
On Monday afternoon, an elephant seal weighing up to 1,000 pounds climbed out of San Pablo Bay in Sonoma County, then slid its way toward Highway 37, repeatedly trying to cross it before finally stopping on the shoulder.
by William Bigelow29 Dec 2015, 9:14 AM PST0

The American Highway Users Alliance has released a study arguing that the worst bottleneck in the nation exists in Chicago, but L.A. traffic can boast the second-through-seventh worst.
by William Bigelow24 Nov 2015, 12:01 AM PST0

LOS ANGELES — On Monday and Tuesday, Vice President Joe Biden visits Los Angeles in search of more political cash. It is the first trip he has made to the area since September, when rumors still floated that he would seek the presidency in 2016.
by William Bigelow16 Nov 2015, 11:56 AM PST0

Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill Wednesday allowing drivers with traffic violations that were due to be paid before January 1, 2013, to schedule a court appearance even without paying the attendant fines and traffic penalties.
by William Bigelow1 Oct 2015, 11:01 AM PST0

A newly-released report suggests that California drivers are the most stressed out commuters in America–second only to Washington, D.C. in terms of the numbers of hours lost driving in the car.
by Adelle Nazarian27 Aug 2015, 1:27 PM PST0

Los Angeles City Council have proposed a transportation plan they know will increase L.A. traffic, in the hope that drivers will abandon their cars and turn to other modes of transportation, such as bicycling, walking, or public transit.
by William Bigelow10 Aug 2015, 4:00 AM PST0

A San Francisco-based bicycle advocacy group known as the Wigg Party is trying to have San Francisco adopt a similar law to one in Idaho which allows cyclists to treat stop signs like a yield sign.
by Adelle Nazarian2 Aug 2015, 3:57 PM PST0

President Barack Obama will head to San Francisco on Friday, en route from his 22nd visit to Southern California, to speak to the U.S. Conference of Mayors and attend several Democratic fundraisers. However, the Secret Service’s reluctance to share specifics as to what time and precise areas he will be in, for reasons of security, is likely to cause tremendous gridlock and painful traffic.
by Adelle Nazarian19 Jun 2015, 11:12 AM PST0

On Tuesday, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti spoke of the partnership between the city and the Waze traffic-avoidance app, which functions by allowing drivers to share information regarding traffic and the conditions of streets on which they travel. Last week, Garcetti announced the partnership in his State of the City address, and on Tuesday he added that the 1.3 million Waze users in Los Angeles will receive alerts about hit-and-runs and abducted children, as well as information involving construction, film shoots, and road closures, according to the Los Angeles Times. In return, the city will glean data from drivers in real-time regarding traffic patterns and roadway conditions.
by William Bigelow23 Apr 2015, 4:00 AM PST0

Researchers are saying that “virtual traffic lights” that appear on a driver’s dashboard could revolutionize traffic patterns and make our drives faster and safer.
by Warner Todd Huston14 Jan 2015, 8:32 PM PST0