Do you have a sneaking suspicion that traffic cameras are being used more to suck money out of your pocket than to promote safe driving habits? You're not alone. more ›

A survey by WTOP says that of all the drivers filling the region's highways and roadways, the motorists in the District are the worst. In the poll, drivers from Maryland and Virginia ganged up to bash their D.C. neighbors. more ›

Washington ranked as the sixth-worst city to drive in, according to research compiled by the traffic research organization INRIX. That's bad, but at least we're better than Bridgeport, Conn. more ›

Even though they know better, as many as 43 percent of teen drivers surveyed admit they send and read text messages while operating their vehicles, according to a new report commissioned by AT&T. more ›

We've all complained about D.C. drivers and traffic, but how do we stack up to other places across the country? more ›

Despite government campaigns and laws banning it, plenty of drivers are still using their cell phones while driving—including young drivers. more ›

If you're driving through Virginia from now on, you may have fewer speed traps to worry about. more ›

Car-sharing in D.C. has certainly gotten more diverse and competitive in recent weeks. But while Zipcar is raising prices, upstart challenger car2go is offering free registration. more ›

Mayor Vince Gray has proposed enough new speed and traffic cameras to produce $30 million in additional fines next year. But that's not all—he told the D.C. Council yesterday that he'd like see to cameras dot the city's landscape. more ›

Responding to the mild weather and the increase of people walking and cycling to work, D.C. police officers have been out in force this week enforcing pedestrian, cycling and driving laws as part of the annual Street Smart campaign. more ›

Should Maryland drivers be forbidden from smoking in their car if they have a young passenger aboard? Legislators in Annapolis are trying to make it so again this year. more ›

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 ›