Have you seen a digital license plate yet? Some states like California and Arizona and Texas are already using them and they are expanding to other states. This episode I speak with Neville Boston, Reviver Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer all about digital license plates. Also, BMW is nickel and diming their way into your car. All that and more on the Driving You Crazy Podcast. Contact: 303-832-0217 or DrivingYouCrazyPodcast@Gmail.com Jayson: twitter.com/Denver7Traffic or www.facebook.com...
Jul 27, 2022•51 min•Ep. 292
General Motors is going full speed ahead with the move to all electric cars. One of the issues we have talked about here is the lack of charging infrastructure. To increase access to charging and enable long-distance electric travel, GM and the Pilot Company you know them as the Pilot Flying J Travel Centers…. are collaborating on a national DC fast charging network. To talk more about it and some of the challenges they are facing is Travis Hester, General Motors Chief Electric Vehicle Officer. ...
Jul 20, 2022•29 min•Ep. 291
Have you heard of the “Traveling Salesman Problem”? It’s a long time studied issue that logistics and especially transportation companies have studied for years to make getting between two points the most efficient way possible. It’s not just for them but it can help you out too. This episode I visit with Bill Klimack, Professor with the School of Industrial & Systems Engineering at the University of Oklahoma to explain how it can help us save gas money. All that and more on the Driving You ...
Jul 13, 2022•41 min•Ep. 290
It’s a special episode, number 250! I really can’t believe that I’ve published this many episodes. Thanks for all the support. Imagine trying to start a rideshare business in this climate. That is what Will Coleman is doing. Will started the rideshare company Alto in Dallas and Alto has a bit of a different model than Uber and Lyft so I wanted to know more about his journey in this business and what makes Alto different from Uber and Lyft for you and me. And a special congratulations to this sho...
Jun 29, 2022•57 min•Ep. 288
Finding the perfect spot to park the RV is the never ending quest for campers. Today I visit with someone who is trying to make that task easier. My guest is Joel Holland, the CEO of Harvest Hosts. Harvest hosts is a membership service for RVers that helps them find very unique overnight places to park and stay for the night. Also I open the mail bag and answer a listener's question about her terrible experience with her flight to Texas. All that and more on the Driving You Crazy Podcast. Contac...
Jun 22, 2022•52 min•Ep. 287
Are you a fan of roundabouts? This episode I speak with arguably the roundabout king of the United States. Mayor James Brainard of Carmel Indiana has installed over 140 roundabouts in his town transforming the way his citizens get around. He also says his roads are safer than anywhere else because of the roundabouts. We talk all about that plus what do you think are the top casual crash factors for young drivers? I have the list. All that and more on the Driving You Crazy Podcast. Contact: 303-8...
Jun 15, 2022•40 min•Ep. 286
We’ve talked a bunch about the increasing number of people walking and biking who are being killed or injured in the roads. Today I speak with Dr Kelcie Ralph, Associate Professor of Transportation Planning and Policy at Rutgers University where she studies transportation, safety, and public opinion. I talk with Dr Ralph about that issue with pedestrian deaths as well as talk to her about her take that local news outlets that cover traffic collisions can affect perceptions of blame and responsib...
Jun 01, 2022•48 min•Ep. 285
On the show today I wanted to get to some of the driving you crazy stories that I’ve been airing on TV but haven’t talked about them here because I’ve had so many great guests to interview. If you have a question or comment, send it to me on any of the contact links or call the listener hotline, 303-832-0217. All that and more on the Driving You Crazy Podcast. Contact: 303-832-0217 or DrivingYouCrazyPodcast@Gmail.com Jayson: twitter.com/Denver7Traffic or www.facebook.com/JaysonLuberTrafficGuy Pr...
May 25, 2022•23 min•Ep. 284
You’ve heard of leasing and owning a vehicle but what about subscribing to one? Today I speak with Scott Painter, CEO and founder of Autonomy.com about their Tesla exclusive car subscription service. Also, what are the best and worst airlines? The 2022 Airline Rankings are out. All that and more on the Driving You Crazy Podcast. Contact: 303-832-0217 or DrivingYouCrazyPodcast@Gmail.com Jayson: twitter.com/Denver7Traffic or www.facebook.com/JaysonLuberTrafficGuy Autonomy website: https://www.auto...
May 18, 2022•58 min•Ep. 283
Are catalytic converter theft and auto theft a major problem in your town? It is in Denver and across most of the country. Today I have a story of how much money is being collected by thieves and I speak with Susanna Gotsch, CCC’s Senior Analyst who has some disturbing stats about the huge increase in vehicle thefts in the country. All that and more on the Driving You Crazy Podcast. Contact: 303-832-0217 or DrivingYouCrazyPodcast@Gmail.com Jayson: twitter.com/Denver7Traffic or www.facebook.com/J...
