A 2009 study asked drivers across the U.S. if they ever succumb to road rage. D.C. ranked as sixth-most courteous, but led in number of drivers who admit to purposefully hitting other vehicles out of anger. more ›

WTOP reports that Federal Aviation Administration chief J. Randolph Babbitt -- the man in charge of safety in the air -- has taken a leave of absence after having been caught driving while intoxicated in Fairfax over the weekend. more ›

Today, members of the D.C. Council introduced two measures which would put additional emphasis on pedestrian safety, including a law which would reduce the speed limit in residential areas to 15 miles per hour. more ›

Generally speaking, "don't drive through Georgetown" is fairly sound advice. But it's essential guidance today. more ›

Halloween weekend is coming up, and if you're anything like me, you probably still have no earthly idea what to wear for a costume. But at least you won't have to worry about having a pocket free to carry cash for a ride home. more ›

I can count on one hand how many times I've driven in and around D.C. The life of a perpetual passenger is prejudiced, so I can offer few objective thoughts on WTOP's new poll on the best and worst drivers in the Washington region. I'll leave that to you. more ›

Can the D.C. police actually throw you in the clink for having an expired registration? more ›

Now, we've seen read about strange attempts at getaways, but here's one for the record books. more ›

Everyone knows -- or they should -- that it's illegal to hold a cell phone while you're operating a vehicle in the District of Columbia. But based on the number of citations police have again recorded this year, there's more evidence that most people just don't care. more ›

In other, somewhat less obvious budget gap-related news: the District Department of Motor Vehicles will be raising rates on some transactions, including fees for residential parking permits and change of address requests. more ›

Police are currently investigating a collision near Pershing Park which left a woman severely injured last night. more ›

The D.C. DMV announced today that in the first month of its ticket amnesty program, deadbeat drivers paid 17,950 outstanding tickets worth $976,341 in revenue for the city. more ›

The National Cathedral isn't the only thing taking a beating thanks to the ferocity of a deluge which caught many by surprise -- the District's drivers are also having a rough go of it. more ›

Originally, the District's Department of Motor Vehicles -- currently offering amnesty from late fees to those with long-outstanding tickets -- was going to stop honoring requests from residents curious about whether they had tickets that would qualify for amnesty today. But the agency has announced that, given the success of the program so far, they'll extend the free research service through September 9. more ›

The American Automobile Association wants you to keep driving a car to work, to the grocery store, to church, to everywhere. So it's kind of a big deal when AAA actually recommends the use of any other kind of transportation. more ›

If you're the holder of one (or several) of the thousands of unpaid parking tickets issued by the District of Columbia before January 1, 2010, you can pay it (or them) without any late fees starting today. more ›

During a brief break from the debtsanity on the Hill yesterday, D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton decided to head over the Eastern Market to pick up her "usual stock" of bananas and flowers. On her way back, Norton's Ford Fusion hybrid was bumped by a police cruiser on North Carolina Avenue SE. more ›

Drivers owe the District of Columbia over $245 million in unpaid parking tickets. The city would really like to get some of that money back, naturally. So beginning August 1, the city's Department of Motor Vehicles will be suspending penalties on outstanding tickets to encourage people to pay up. more ›

$22,000: that's how much an allegedly drunken sex romp inside a rapidly moving vehicle is going to cost 22-year-old Salem Trad. more ›

Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) can't win. When he isn't crying in front of the media, inspiring headline writers everywhere, or opening the door for Alec Baldwin to run for New York City mayor, he's still filling the role of our favorite vehicular scofflaw in Congress. more ›

Remember that big road work project along New York Avenue, the one that we predicted would be "a vehicular nightmare" and suggested that drivers avoid over the course of the next two years? It sounds like some of you actually may listened! more ›

With less than 24 hours left until a likely federal government shutdown, the city is full of anxiety about how Congress' squabbling will put a crimp in our daily routines. What can you expect living in a town which is at the total whim of the constantly bickering lawmakers in Congress? Behold, an encyclopedic guide to the shutdown's effect on the District! more ›

One wonders what pressing business Batman has along Connecticut Avenue? more ›

The transition to street sweeping season is always a stressful one for drivers around the District of Columbia -- moreso when drivers are getting tickets during the so-called grace period. more ›

While we're on the subject of transportation for drunk people, here's some interesting testimony from Ilmar Paegle, the man who was, until recently, in charge of overseeing the accuracy of breathalyzers used by the District's police. According to a WTTG report, Paegle claims that "hundreds of people have gone to jail based on faulty information that went undetected for years." Yeah, that sounds bad. In coordination with the D.C. Attorney General, the police department has now ditched the faulty breath analysis technology until a reliable analyzer can be found; in the interim, police will have suspected drunk drivers give urine samples when they are pulled over. You know, when you drink, Metro is a good alternative to driv...oh wait, never mind. more ›

Writing a text message while behind the wheel in Maryland is illegal. But reading texts isn't -- at least, not yet. The Old Line State's legislature is attempting to rectify that by introducing legislation that would ban drivers from reading texts and emails as they drive in the state. (Apparently, a similar "measure went before lawmakers last year, but differences between the House and Senate were not worked out, and the bill failed to pass.") Currently, the fine for texting while driving in Maryland can be as much as $500; both D.C. and Virginia have similar bans. Just something to think about the next time you're cursing out Maryland drivers as "the devil incarnate," I suppose. more ›

Freeman Klopott has been doing some boffo work on the Metropolitan Police Department's troubles with breath analysis technology, D.C. Attorney General Irv Nathan's role in dropping (and reinstating) several DUI cases because of those troubles and how police are apparently using urine tests to gauge drivers' blood alcohol levels. But this story, which Klopott shared over at the Examiner's Capital Land blog last night, really takes the cake. more ›