U.S. Department of Transportation

Imperial Stars To Pay Nearly $40k to Department of Transportation

Remember the foolishness of OC's The Imperial Stars? Well, they're finally facing the consequences for their "performance" on top of a flat bed truck that caused a horrific traffic jam on the 101 by Sunset Blvd in October 2010. Adding insult to injury, the band wrote "Traffic Jam 101" to promote the ... More >>

Long Beach Airport Fares Remain Lowest in State, Second-Lowest in Country

Average domestic air fares at Long Beach Airport have been the lowest in California and second-lowest in the U.S. for eight consecutive quarters, according to the Department of Transportation. During the fourth quarter of 2012, the average round trip domestic air fare at Long Beach was $234, while t ... More >>

Distracted Driver Charged in Huntington Beach Crash That Killed a 4-Month-Old Baby

​We've heard distracted driver stories, but this is one of most tragic. In September, a driver in Huntington Beach was securing a laptop that was sliding off the passenger seat of his SUV when he crashed into the car in front of him, causing a chain-reaction accident that ejected a 4-month-old gir ... More >>

Toyota's Record $32.4 Million Fine Settles Federal Probes But Not Suits Brought by OCDA and Others

​Toyota's agreement to pay a record $32.4 million to settle U.S. Department of Transportation investigations into the giant automaker's handling of two recalls does nothing to resolve civil lawsuits brought by the Orange County District Attorney's Office and the families of those killed or injured ... More >>

Why Your Bulldog Has a Fear of Flying

​It's bad enough dogs have to worry about this guy, but those of the purebred, short-snouted variety have something else to fear: Airplanes.U.S. Department of Transportation data shows that since 2005, English bulldogs have suffered the most midair doggie deaths among purebreds. Pugs came in seco ... More >>

It's a Bummer Summer for Air Travelers

​Do your summer travel plans involve stepping onto a plane?Then you'll love reading this: while it's been a busy one for an industry still licking its financial wounds from 9/11, a battered economy and rising fuel prices, so many flights are being canceled that passengers are near-universally find ... More >>

[UPDATED:] Remember Our Cover Story About Toyota Prius?

UPDATE: The U.S. Transportation Department has opened an investigation into brake problems in 2010 Toyota Prius, according to the Washinton Post. Photo by Daniel KramerAs the Weekly reported last year, Bobette Riner had her Prius a couple months before it took off and died, leaving her stranded on t ... More >>

Easy Writer Part 6: Always Use Protection

​Yes, yes, nothing is lamer than safety, especially when you want to go balls to the wall down the highway on a motorcycle. However, I'm going to go ahead and assume that somewhere in your life you've ridden a skateboard, bicycle, Rollerblades, etc., and you fell down at least once. Did you skin y ... More >>

Driving While Talking on the Phone is Like Drunk Driving?

Much ado today over the revelation that the U.S. Department of Transportation withheld data about car cell phone use which basically concluded that gabbing away on your cell phone while driving -- even on a hands-free set -- is the equivalent of driving drunk. State lawmakers in California say meas ... More >>

Feds Kill Foothill-South Toll Road Proposal. Now What? Punt?

UPDATED WITH TCA NON-RESPONSE RESPONSE; BLOOMBERG REPORT...If the posting times are correct, The Orange County Register (9:40 a.m.) beat the Los Angeles Times (10:03 a.m.) in getting the news out that the U.S. Department of Commerce had announced it would uphold the state Coastal Commission's reject ... More >>

Janet Napolitano's Sorry Service in Arizona Makes Her a Terrible Choice for Homeland Security Secretary

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Toll Road "Bailout" Request Blasted

Groups that have banded together to fight the 241 toll road extension through San Onofre State Park today accused the private agencies that operate Orange County's financially troubled network of toll roads of seeking a $1.1 billion federal bailout. The Transportation Corridor Systems (TCS) -- a jo ... More >>

You Nguyen Some, You Lose Some

Campaign sign for notorious Mexican-baiter stands abandoned but immaculate in Santa Ana

Fear Factor

The four horsemen of the suburban apocalypse

This Just In

El Toro Airport still dead

Strangers With Pokin Sticks

Wigfield mocks literary journalism and small-town life

Deadly Plants

Hitting the Wall

Naked Lunch

Just Build More Roads

Is the Auto Club working for you or for the auto industry?

Airport? Terminal!

El Toro Airport Watch No. 144

Now Open for Business

Because of a flawed deed, the countys Talbert nature preserve is available for development

Lie the Friendly Skies

El Toro Airport Watch No. 135

50 Reasons to Hate the Proposed El Toro International Airport

The Six-Figure Club

El Toro Watch No. 106

Crossing Guard

El Toro Airport Watch No. 95

Mythic Propaganda

El Toro Watch No. 92