traffic

Just imagine for a moment that you're driving across a long stretch of secluded desert highway, and suddenly you see a hand waving at you from inside the vehicle in the rearview mirror. While this might seem like the stuff of scary urban legends, it is exactly what happened to a man last week as ...

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to race through traffic in a police car, chasing the baddies? Perhaps you've had a day dream wherein you're navigating a brutal snow storm in an ambulance, a precious life on the line? Or maybe you fancy a run in a big red rig, piloting a fire truck ...

As cities continue to grow in population their roads become more congested - to the chagrin of drivers. Heavily populated cities around the world have morphed into 'megacities' - cities in excess of 10 million people. New York City, Seoul, Tokyo, Mexico city and Mumbai currently make the short ...

Road rage is a growing problem among drivers these days and according to a recent survey nearly 80 per cent of all Canadian drivers confessed to experiencing feelings of road rage. We all know it's tough to avoid feelings of anger and frustration in certain situations, but we wanted to go a step ...

Anyone who has ever driven some of our nation's more congested areas may argue that sitting in traffic for hours at a time is not natural human behavior, and they may be right. In fact, negotiating traffic may be more of the provence of insects, as a Gizmag report suggests. Apparently, ants, ...

The Gardiner Expressway has been an iconic part of Toronto's skyline since construction of it began in 1956. It begins (or ends) where the Don Valley Parkway ends and spans across our entire city to where it becomes the Queen Elizabeth Way. More than 200,000 vehicles use the Gardiner Expressway ...

TomTom has released its congestion index for the second quarter of 2012, and Istanbul, Turkey took the dubious honor of being the most congested city in Europe. With a rating of 57 per cent, the city suffers from more than double the average congestion of the rest of the continent. Warsaw, Poland ...

Sitting in bumper-to-bumper traffic continues to be a massive source of frustration for most drivers commuting in and around any major city. While public officials continue to push for mass transit, things are appearing to get worse... for Canadians. Three of Canada's largest cities ranked in the ...

%Gallery-156302% Run a New York City red light holding a Super Big Gulp in one hand, and you could find yourself really hosed. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who recently and notably suggested banning the sale of super-sized soft drinks in the city, proposed posting pictures and ...

Let's face it, none of us want to be stuck in rush hour traffic... especially after a long day at work. Well, this reckless rider clearly had enough of Toronto's traffic gridlock, as he proudly filmed this high speed run on his Yamaha R6 motorcycle. Watch as he speeds around, between and almost ...