May 11, 2022•58 min•Ep. 282
What is the best way to reduce traffic on recreation highways during the busy weekend days? There is a campaign here in Colorado from a group called the I-70 Coalition that is titled “Break Up With Your Car” that is trying to increase transit ridership between the Front Range cities north and south of metro Denver to and from the mountains. The goal is to alleviate traffic on the major mountain highway, Interstate-70. Margaret Bowes, the Director of the I-70 Coalition joins me to talk about it. ...
May 04, 2022•41 min•Ep. 281
What is it like to start a new airline? My guest knows the answer all too well. My guest this episode is Andrew Levy, Chairman and CEO of a relatively new airline called Avelo Airlines. We will talk about his new airline, about other airlines, the travel trends, rising fuel cost, the pilot shortage and much more. Also, the story of the baton bags and how they didn’t and then did get through security. All that and more on the Driving You Crazy Podcast. Contact: 303-832-0217 or DrivingYouCrazyPodc...
Apr 27, 2022•55 min•Ep. 280
Today I spend some time talking traffic with a long-time traffic guy flying around south Florida. My guest is Johann Hoffend, the Chopper5 airborne reporter / photographer for WPTV television in West Palm Beach. All that and more on the Driving You Crazy Podcast. Contact: 303-832-0217 or DrivingYouCrazyPodcast@Gmail.com Jayson: twitter.com/Denver7Traffic or www.facebook.com/JaysonLuberTrafficGuy Johann Hoffend: https://twitter.com/chopper5wptv Production Notes: Open music: jazzyfrenchy by Bensou...
Apr 20, 2022•48 min•Ep. 279
Today on the program I will be talking to Tricia Morrow. Tricia is a Safety Engineer for General Motors and we will be talking about GM’s recent research paper that found that drivers believe stress is a key factor influencing their focus on the road. Also, some of the best and worst get out of a speeding ticket excuses and one not so good driving instructor. All that and more on the Driving You Crazy Podcast. Contact: 303-832-0217 or DrivingYouCrazyPodcast@Gmail.com Jayson: twitter.com/Denver7T...
Apr 13, 2022•27 min•Ep. 278
What will summer flying look like and how are the airlines doing? Why did my flight get canceled and that other one didn’t? All your airline questions answered today as I visit with aviation analyst Jay Ratliff. That and more on the Driving You Crazy Podcast. Contact: 303-832-0217 or DrivingYouCrazyPodcast@Gmail.com Jayson: twitter.com/Denver7Traffic or www.facebook.com/JaysonLuberTrafficGuy Jay Ratliff: https://www.daytradefun.com/ Production Notes: Open music: jazzyfrenchy by Bensound Close mu...
Apr 06, 2022•59 min•Ep. 277
It is time again for our talking traffic segment where we hook up with a traffic anchor from somewhere in the USA and talk traffic. Today we are going west to California, to the small town of Bakersfield and talk to probably one of the most unique traffic anchors we have as part of EW Scripps. Officer Robert Rodriguez is one of the Public Information Officer’s for the California Highway Patrol but he is also the traffic anchor for KERO TV, our station in Bakersfield. I talk traffic and some rule...
Mar 30, 2022•55 min•Ep. 276
I haven’t talked to my buddy Skyler McKinley from AAA Colorado in a while and I have a stack of interesting transportation news that is coming out of his office like gas prices, oil prices, summer travel, road trips and a very interesting story about the increase in fatal wrecks even though fewer people have been driving since the start of Covid. Also, how tone deaf is Moovit sending out the below press release about lower transit use in Ukraine since the war? See for yourself. All that and more...
Mar 23, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 275
There is a study that finds that the water onboard most major airlines that is served to the passengers is so unsafe that you shouldn’t even wash your hands with it. The shocking discovery was made by hunter colleges food policy center and Diet detective.com who investigated the water quality of 23 different US airlines. Joining me today is Dr. Charles Platkin, the executive Director of hunter colleges New York City food policy center to talk more about this. All that and more on the Driving You...
Mar 07, 2022•42 min•Ep. 274
Colorado’s Department of Transportation has changed and morphed from an agency that took care of roads and bridges and safety campaigns into an agency that is about promoting certain kinds of movement and now even development. There is an article written for the website Complete Colorado by Joshua Sharf titled, Commission turns CDOT into Colorado’s urban planner. Today I welcome Joshua Sharf to talk about where we are and where we are going. All that and more on the Driving You Crazy Podcast. Co...
Mar 02, 2022•50 min•Ep. 273
Have you or do you usually buy travel insurance? I rarely do. Covid-19 travel insurance is now required if you want to visit many international countries including many in the caribbean. I speak with travel insurance expert Omar Kaywan, Head of Growth & Co-founder for Goose Insurance to be here on the show to talk about that and travel insurance in general. Also, Athens Greece is getting new sidewalks and stopping people from parking like a jerk. All that and more on the Driving You Crazy Po...
