Archive for September, 2009

Traveling the I-95 Corridor, the main highway on the East Coast, is always a challenge. Stretching 1,917 miles from Florida to Maine, it serves some of the most populated urban areas in the U.S., including Miami, Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York City and Boston. The average daily traffic in the entire corridor is more than 72,000 vehicles, with maximum daily traffic reaching as high as 300,000 or more. Average daily truck traffic is more than 10,000, with maximum daily truck …

Tired of getting stuck in traffic? So are a lot of people all over the world. Finally somebody decided to ask for help. A plea for solutions to the traffic jams we all see was sweetened with a check for $50,000. That is the prize in the Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) Congestion Challenge, the first global competition of ideas for combating transportation congestion and blunting its impact on the economy and environment. The contest is a partnership between the Intelligent Transpo…

The highways could certainly use less road rage, drowsy driving and distracted driving. Throw into the mix a way to relieve tight shoulder and neck muscles and generally diminish the stress of being behind the wheel and hours of travel sounds downright heavenly. Steve Halpern says these are just some of the things drivers will experience by listening to his CD, Drive Time Rx. The keyboard player, who has released 70 mind-soothing recordings in the last 35 years, says his concept is simple. Buri…

When a four-wheeler slows down, speeds up and drifts in and out of their lane, you are almost guaranteed to find the driver yakking on a cellphone or vigorously tapping out a text message. Technology has made distracted driving an epidemic on our roads. Could more technology be a cure?That’s the thought behind Zoomsafer, a developing software for mobile phones that goes into action when a vehicle starts moving. The driver hears a gentle reminder to drive safely, while the software shuts d…