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Waze Causing L.A. Traffic Headaches, Councilman Wants Legal Action

Los Angeles should consider legal action against Waze over complaints that the traffic navigation app is recklessly guiding motorists off thoroughfares and into residential neighborhoods in search of shorter or quicker routes, a city council member said. Councilman David Ryu …

California Storms Collapse Bridge, Snarling Traffic

All traffic along a major freeway connecting California and Arizona was blocked indefinitely when a bridge over a desert wash collapsed during heavy rain, and the roadway in the opposite direction suffered severe damage, authorities said. The collapse Sunday of …

California Sinkhole Leaves Citizens Unscathed

Ventura County sheriff’s deputies say Southern California traffic was safely diverted around a 20-foot-wide sinkhole at an Oxnard intersection. The 10-foot-deep hole opened Sunday at Ventura Road and Hemlock Street. Investigators told the Ventura County Star it was probably caused …

Report: LA Tops List Of Cities With Worst Traffic

Los Angeles has the worst traffic in the nation, according to a new report. The Los Angeles Times reported LA beat out Honolulu for jam leader in the 2012 scorecard from traffic information firm INRIX. The scorecard says the average …

Towers Watson Notes Safety Measures Cause Fall in Mideast Traffic Accidents

A report from Towers Watson has concluded that “motor insurance losses in a number of Middle East countries have dropped sharply thanks to traffic safety measures,” which have reduced accident and casualty rates by 30 to 50 percent over the …

Oregon Motor Vehicle Fatalities Down 13%

Oregonians are responding to transportation safety messages, with the state’s motor vehicle fatality toll for 2010 preliminarily at 325. The number is 13 percent lower than 2009, in which 377 fatalities occurred, and the lowest since 1944, when the number …