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Compared to Men, Women Swear Like Pirates Behind the Wheel

Jon James — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 10:58:59 +0000

Hey ladies, angry much? Road rage seems to raise a woman’s ire to the point of cursing more than men according to a new survey. 48% of women compared to 40% of men use foul language while driving. What are the top things that really set YOU off? Here are the top 5 in a [...]

Bill to Have DOT Study of Two Way Traffic in Downtown Augusta

Renee Nelson — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 13:59:07 +0000

Let me start by saying I love a lively downtown area, anywhere. I love the older building and think they can be a hub for exciting local business opportunity. But, would changing the traffic pattern in Augusta really make a difference?

Shocking Report Shows Just How Bad Traffic Is in America

Drew Weisholtz — Tue, 05 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 [...]

Drivers Getting More Daring + Signal Lights Seem to Confirm It

Jon James — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 19:15:32 +0000

When I first started driving a car at 16, I was taught that when a light is yellow, you should be stopping unless you’re just about at or right under it. When your light turned red, the light in the opposite direction, simultaneously, turned green. Nowadays, if the lights changed at the same time, every [...]

More Revitalization in Waterville May Take Traffic Patterns Back 50 Years

Renee Nelson — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 09:15:31 +0000

A second round of renovations could be coming to the Hathaway Center in Waterville. With the development is a renewed interest in the traffic patterns of the Downtown Waterville area. With development comes people and with people comes traffic, both foot and vehicular. There are ideas like a round-about as opposed to traffic lights and [...]

Rumble Strips Planned On U.S. Route 202 In Winthrop

Andy Capwell — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 19:21:10 +0000

Let's get ready to.... I can't finish that trade-marked catch phrase for legal reasons, but rumble strips are being planned on U.S. Route 202 in Winthrop. Town councilors, residents along the road and the Maine Department Of Transportation officials agreed to a plan to add rumble strips down the center line in the next construction season.

Yet Another Accident on Route 4 in Auburn

Greg Michaels — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 23:08:03 +0000

It feels as though there is a major accident on Route 4/Outer Center St in Auburn every week. Another one today according to the Sun Journal. I hope everyone is alright after being treated at the hospital. As often as these accidents happen on this stretch it would seem to me that something needs to [...]