The Brake Light Blues: A Times Special Report
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A look at how your neighbors, in the next lane, juggle their lives and drives.
June 8, 2008
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As society hurtles forward in an age of instant messaging and one-click shopping, motorists paradoxically find themselves moored between bumpers for hours a day, with a psychic toll that experts are still trying to tally.
June 8, 2008
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When approving developments, local officials have sidestepped laws meant to limit the effects on traffic.
June 9, 2008
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The first parking meter, invented by newspaper editor Carl C.
June 11, 2008
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Frank Schiavone fumed inside his Acura MDX, stuck behind the gates of a railroad crossing in downtown Riverside.
Sept. 16, 2014
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Los Angeles has some of the most congested streets and highways in the nation, but Gil Cordova, a veteran driver for United Parcel Service, is rarely stuck in traffic.
June 11, 2008
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Removing just a few vehicles can clear jammed lanes, but motorists cling to routine.
June 11, 2008
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Sept. 16, 2014