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Driving You Crazy
Let’s talk transportation, traffic, transit and what’s driving you crazy as you try to get from here to there, no matter how you do it. Longtime Denver traffic expert Jayson Luber looks at the big issues in transportation, traffic, transit and whatever is driving you crazy. Come join us on the road well traveled!
Episodes
- Driving You Crazy
E233 - Who would be crazy enough to keep Colorado’s infamous Highway 550 clear in winter?
It has been called the most perilous road in America during the winter season. So who would be crazy enough to keep Colorado's infamous Highway 550 clear in…
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E232 - What is traffic prediction and how does it work?
How congested will our roads and highways get in 2022? Will we see more people recalled to the office and see the roads filling up? Are people comfortable with…
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E231 - Just put your winter tires in the tire hotel
We are in the middle of winter and this might be the first time you have driven on snow or ice in an electric car. To talk more about the differences, I…
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E230 -These are some of the greatest changes in vehicle tech in years
What should we expect from the next 12 months of mobility technology? Drew Meehan, Tom Tom’s Principal user experience designer with a focus on user interface…
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E229 - Talking traffic with Nate Tannebaum
It’s time again to talk traffic. This time with 8NewsNow Las Vegas traffic anchor Nate Tannebaum. We talk about his long broadcast career, how traffic has…
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E228 - If you can’t park your car where you work, you can’t drive your car to work
As workers return to the office, where will they all park since most of them feel more comfortable driving in their own car rather than using public…
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E227 - My gift to you this holiday season is taking us all back to driving school
It’s the end of the holiday season and my gift to you is taking us all back to driving school. Jeff Westover joins me to talk about the rules of the road and a…
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E226 - Steal me and I‘ll overheat and give you incredible grief!
No guest today as we are in the middle of the holiday season. Today I talk about how Mercedes-Benz has become the first and only automaker to win regulatory…
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E225 - Do I have to make three rights just to go left?
Have you ever heard of a Quadrant Road Interchange? It isn’t one of the most famous intersections but it is unique and more are popping up around the country…
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E224 - Happy drinksgiving, one of the biggest bar nights in America
It’s Thanksgiving week so lets talk turkey! Lakshmi Iyengar, data analyst at Jerry, an online car insurance comparison service as well as a licensed insurance…
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E223 - Could this legislation be the single most important key in trying to prevent drunk driving?
Today on the show I have what I think is one of the most powerful interviews I have ever done. Today I speak with Ken Snyder, vehicle Technology Expert and…
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E222 - Trying to take a selfie with a mountain lion, now that‘s risky
What is the last thing you would think is a contributing factor to the high number of pedestrians being hit by drivers would be? How about because it is easy…
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E221 - Do you have to turn right on red?
Happy birthday to my favorite podcast ever, the Driving You Crazy podcast is 5 years old!! Today I am joined by David Dowty, Free2Move’s Head of North America…
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E220 - Will major cities close off roads to all traffic?
It is a not too distant reality to see a downtown city close off all of the roads to vehicle traffic? Some say that is a good idea. Today I speak to a repeat…
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E219 - How will they do the cannonball run with an electric car?
