Driving You Crazy

How badly do we want the hyperloop? This is the question raised in an article by Tom Hartsfield, a PHD physicist living in Los Alamos, New Mexico. Tom wrote an article in BigThink.com called, “Elon Musk’s Hyperloop is possible. How badly do we want it?” It is a fascinating look at the challenges and complexity of the vacuum tube. Also, my observations from a recent trip to Chicago & South Bend and...

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-...

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 som...

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...

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 wh...

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 terr...

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 fo...

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...

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 DrivingYo...

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: tw...

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: 30...

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 hi...

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 securi...

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/JaysonLuberTrafficGu...

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 C...

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  ...

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...

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...

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 col...

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 ta...

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 sidew...

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 l...

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 commuti...

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-...

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...