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The Georgia Department of Transportation launched a new mobile app to encourage Georgia drivers to drive safely with a contest for the title of the safest driver. (Pexels)

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Georgia Department of Transportation launches app encouraging safe driving with contests

The Georgia Department of Transportation, in partnership with Cambridge Mobile Telematics (CMT) announced Aug. 1 the launch of a safe driving app used to prevent crashes and improve road safety.

August 06, 2024
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  • GPB News Staff
An electric vehicle is seen charging in New Jersey on June 11, 2024.

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11 tips for a smooth EV road trip — without the range anxiety

Considering taking an electric vehicle on a long drive? Plenty of people get range anxiety. But with more charging stations on the roads, things are getting easier. Still, you'll want to have a plan.

July 16, 2024
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  • Camila Domonoske
Out of more than 7,000 applicants for the 2024-25 season, Oscar Mayer selected these 12 Wienermobile drivers, including Columbus native Sarah Oney (seventh from left). They are spelling the word “Hotdoggers,” the title for Wienermobile drivers, as they pose in Madison, Wisconsin, where they trained for two weeks in June 2024. Courtesy of Sarah Oney

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What’s it like to drive an Oscar Mayer Wienermobile? This Columbus native was hired

It’s 60-hotdogs long and 24-hotdogs tall and when she finishes her yearlong journey, Columbus native Sarah Oney will have driven with her copilot one of the six famous Oscar Mayer Wienermobiles around 20,000 miles to more than 200 events across the midwestern United States.

July 04, 2024
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  • Mark Rice
Illustration: Burning rubber at a race. At illegal "sideshows," drivers show off their cars and skills by doing burn-outs and donuts, often shutting down public streets.

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As sideshows gain popularity, police try a range of tactics to stop them in their tracks

Illegal "sideshows," also known as "street takeovers," have spread since the pandemic. When police try to break them up, they often face defiant crowds

June 27, 2024
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  • Martin Kaste
Nancy Gobran, instructor and owner of Safety Driving School, poses in an empty parking lot where she holds her driving lessons on Feb. 6, 2024 in Stone Mountain, Georgia.

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Teaching refugee women to drive goes farther than their destination

A greater Atlanta program called Women Behind the Wheel offers 14 hours of free drivers' education to mostly refugee and immigrant women. Many of the women who enroll come from countries that discourage women from driving or working outside their home.

April 12, 2024
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  • Associated Press
An image of a traffic light flashing a yellow signal.

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Can you drive through a yellow light in Georgia? Here’s what the law says

We’ve all been there: You’re coming up on a traffic light just as it turns yellow. Should you go through it? Or should you stop?

January 26, 2024
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  • The Telegraph
Under Georgia law, drivers cannot run a red light that is taking too long to turn green. Drivers can be penalized with a fine for disobeying a traffic signal.

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Can you run a red light that just won’t turn green? Here’s what Georgia law says

Seasoned drivers aren’t strangers to the basic rules of the road, such as stopping at a red light. But what do you do if you’re stuck at a light that just won’t change?

December 28, 2023
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  • Tanasia Kenney

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Traveling by car this Thanksgiving? Here are the best times to drive

The 102-hour Thanksgiving holiday travel period begins at 6 p.m. Wed., Nov. 22, and ends at 11:59 p.m. Sun., Nov. 26. The day before Thanksgiving is the busiest travel day of the year, and the Georgia Department of Public Safety and AAA are sharing travel times and tips in hopes of making this week safer for drivers.

November 22, 2023
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  • GPB News Staff
People travel through the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport on Thursday.

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Roads and airports will be crowded this weekend. Here's how to prepare

The FAA says this could be the third-busiest travel weekend of the year so far, while AAA warns we could see more traffic on the roads than in years. Here's what to know if you're flying or driving.

September 01, 2023
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  • Rachel Treisman
Sure a goldfish can mingle in a tank, but some have taken their movement to the next level by operating robotic vehicles on land as part of an animal behavior experiment.

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Israeli scientists have trained goldfish to drive, in a scene out of a Dr. Seuss book

An experiment involving a robotic tank on wheels and six trained goldfish may offer insights into animals' ability to navigate unfamiliar environments.

January 11, 2022
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  • Rachel Treisman
Pamela Williams, a driving instructor with DSC Training Academy, stands in front of one of the academy's trucks on June 29. Williams has been driving for seven years and enjoys seeing the country from the road.

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Truck Driving Has Long Been A Man's World. Meet The Women Changing That

A record number of women are becoming truck drivers, changing the face of an industry that has historically been dominated by men.

September 19, 2021
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  • Stephan Bisaha
Amy Holditch settles in behind the wheel of the RV she rented for her 10-day family trip from Madison, Ala. to Cape Cod, Mass.

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Not Flying This Summer? Many Americans Are Hitting The Road — In RVs

The summer vacation, an annual rite for so many, is not an easy thing to give up, even during a pandemic.

August 02, 2020
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  • Melanie Peeples

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