Traffic

Red-light cameras reduce fatal car crashes, according to a new study from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. In the cities studied, deaths involving red-light violations dropped by an average of nearly 25%. But don't expect the cameras to bring in city revenue.

After four straight years of declines, the number of pedestrian fatalities increased slightly in 2010, according to a preliminary Governors Highway Safety Association report. What's causing these walkers' deaths? Here are some probable causes.

Here's news from the business world and other money matters to watch out for Thursday (last updated at 7:30 a.m. Eastern time): Americans Owe Less Credit-Card Debt: Skittish consumers reduced their credit-card indebtedness sharply in the second quarter, credit-rating company TransUnion reported...

Hate your commute? Well, workers from Mexico City to Beijing have no pity for you. According to an IBM commuter pain study of 8,192 motorists in 20 cities, 67% complained that traffic has gotten worse in the past three years. The respondents also stated that their long and tiring commute has a...

Some bad news for those who were contemplating a refrigerator box under a Los Angeles freeway for their next home. Apparently it isn't healthy to live near a highway. Researchers from USC and UC Berkeley, who clearly have too much time and probably foundation money on their hands, found a link...

The streets of Caracas are crammed with three times as many cars as they can handle. And why not? Gas is cheaper in Venezuela than anywhere else on Earth. The consequence, of course, is nasty traffic, made only worse by potholes, police checkpoints and other impediments to smooth vehicular...

Sooner or later, politicians will realize that roads are becoming a terrible way to deal with traffic. This is top of mind, because Republican Bob McDonnell just won the Virginia governor's race in part by promising to build roads to unsnarl traffic in the suburbs of Washington, D.C., where...

There's a rush you get when you're driving down the street and you catch one green light after the other. In some places -- and you know the highways by heart -- you can travel for miles that way, never tapping the brakes. As long as you're going the speed limit, you can sail across some towns this...