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07/12/2024

Roundabout intersections, represent a 90% reduction in fatalities, 76% fewer injuries and a 30%-40% fall in the number of accidents involving pedestrians, the state says, adding that roundabouts also increase road capacity by up to 50%.” In residential neighborhoods, roundabouts need be nothing more than a couple of circles in the middle or a small flower pot. Space is not an issue. OR A roundabout need be "nothing more than a slightly domed area of paint on the road, no lights are necessary, you can actually drive straight over the top of it rather than around it, its main purpose is simply to dictate who has right of way so that everyone knows who should yield and who should go.
"In a busy town or city environment, roundabouts do not work well because excessive traffic from one direction with right of way can completely stop all other traffic causing congestion in other directions. Some roundabouts have lights or peak-time signals to prevent this. One great thing is that they're easy to modify (adding lights, making it mini (drive-overable), adding another entry-point, etc. Everywhere other than in busy grid-based towns/cities they are ideal."

Roundabouts are transforming road safety in the US as cities grapple with the rising toll of death and injuries at intersections with traffic lights.

02/16/2023

Are you going to be driving in the snow? Depending on where you live, work and play, driving in snowy conditions may be unavoidable More than 70 percent of roads in the United States are located in regions with frequent snowfall, according to the Federal Highway Administration (FHA). And nearly 70 p...

09/25/2022

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02/17/2022

Upon completion, you may be eligible to receive an auto insurance discount. Other restrictions may apply. Consult your agent for details.

12/21/2021

Learn how to approach conversations with older adults about driving in this We Need to Talk Online Workshop with AARP Programs

12/21/2021

Helpful hints to save holiday road travelers money refilling at the pump as gas prices are rising nationwide.

11/08/2021

A recent study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety shows a decline in fatal crashes among drivers 70-plus. We explore the reasons why.

11/03/2021

07/19/2021

"No one should be surprised by this. For decades, scientists have been ringing the alarm bell about anthropogenic climate change. Over 30 years ago, NASA scientist James Hansen told the U.S. Congress that the “greenhouse effect is here.” And long before then, in the 1800s, scientists like Svante Arrhenius calculated that doubling the amount of CO2 that was in the atmosphere in 1895 would lead to global warming of 5 to 6 degrees Celsius in average global temperatures. “That wasn’t too far off,” said Peter Kalmus, a climate scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, speaking on his own behalf. It was just that Arrhenius’s timeframe for how quickly humans would emit those gasses was way off, Kalmus added: “It only took about 125 years for that increase in CO2 fraction that he thought would take 3000 years. He grossly underestimated the rate of emissions from burning fossil fuels that we actually did.”

06/22/2021

Watch this demonstration of how Lane Departure Warning Systems use cameras to monitor lane position and warn you if you are drifting outside the lane. Click here to see all our Quick Learnings.

06/22/2021

Watch this demonstration of how different types of Smart Headlights can help you see better when driving at night. Click here to see all our Quick Learnings.