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Shocking Report Shows Just How Bad Traffic Is in America

Drew Weisholtz — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 15:46:27 +0000

Everyone hates traffic. Now there’s reason to hate it even more. A new study has found that Americans wasted $121 billion in gas in 2011, because of traffic. We also sat in our cars an extra 5.5 billion hours that year because of traffic. And the average American wasted an average of $818 in 2011 [...]

Kids Are More Likely to Get Hit by Cars on Halloween, Says Study

Shauna Wright — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 10:30:57 +0000

Kids always look forward to trick-or-treating on Halloween, but a new study from the Centers for Disease and Prevention may give some parents pause.

The CDC reports children are four times more likely to be hit by cars on October 31 than on any other day of the year — probably not terribly surprising, given the increase in the number of kids who are out and about on Halloween.

Two Hours to Go 20 Miles? No Thanks.

Jillian Benedict — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 10:00:38 +0000

We’ve all heard it. “It’s too cold there.” “You get so much snow!” “Why would anyone ever live there?” Well, I’ve had it with that talk. Recently, I traveled to Los Angeles for work. I was super excited – I had never been. All I knew about the place was that everyone is beautiful, the [...]