Driving
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A closer look at who's responsible in pedestrian crashes
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The District's data from 2004 to 2010 breaks down how and where walkers and drivers ran into one another.
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VRide wants to sell Washington, D.C. on the virtues of vanpooling
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One company suggests you forget the costs and delays of driving solo to work and hook up with others as part of a larger, friendly vanpool. Their new slogan — don't be an S.O.V. Translation: single-occupant vehicle.
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Drivers Incorporated makes a business of designated driving in D.C.
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One small company promises to take drunk people home in the customers' own vehicles to save them hassle and improve traffic safety.
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The new 511: How Maryland and Virginia convey traffic updates and video
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Our neighbor states have created new programs to provide real-time status updates about our roads, including live video of what's happening. No fuss, no confusion, and no delays, all from dialing three digits.
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Distracted driving puts today's motorists at risk, industry officials say
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Thousands of people die on the road due to texting and staring at their cell phones. But how are telematics and auto companies responding to this emerging transportation issue?
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What the 3rd Street Tunnel traffic looked like after last Friday's bus fire
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See the slow dread that accompanied the closing of the road last week after a smokey, confusing accident.
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Gas prices drop in time for Memorial Day
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Although most forms of transportation will become more expensive this summer, drivers will experience a brief respite for the coming weekend holiday.
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The lighter side of 'Click It or Ticket'
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Death, crashes, bloodied roads? Forget about those bleak images. The federal government decided to go funny this year in its new national Click It or Ticket ad campaign entitled "Fake-A-Rooney," which advocates for seat belt use.
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A tenth of America's car-sharing market lives in the D.C. region
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If you're a Zipster, there's a good chance you live here.
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Washington D.C. is on track for record-low traffic fatalities in 2012
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D.C. lays claim to just six traffic fatalities as of May 11, according to the police department, compared to 14 traffic fatalities at this time last year. That's a drop of 57.1%.
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How a car's speed affects the chances a struck pedestrian survives
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How likely are you to survive if an automobile strikes you at 20 miles/hour? 30 miles/hour? 40?
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Long commutes by car may be unhealthy
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A study published in the June issue of American Journal of Preventative Medicine found greater commuting distances by car are associated with "decreased cardiorespiratory fitness, increased weight, and other indicators of metabolic risk," based on a review of 4,300 commuters in Texas.
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Yes, more people ride light rail and take the subway these days
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Cars are so last century, right? A new report says people are riding light rail more and Metroing more just as they're driving less.
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Taxi? Car? Metro? Transportation costs are crushing us
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Fare hikes and gas prices reduce the number of financially feasible commuting options as we creep toward summer.
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Will a proposed Costco mega-gas station endanger Wheaton's residents?
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A John Hopkins public health professor warns of carcinogen dangers as the Kensington Heights Civic Association continues its long-standing battle against a huge planned gas station that it says is far too close to homes, tennis courts, and a school.
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'Potholepalooza' is returning to D.C. roads in late April
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Get ready now, D.C., because the District Department of Transportation recently announced via their social media channels that Potholepalooza, a month-long pothole-killing event first held in 2009 and responsible for filling about 6,000 potholes that year alone, will return on the tentative date of April 17.
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The future of cars may not include drivers
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Google released a video of a blind man riding along in one of its new self-driving cars.
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Uber quantifies the one-night stands of its riders
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The luxury car service crunched the numbers to find out who uses their classy rides for brief overnight trysts on the weekend and compares the top six Uber cities.
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