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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
E173 - What does traffic in a post covid world look like?
What will traffic look like post covid-19? Will it be worse or better than before? How many people will return to transit and how many will stay away? I talk…
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E172 - Will defunding the police equal more people driving badly?
Does defunding the police mean there will be more people driving badly? That is the focus topic today. Also, the TSA will be changing gloves more often, the…
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E171 - Looks like your plant has seen better days.
We crack open the mail bag and answer a couple of questions. Did you know that there parts of roadkill that you can keep and parts you can’t. We have the 15…
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E170 - Really, who would want to hack into my car?
Look who is back on the show… Joseph. How vulnerable is your car to be hacked? I talk with Rob Davis, CEO and Founder of the cyber security company called…
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E169 - What does a stop sign and the Burger King sign have in common?
Nicole is back as we talk about people getting kicked off planes for not wearing a mask. This could be the summer of the road trip as people want to get away…
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E168 - It was like a covid swamp
What is it like to travel across the country during this time of covid-19? Jayson has all the juicy details of his recent trip to Florida. All that and more on…
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E167 - Concrete, who knew?
There is more to concrete than just something you drive on. I speak with Wil Srubar, assistant professor of civil, environmental and architectural engineering…
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E166 - Traffic is making a comeback
Have you noticed traffic volume is picking up? I talked with Gil Edwards, Traffic Cast’s head of product strategy and engagement to talk more about traffic…
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E165 - Back from the depths of quarantine
We are back from the depths of quarantine. Nicole Brady and Jayson talk about what has been going on with the show the past two months as well as predictions…
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E164 - Well guess what tough guy…. you now have the virus
The Coronavirus is affecting so many businesses and industries right now including a major one many people have forgotten about. The motorcoach industry. I…
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E163 - Strange times indeed
It is a strange time and I have some thoughts about what is going on with the virus and our world. I also revisit a great interview with Dr Lance Eliot who…
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E162 - Talking traffic with Sarah Phinney & the world is virus crazy
It’s time again to talk traffic, this time with Sarah Phinney, Traffic Anchor/Reporter for WFTS-TV ABC Action News in Tampa Bay. The Coronavirus is taking over…
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E161 - This could be the best solution so far to stop distracted driving some are trying to stop it
What if there was a product that would automatically stop a driver from texting or surfing social media while driving? There is such a product but it isn’t…
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E160 - Talking traffic with Jon Rudder
We are again talking traffic, this time with Jon Rudder, traffic anchor and helicopter reporter for WEWS-TV, NewsChannel5 in Cleveland. Jon tells us about what…
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E159 - Stop messing with standard time
We all know the time change messes up our sleep. That also increases our risk of being in a crash and even worse, a fatal crash. So says new research from our…
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E158 - Talking traffic with "Big Al"
We are talking traffic again today.. This time in southern Arizona with Allen “Big Al” Kath. Big Al has been in radio and TV since the days of Chareton Heston…
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E157 - Talking traffic with Rebecca Schleicher
It is time to again talk traffic, this time with Rebecca Schleicher, traffic anchor and transportation reporter for NewsChannel5 in Nashville, Tennessee…
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E156 - Talking traffic with Ann Marie
It’s time to talk traffic with traffic anchor Anne Marie LaFlamme from our Scripps station WXYZ in Detroit. We get to know Anne Marie and find out what the…
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E155 - No one wants to see traffic on Snapchat Brenda
Hey, what do you know. Joseph is back from his month long hiatus. One drunk driver made it very easy for the cops to find him. Australia authorities have…
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E154 - That is the next level of parking
Sitting in again as co-host is Nicole Brady. What is the future of parking? We invited Dan Roarty, President and COO of Arrive. Arrive describes itself as the…
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E153 - Jayson kills it on a Las Vegas tram
What are some of the newest and coolest technologies in the transportation world revealed at the CES show in Las Vegas? We have all the details from ABC Radio…
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E152 - Should trucks be restricted to only night time hours or just the right lane?
It is time to again talk trucking. After being accused of hating trucks and truck drivers, I invited Andrea Marks, Communications Director for TruckerNation to…
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E151 - How old is too old to drive
How old is too old to drive? We’ve talked about it in the past but we will get more into it with Maile Gray, executive director of Drive Smart Colorado. Kansas…
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E150 - We'll have to politely pass on this one
For the first time ever we have been denied for an interview request. The story is about how DOT’s around the country are selling your personal data for money…
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149 - The water on planes is so unsafe, you shouldn't even wash your hands with it.
There is a new study that finds that the water on board most major airlines that is served to passengers is so unsafe that you shouldn’t even wash your hands…
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E148 - If the driver is distracted then any accident could be argued an on-purpose
Should we increase fines for distracted driving or install more red light cameras and take the revenue to improve intersection safety? That is the argument we…
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E147 - Is it time for public trasit to be free?
What would it look like if every city had free transit? Would you ride it more often? What would it cost? Is it a worthwhile idea? One person who has looked…
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E146 - We‘re not making Gerald‘s anymore and haven‘t for a while
We have a brief followup to the big CDOT story from last week. In breaking news… driving while eating can be distracting. If you want people to stop riding a…
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E145 - And voila, you have someone utterly unqualified for a job at a difficult time for the DOT
Is the Colorado Department of Transportation is total disarray? That is what the Glendale Cherry Creek Chronicle is asking. We speak with the publisher of the…
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E144 - Let it fly America, let it fly
Jayson tells the tale of the trip, Spirit Airlines, drinking on planes, the Tampa airport. Alos, how space flights are affecting commercial aircraft and what…
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E143 - If the passenger ahead of you flushes twice, it's a secret message
It is a short episode today with guest co-host Nicole Brady. Is there a secret meaning when someone flushes the toilet on an airplane twice? Kids are wrecking…
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E142 - This my friend is not the 1820's, this is the 2020's
Do you want a vanity license plate but the word is so popular someone already has it? There are 30 names being released by the state of Colorado that you can…
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E141 - How will we get to autonomous cars when even the starship Enterprise has someone driving it
What does the future look like with autonomous vehicles? We explore that and so much more with Dr Lance Eliot. Dr Eliot is an AI and AV expert and shared his…
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E140 - Have you ever had to run away from someone while naked?