Where are we going to charge all these electric vehicles that are eventually coming to a road near you while you are out and about especially when you are far…
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E218 - Get the world together and pick one time zone
Did you know that statistically you are at a higher risk of a crash, including a fatal crash the week following the time change. Today I will speak with Dr…
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E217 - I know what people do to rental cars and it isn‘t good
It is still much more expensive to rent a car the traditional way than it has been pre-pandemic. There is another option that is becoming more popular, renting…
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E216 - Sure, go ahead an drive barefoot for all I care
Is It Illegal to Drive Without Shoes? This is a question that automotive writer Jason Unrau set out to answer in an article he has on Bumper.com and he joins…
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E215 - Just give a trucker a hug
It is time to again talk trucking and what the trucking industry is dealing with during these times. I invited Mike Kucharski, Co-Owner and Vice President of…
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E214 - I‘m not ready to have a car drive me around just yet
Imagine this, a world where autonomous cars will match or exceed human safety by 2024 and the technology will grow so quickly that just 25 years later human…
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E213 - Have a frank-tastic day
It’s time to revisit my conversation with Katie Ferguson, also known as Ketchup Katie and Rachel Aul, aka Relish Rachel, two of the Oscar Mayer Hotdoggers who…
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E212 - It’s nothing like driving around with the Hindenburg in your tank
All we are hearing about for the future of electric vehicles is battery plug-in but what about hydrogen? Is it still a viable power source? Raghu Kilambi, CEO…
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E211 - The best way to describe it is riding in a giant toaster
The company EasyMile just launched the largest fleet of fully autonomous, electric shuttle buses in the country at the Colorado School of Mines in Golden…
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E210 - Oo-ee baby Won't ya let me take you on a sea cruise
The cruise industry has been down some rough seas but it seems that it is coming back. I am joined by Heidi Allison, President of CruiseCompete.com and…
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E209 - How our DOT in Colorado faked a mud slide just to detour traffic
Would a state agency that is tasked with giving out at times life saving information send out fake information just to detour traffic? The answer is pretty…
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E208 - You may say that I'm a dreamer but I'm not the only one
On the show, I speak with Ben Schmidt, the Co-founder and CEO of a company called Road-botics. They partnered with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation to…
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E207 - Will long term telecommuting affect long term traffic congestion
We all know covid change the way we work but has it changed it forever and changed the way we commute? I speak with Dr. Patricia Mokhtarian, Professor of civil…
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E206 - To space and beyond over and over again
Now that we have two private space flights in the books, where do we go from here? What does this mean to private transportation and to us here on earth?…
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E205 - The satellite dish only blocks my view when I make right turns
Air travel has really gone downhill since covid. I recall my trip to Florida and how Disney needs to update how we all get around. The EU wants to stop selling…
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E204 - I don't even know who Gordon Lightfoot is
This episode I get to speak with IndyCar Driver Graham Rahal. I’m sure you recognize the name. He is the son of Legendary indy racer Bobby Rahal. Graham is…
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E203 - We can all coexist on the roads together
I speak with Devon Jones, former viral YouTubeer who posted videos of his confrontations with other drivers he recorded on his helmet cam and was featured on…
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E202 - Who knew there were camels in Colorado?
Tens of thousands of years ago there were animals roaming the great plains that aren’t still with us today. We know this because we dig them up from time to…
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E201 - Imagine moving an interstate that is above ground underground
Imagine transforming an interstate route from a bridge to a lowered section below ground. That is what the Colorado DOT is doing as part of their central 70…
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E200 - The employer based trip reduction program
Have you heard of the Employer Based Trip Reduction Program? It is an idea from Colorado’s Department of Public Health and Environment Air Pollution Control…
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E199 - Will it take technology in our cars to save us from being distracted by our technology?
Will it take technology in our cars to save us from being distracted by our technology? I explore that question and much more with Doug Milnes, Head of…
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E198 - To pull half way out or not, that is the question
You can imagine that being caught for street racing would come with several driving charges but what about false imprisonment? That is happening in Aurora…
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E197 - If you buy a lifetime subscription it should be a lifetime subscription
I received a few comments from my last episode that I address. Two people were killed in a Tesla that might have been in the self driving auto pilot mode. And…
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E196 - Should we ban traffic stops by officers all together?
Is it time to ban all traffic stops after what happened to Duane Wright in Minnesota? What would that look like and what are the implications of such an idea…
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E195 - It will be a busy summer on the roads.
It has been a year since Covid and traffic is coming back. How busy will it be this summer? AAA expert Skyler McKinley is with me to talk about that and give…
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E194 - There will always be the need for the traffic reporter
I am back with a rant and interview. The rant stems from how the airlines will switch prices of flights on you as you are buying them. Call it surge pricing on…
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E193 - One year down the road, has covid-19 changed traffic forever?
