I reply to a fair number of L.A. travel questions here and many of the answers (including mine) often contain dire warnings about traffic. This happens even if traffic isn't directly related to the question being asked. So, visitors to our fair city, how bad was the traffic really, and what information/advice can I give to newbie LA tourists who drive? [more inside]
posted by Room 641-A on Apr 29, 2013 - 60 answers

If I'd like to attend an event that starts at 7:30pm at The Met in New York on Wednesday, is a flight that's scheduled to arrive in LaGuardia at 4:35 likely to make me late? [more inside]
posted by weston on Feb 28, 2012 - 25 answers

How much is the average car/bus parked? [more inside]
posted by bouchacha on Jan 27, 2012 - 11 answers

I'd like to ask a relatively simple question – what would happen if we switched of traffic lights when we didn't really need them? I'd like to know from an environmental aspect what effect turning off the nations traffic lights would have towards saving electricity and reducing emissions. From a social point of view could the nation's road users manage with such a change? And from a technical innovation view point – could it and should it happen and if so how?
posted by SarahM on Sep 10, 2008 - 22 answers

I-80 vs. I-70: Which will get me to Missouri from New Jersey with the smaller headache? [more inside]
posted by adamdrici on May 30, 2008 - 15 answers

How do I stop traffic on a busy freeway? [more inside]
posted by monkeystronghold on Mar 2, 2005 - 17 answers