select a Community and note the single-digit Community Code. Once connected, you will be prompted to enter this code.

Help thru Los Angeles' "Carmageddon" with our CB radio-like service--drivers can help other drivers around the 405 freeway closure by connecting with TrafficTalk.

traffic talk Review the map to see the roads covered in each Community. Select a Community and note the single-digit Community Code. Once connected, you will be prompted to enter this code.