/tags/traffic traffic en-US Copyright Sun, 29 Jan 2023 15:00:05 GMT /politics-government/2023-01-29/northwest-lawmakers-pitching-ideas-to-make-roads-safer-as-fatalities-have-increased-in-recent-years Washington lawmakers are debating possible new responses to surging traffic fatalities. And similar action is being considered by Oregon lawmakers in Salem. Sun, 29 Jan 2023 15:00:05 GMT /politics-government/2023-01-29/northwest-lawmakers-pitching-ideas-to-make-roads-safer-as-fatalities-have-increased-in-recent-years Tom Banse /disasters-and-accidents/2022-12-07/surge-in-traffic-deaths-continues-in-west-coast-states While many of the disruptions of the pandemic have eased this year, the surge in traffic fatalities is showing few signs of abating. Policymakers are trying a number of tactics to respond. Wed, 07 Dec 2022 13:43:06 GMT /disasters-and-accidents/2022-12-07/surge-in-traffic-deaths-continues-in-west-coast-states Tom Banse /politics-government/2022-12-01/oregons-cities-can-now-apply-to-control-speed-limits-on-their-own-streets A new state law allows Oregon cities and some counties to apply for the authority to designate speed limits on their roads. Thu, 01 Dec 2022 13:24:15 GMT /politics-government/2022-12-01/oregons-cities-can-now-apply-to-control-speed-limits-on-their-own-streets Kristian Foden-Vencil /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2016-03-01/red-light-cameras-accused-of-ripping-off-drivers Nobody likes getting a traffic ticket, but Jay Beeber REALLY dislikes it. Beeber is the founder of Safer Streets LA, which advocates against the use of… Tue, 01 Mar 2016 19:43:28 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2016-03-01/red-light-cameras-accused-of-ripping-off-drivers Geoffrey Riley /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2016-01-19/ventsday-road-rage-hippie-cities Somebody cut you off in traffic, or not stop for a crosswalk because they were on the phone? Here's your chance to vent about it, as we ask for your top… Tue, 19 Jan 2016 20:07:02 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2016-01-19/ventsday-road-rage-hippie-cities Geoffrey Riley /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2014-06-24/traffic-cameras-that-change-the-lights Anybody who's been driving for a while learns to look for the devices buried in the pavement that trigger changes in traffic lights. But those old… Tue, 24 Jun 2014 17:10:30 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2014-06-24/traffic-cameras-that-change-the-lights Geoffrey Riley /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2014-01-28/oregon-traffic-fatalities-running-low Before the turn of the century, Oregon's annual number of traffic fatalities was generally worse than the national average. What a turnaround. The… Tue, 28 Jan 2014 19:02:00 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2014-01-28/oregon-traffic-fatalities-running-low Geoffrey Riley /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2013-10-01/traffic-calming-or-driver-irritating-the-road-diet-explored There are few middle-of-the-road (sorry) opinions about the concept known as "road diet."This is the process of taking a four-lane road and turning it… Tue, 01 Oct 2013 17:05:00 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2013-10-01/traffic-calming-or-driver-irritating-the-road-diet-explored Geoffrey Riley