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News Featured Stories News Releases Safety Stats- January 12, 2022 1201
If there’s one time we’d recommend using our systems, it’s during your commute home on that busy highway you have no choice but to take.
Though you may be sitting in traffic for a while, it’s still possible to get scratched, side-swiped, rear-ended, or even worse–so who wouldn’t want a good set of sensors to get through that?
With the help of ATRI, we’ve compiled the top 5 busiest highways in the U.S. (as of 2021) that are sure to have you sitting and seething. That is, if you make it home unscathed.
5. Houston, TX: I-45 at I-69/US 59
Though up 53.7% in peak average speed from the year before... -
News Featured Stories News Releases- November 24, 2021 71
Though vehicles (and sometimes your patience) can take a beating during the holiday season, nothing tests drivers more than Thanksgiving weekend--and that will go double for this upcoming 2021 Thanksgiving weekend, as the post-pandemic rebound continues.
Ever in a giving mood, we’ve gone ahead and compiled some of the Thanksgiving forecasts (directly from AAA) to help you guide or plan for the worst in those long drives:
Top 20 Most Popular Travel Destinations
- Orlando, FL
- Anaheim, CA
- New York, NY
- Dallas, TX
- Phoenix, AZ
- Honolulu, HI
- Kahului, Maui, HI
- Atlanta, GA
- Tampa, FL
- Ft. Lauderdale, FL...
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- June 28, 2021 49
This July 4th feels different. Americans will be hitting the highways in droves, and who can blame them? After the pandemic, the shutdowns, and a year of limited travel, this year, Independence Day will feel just a bit more...free.
Likewise, the most dangerous weekend of the year will probably be even deadlier in 2021, as we celebrate our re-found freedom. A reopening nation, drinking, more vehicles on the roads, and distractions in the form of fireworks and cell phones make the conditions even more hazardous than usual.
While we do recommend the usual safety tips (don’t drink and drive,...
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News Tyler's Take- October 21, 2019 74
Early
autumn 2001 in Topeka, KS. I’m standing in the driveway. The first day of high
school carpool. My best friend Dale lives a few miles down the road, his sister’s
friend Cecilia is going to drive us and his sister Stephanie to and from school
each day. My house, Dale/Stephanie’s house, and Topeka High were all on the
same road. The Midwest, right? Cecilia always opts to double back down 10th
to take I-70 instead of 10th all the way to school. “Less traffic, no lights, I can drive a lot
faster,” she explains. Looking back, I think the difference was minuscule, it
was a 15-minute drive total...