One country is trying to crack down on rich citizens who use ambulance services as their own private taxi. Clue, not the USA. NYC Lyft and Uber drivers are…
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E139 - It's hard being a father in 2019
We all know that the roads and bridges and infrastructure around the country needs major improvement. The Reason Foundation is out with its 24th Annual Highway…
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E138 - Whoops, there goes my AirPod
Do people who make more money over time automatically buy a car? That is the theory by one StreetsBlog author who thinks you are rich if you make $60,000 in…
- Driving You Crazy
E137 - No super commuters don't wear a giant S on their chest
Have you heard of a super commuter? They are people who commute 90 minutes each way in a car or with transit. Chris Salviati, housing economist with…
- Driving You Crazy
E136 - Pitty party of one your table is ready, pitty party of one
Imagine a world where there are no more cargo ships on the open sea. Where everything is moved by air ships. That is the idea by some European scientists as…
- Driving You Crazy
E135 - Chill with my windows down and enjoy my 35 mph cruise
Is it becoming too dangerous now for kids to ride bikes even in your neighborhood? We speak with Forbes contributing author Bob Cook about his piece called Why…
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E134 - Enjoy your Virginia Beach t-shirt, your bucket hat and go have a fish taco
What if you could use an app to either find an open parking space on someone’s property or use that same app to provide a space in your driveway when you…
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E133 - Yea, I think this will make you wanta to sit in the middle seat
Do you hate sitting in the middle seat on a flight? Hank Scott, the founder and CEO of Molon Labe Seating has come up with a revolutionary design that might…
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E132 - The little guy inside would say keep on driving
There is trouble in drivers education. That from Volvo and the Harris Poll so we invited Jim Nichols, Senior Manager of Product, Technology and Brand…
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E131 - He's in the world of I didn't want to pull over this guy
Joseph is back from his cross country adventure and has the tales to prove it. What are the unspoken rules of public transportation around the world? The…
- Driving You Crazy
E130 - Robot take the wheel
What is the future of autonomous cars? We explore that and all things cars new and old with Jason Torchinsky. Jason is the editor of Jalopnik, a producer of…
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E129 - Just remember that a scooter is still a vehicle
If you weren’t sure, those electric scooters are vehicles and you can get a DUI for riding one while drunk. We have the moment the first woman in Albuquerque…
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E128 - Imagine a cross between air hockey, the concorde & a railgun
It is time to talk hyperloop. I speak with Dave Clute with the Hyperloop Advanced Research Partnership about all things hyperloop. What is it, where it in…
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E127 - I could have washed my car naked
Another road trip and thoughts along the way. Kids don’t care who you are, keep your stinky bare feet off my seat. What kind of music makes you drive better?…
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E126 - I hope you yell weeee when you ride like that
Welcome back to the show Joseph. He’s back after a couple weeks off to move and get his driver’s license. We speak with Dr Wes Marshall, assistant professor in…
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E125 - Now that my friends is a true daily double
Have you wanted to go camping but, like me, you don’t want to sleep on the ground? You will be interested in what Jon Moran, creator of NativeCamperVans has to…
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E124 - In my day we drove our own cars... and we liked it!
Should we change the way we grade crash tests? The Auto Professor, Dr Norma Hubele says yes. I talk to Dr Hubele all about her auto grades and what cars are…
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E123 - Yea, because he's a road rage crazeball
Today I welcome guest co-host Nicole Brady to the show to talk transportation. There are some stiff fines for some common offenses in Wales, UK. The Tampa…
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E122 - She reached into her yoga pants and pulled out a small alligator
Buying a used car has changed dramatically over the past few years. One new company, Carvana, is changing the process even more. I speak with Jenni Stanford…
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E121 - She is the Peyton Manning of parking tickets
Could you give up your car and only ride a scooter? Should you just rent one or lay down a few more bucks and buy one? We speak with Josh Frisby, the owner of…
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E120 - Think about what the city would like with 25 percent fewer cars
I spend the show today with the editor and executive director of Streetsblog Denver Andy Bosselman. We talk about transit vs single car commuting and all…
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E119 - Is it time to make transportation a utility?
We spend the show talking managed toll lanes, creating a transportation utility and the future of transportation with the co-founder and current Director of…
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E118 - The zipper merge is just a feel good theory for the guy not waiting his turn
Guest host today is Skyler McKinley, Director of Public Relations and Government Affairs for AAA Colorado. Jayson and Skyler talk about the changes in the way…
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E117 - At least you filled the hole
Guest host Nicole Brady joins the show today to talk about a story of an elderly couple who hasn’t driven their car for three years because they can’t get an…
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E116 - This is not a James Bond movie
Would you let someone borrow your car while you are away on a trip? There is a new app called Drift that does just that, paying you to lend your car to other…
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E115 - You're going off this plane in handcuffs and you can decide if it's in Des Moines or Chicago
How close are we to a strike by flight attendants who work for Frontier Airlines? We talk with Sara Nelson, President of the Association of Flight Attendants -…
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E114 - Does a car company have the right to tell us how fast we can or cannot go?
Should car companies have the right or obligation to tell its users how fast they can drive? Volvo will cap the top speed on all cars and is looking at using…