Feb 23, 2022•53 min•Ep. 272
It has been called the most perilous road in America during the winter season. So who would be crazy enough to keep Colorado's infamous Highway 550 clear in winter? My guest Clint Rhoads, CDOT supervisor and plow driver in southwest Colorado is. Also, new federal commercial drivers license testing could make our highways and truck drivers safer and the unique driver who was pulled over without a license. All that and more on the Driving You Crazy Podcast. Link to the online version of this story...
Feb 16, 2022•48 min•Ep. 271
How congested will our roads and highways get in 2022? Will we see more people recalled to the office and see the roads filling up? Are people comfortable with sitting on a train or bus with others? I read an article on the Tom Tom blog called, “What is traffic prediction and how does it work?” The link is just below. I wanted to know what traffic will be like in 2022 and how the change in commuting over the past two years will change the way traffic prediction algorithms work so I invited Jeroe...
Feb 09, 2022•58 min•Ep. 270
We are in the middle of winter and this might be the first time you have driven on snow or ice in an electric car. To talk more about the differences, I invited Tim Waldenback, co-founder of Zutobi Drivers Ed, a gamified e-learning platform focused on online drivers education to help teens get their license to be on the show. All that and more on the Driving You Crazy Podcast. Contact: 303-832-0217 or DrivingYouCrazyPodcast@Gmail.com Jayson: twitter.com/Denver7Traffic or www.facebook.com/JaysonL...
Jan 26, 2022•42 min•Ep. 269
What should we expect from the next 12 months of mobility technology? Drew Meehan, Tom Tom’s Principal user experience designer with a focus on user interface design strategy and the implementation of in-dash navigation products joins me to talk about the new technology we are seeing in vehicles. All that and more on the Driving You Crazy Podcast. Contact: 303-832-0217 or DrivingYouCrazyPodcast@Gmail.com Jayson: twitter.com/Denver7Traffic or www.facebook.com/JaysonLuberTrafficGuy Drew Meehan: ht...
Jan 19, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 268
It’s time again to talk traffic. This time with 8NewsNow Las Vegas traffic anchor Nate Tannebaum. We talk about his long broadcast career, how traffic has rebounded since the shutdowns and of course the Elon Musk tunnel. All that and more on the Driving You Crazy Podcast. Contact: 303-832-0217 or DrivingYouCrazyPodcast@Gmail.com Nate Tannenbaum: https://www.8newsnow.com/author/nathan-tannenbaum/ Jayson: twitter.com/Denver7Traffic or www.facebook.com/JaysonLuberTrafficGuy Production Notes: Open m...
Jan 12, 2022•57 min•Ep. 267
As workers return to the office, where will they all park since most of them feel more comfortable driving in their own car rather than using public transportation. Can you drive a right hand drive vehicle legally in the USA? And Driving You Crazy is my thing but it seems it is a popular thing now for other TV stations to steal. All that and more on the Driving You Crazy Podcast. Contact: 303-832-0217 or DrivingYouCrazyPodcast@Gmail.com Jayson: twitter.com/Denver7Traffic or www.facebook.com/Jays...
Jan 05, 2022•33 min•Ep. 266
It’s the end of the holiday season and my gift to you is taking us all back to driving school. Jeff Westover joins me to talk about the rules of the road and a ton of other great stuff when it comes to driving and doing it safely. Jeff is the owner of several 911 Driving Schools in Washington State. Jeff, now retired, served as a police officer for 18 years. All that and more on the Driving You Crazy Podcast. Contact: 303-832-0217 or DrivingYouCrazyPodcast@Gmail.com Jayson: twitter.com/Denver7Tr...
Dec 29, 2021•51 min•Ep. 265
No guest today as we are in the middle of the holiday season. Today I talk about how Mercedes-Benz has become the first and only automaker to win regulatory approval for a Level 3 autonomous driving system. Why does it seem that owners of Tesla’s don’t put the front plane on their car in states that it is required? And a person write to me for some help and offered up a funny story of her stolen car and how it helped catch the thieves who stole it. All that and more on the Driving You Crazy Podc...
Dec 22, 2021•29 min•Ep. 264
Have you ever heard of a Quadrant Road Interchange? It isn’t one of the most famous intersections but it is unique and more are popping up around the country. I’ve invited Aaron Heumann, Transportation Engineering Manager for Littleton Public Works to talk about the intersection and why they are building one along south Santa Fe at Mineral in south metro Denver. What is the most dangerous holiday song to drive to? I have the list and I open the mail bag and answer a listener’s question. All that...
Dec 08, 2021•58 min•Ep. 263
It’s Thanksgiving week so lets talk turkey! Lakshmi Iyengar, data analyst at Jerry, an online car insurance comparison service as well as a licensed insurance broker in all 50 states, joins me to talk about what time is the most dangerous to drive on Thanksgiving day. Also, are gas prices keeping Americans off the roads or not? Different perspectives from AAA and GasBuddy. All that and more on the Driving You Crazy Podcast. Contact: 303-832-0217 or DrivingYouCrazyPodcast@Gmail.com Jayson: twitte...
Nov 23, 2021•33 min•Ep. 262