It has been a year since the shutdowns erasing our traffic from the roads. In this episode I bring back Gil Edwards. Gil is with Iteris and traffic carma…
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E192 - Is it the speeding that kills or the driver who speeds who kills?
What kills more, speeding or speed limits set too high? I break down an article I saw titled, “Stop Driving 5 Miles per Hour Over the Speed Limit. You're…
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E191 - Here's a great idea, keep driving until we run out of gas
Does more money equal better road infrastructure? That is the question MoneyGeek set out to answer in their study: “Road Conditions and Spending by State: Does…
- Driving You Crazy
E190 - Fast charging is the key to the future of EV cars
California has a plan to only have new electric vehicles for sale by 2035. Is that plan possible? It will mean advancements in battery technology. One company…
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E189 - You're moving a big hunk of metal over 150 mph, you should be nervous
When you see an expensive, exotic sports car do you wish or dream that you could, even for a little while, drive it? Even in the heart of the worst part of the…
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E188 - How to change 18 seconds into 2 years with just a few clicks on your phone
Has your car been sitting for far too long and do you wonder if it needs some TLC? Lauren Fix, the car coach is here to talk about taking care of your car and…
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E187 - How you first learned to drive isn't necessarily how you should be driving
There are apps for just about everything, even for learning how to drive. I go to Sweden to speak to Leo Waldenback, the co-founder and head of growth for…
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E186 - There is no time for shrimp cocktail in a nuclear war
Did you see the first ever human test of the hyperloop? I think that warrants revisiting my interview with Dave Clute with the Hyperloop Advanced Research…
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E185 - It’s important we remember collisions involve vehicles piloted by people
Auto insurance is something we have to have but it is also something that we hate to deal with. What are the trends in auto insurance during this pandemic and…
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E184 - This is really a game changer in real time traffic information
One of the problems with navigation software is the reliance on crowdsourced or late input data into the system. There is a company that believes they have…
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E183 - Never drive next to another car no matter what road you are on
It’s time we go back to school… driving school. Jeff Westover joins me to talk about the new rules of the road and a ton of other great stuff when it comes to…
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E182 - Is there a war against cars in downtown areas?
Is there a war against cars in downtown areas? Yes, says my guest this week. Kelly Sloan is the Executive Director for the Freedom to Drive Coalition and he…
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E181 - Should cities make their downtown urban core void of cars?
After the last episode, I was taken to task by software developer, founding member of the Denver Bicycle Lobby and creator of the website called NoSquish.com…
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E180 - In the inverted transportation pyramid, cars are the equivalent of junk food
Are cars just junk food? Some city planners think so. Is your car under a recall? How would you know? When you are hot in a plane remember it isn’t ok to take…
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E179 - COVID-19, a roadblock to the Great American Road Trip
Has covid killed the road trip or is more alive than ever? David Ramsey, columnist with the Colorado Springs gazette wrote an article recently titled…
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E178 - Four loko and tree branches don't mix
According to AAA, some sort of technology in your car fails every 8 miles. So I invited Skyler McKinley from AAA Colorado to talk about that as well as gas…
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E177 - There's nothing like driving in a 27 foot long hotdog
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live, eat and breathe hotdogs for a full year? How about what it would be like to drive and tour with the Oscar…
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E176 - We won't see an autonomous car for 100 years down the road
How long will it take to see an autonomous car on the road? My guest says 100 years. Richard Truet is the Engineering & Technology reporter at Automotive News…
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E175 - Could our cars be more important than ever before?
How important are our cars during this pandemic? According to Tim Jackson, president and CEO of the Colorado Automobile Dealers Association Our cars are…
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E174 - All it takes is a little bit of money
What is the state of our infrastructure across the nation? Not good, according to TRIP’s Rocky Moretti. Rocky is the director of policy and research for TRIP…