baltimoresun.com - Traffic

Study: Md. ranks 49th in spending to keep walkers, cyclists safe

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 15:50:00 -0500

Maryland, with a pedestrian death rate that is significantly higher than the national average, ranks second from the bottom nationally in its spending of federal transportation funds on resources for walkers and bicyclists, according to a study released Monday.

At what point does safety trump the right to drive?

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

T here are people who simply should not be permitted to own or operate motor vehicles.

Cycling community rides to honor one of its own

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

John 'Jack' Yates was killed in August

About 80 bicyclists pedaled through North Baltimore on Sunday, claiming a bit of the roadway and remembering an avid cyclist who died last summer doing the same.

Garmin's ecoRoute saves on gas, but maybe not time

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

The GPS function finds the most fuel-efficient way to drive from point A to point B.

We're used to GPS car units telling us where to go.

Crash on I-95 delays traffic in Harford Co.

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Heavy northbound Interstate 95 traffic near Edgewood in Harford County was forced to turn around and take detours after at least two vehicles collided on the highway Sunday afternoon, said State Police at the John F. Kennedy Barracks. Shortly before 4 p.m., a sport utility vehicle collided with at least one vehicle near the Edgewood exit and brought traffic to a temporary halt. Police said an undetermined number of people were taken by ambulances to Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air with injuries not considered to be life-threatening. Police said that due to the crash and removal of the damaged vehicles, traffic was backed up for "quite a bit" and was finally rerouted to U.S. 40 before re-entering I-95 beyond the accident scene. The accident was being investigated by a State Police crash team.

Harford to seek state aid to improve intersections near Aberdeen Proving Ground

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Base expected to gain 10,000 civilian jobs, increased traffic under BRAC

At their annual meeting Thursday with the Maryland Department of Transportation, Harford County officials will repeat their request for improvements to intersections near Aberdeen Proving Ground.

Md. extends warning period for speeding in work zones

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Maryland is giving drivers who are caught by speed cameras in work zones at least two more weeks before they face $40 fines. The State Highway Administration, Maryland Transportation Authority and the Maryland State Police said they are extending the one-month grace period that began when the state's new speed camera law took effect Oct. 1. According to the highway administration, more than 900 warnings have gone out to drivers who were exceeding the speed limit in work zones by at least 12 mph. SHA spokeswoman Valerie Burnette Edgar said the warning period was extended because it took about two weeks after Oct. 1 for the first warnings to be processed and sent out.

Clinton man dies of injuries suffered in Arundel crash

Mon, 2 Nov 2009 15:06:00 -0500

Police to meet with prosecutors about possible charges against other driver involved

The driver of a pickup truck that was struck from behind and careened head-on into a tree last month has died, and Anne Arundel County police said Monday they will meet with prosecutors regarding possible criminal charges stemming from the crash.

ICC was always intended to exclude most people

Mon, 2 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Issues of cost, fairness raised at hearing miss the point

T here wasn't much public in the public hearing held by the Maryland Transportation Authority last week in Beltsville on its proposed tolls on the just-around-the-corner Intercounty Connector.

Cycling event honors Baltimore hit-and-run victim

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 09:17:29 -0500