In July 2025, this weekly traffic safety column alerted readers to an increasing safety problem caused by forward blind zones. An update from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) provides ...

The danger in turning left is one reason why GDOT is installing DDI (Diverging Diamond Interchanges) at some busy interstate exits. Lessening the crash-count and eliminating lines of impatient drivers ...

Q: There is an intersection that I often use which is a two-way stop, where the arterial cross-street does not stop. Often cars are stopped at both stop signs waiting for the arterial to clear.

To reduce travel times, fuel consumption and carbon emissions, in 2004, UPS changed delivery routes to minimize the left-hand turns drivers made. Although this seems like a rather modest change, the ...

Vehicles take turns driving through a four-way stop at the intersection of James Street and Meador Avenue on Thursday, July 14, in Bellingham. Learning how to make a left-hand turn at an intersection ...

Behind passing on a two-lane highway and parallel parking, few other parts of driving cause as much anxiety as turning left without a dedicated left-turn signal. There’s a lot to factor into the ...

To reduce travel times, fuel consumption, and carbon emissions, in 2004, United Parcel Service (UPS) changed delivery routes to minimize the left-hand turns drivers made. Although this seems like a ...

Maybe you’re the person in the maroon Subaru Outback who cost me two minutes of my life last month. Maybe you’re the character who was driving north on Wisconsin Avenue - one of Washington’s most ...

In America, many drivers take the ability to turn right at a red light for granted, but the fact is that this time-saving maneuver didn't become commonplace until the 1970s. Although turning right on ...

A U-turn can come in handy for drivers needing to quickly reverse course. And in many cases in Minnesota, making the 180-degree turn is perfectly legal. But just because a U-turn is permissible ...

You’re running a bit late and you need to turn left. You’ve waited patiently as the oncoming traffic from a recently green traffic light flies past from an intersection away. Ah, there’s a gap. You ...

To reduce travel times, fuel consumption and carbon emissions, in 2004, UPS changed delivery routes tominimize the left-hand turns drivers made. Although this seems like a rather modest change, the ...