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This article states that the Beijing Municipal Government has started soliciting public opinions for a proposal designed to address the city's traffic problems. The public opinion is expected to impact the final plan even though the proposal has already been approved by the State Council. The government plans to levy traffic congestion charge in areas where traffic is heavy in addition to bans on Beijing car owners from driving one day each week based on the last digit of their license plates. The plan also include different parking fees.

The authors offer opinions on traffic regulations. Laws in several Canadian provinces banning the use of hand-held cell phones by automobile drivers are criticized as inadequate. Research on cell phone use is cited in support of the contention that hands-free cell phones offer no increase in safety for drivers.

The article presents a discussion on the extension of the vehicle restrictions in Beijing, China, from April 11, 2009 to April 10, 2010. According to one reader, owners of automobiles will be forced to take taxis once a week, and will have to spend about 1,000 yuan on taxis and endure all the inconveniences caused by the ban. Another reader stated that restrictions of this kind may help ease the traffic and reduce exhaust emissions, but will result in more cars.

The article reports on an announcement by U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters that Los Angeles, California will receive $210 million in federal funds to help reduce traffic congestion and provide better bus transit services. According to Peters, the funding will allow local leaders to move forward with a plan to convert existing high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes to high-occupancy toll (HOT) lanes and implement congestion pricing to improve traffic, air quality and quality of life in southern California.

This article reviews the actual traffic prediction software from Inrix.

Presents comments on traffic law enforcement in Urumqi, capital of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and in Beijing, China. Ban on traffic officers from maintaining traffic order by lurking in the shadows while on duty and surprising road users in Urumqi; Better enforcement of traffic law in the open than working in the shadows.

Reports on the traffic problem in China. Plans by the government to resolve the problem by 2008 when it hosts the 29th Olympic Games; Traffic engineering; Effects of the increasing number of automobiles on the street; Transportation infrastructure; Public transportation.

The article reflects on the relationship between law and culture in Italy. Such curious intertwining of two distinct concepts may sound bizarre, but not in Italy, a country trying be at par with European standards, albeit under legislation passed by a political class enamored with continuing scandals. In 1992, this political class passed a law designed to harmonize Italian traffic laws with the standards. The law imposes a speed limit of 130 kilometers per hour on the autostradas, the two dozen limited-access highways that encompass the country.

The article reports that several states including Idaho, Kansas and Missouri have followed Minnesota's lead in the passage of a law that allows bicycles and motorcycles to proceed through stoplights if the traffic control signal does not detect their presence. Other states include Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and Wisconsin. The law implemented in North Carolina reportedly covers only motorcycles.

Presents an update on traffic-related events in the U.S. as of July 2005. Violation charged against a chicken who cross a road in California; Results of a study on drivers in New England, conducted by GMAC Insurance; Plead of Vincent Howard, a parking meter attendant, on the stealing case filed against him.

Reports on the restriction imposed by the Bucharest City Council (BCU) on freight traffic in Bucharest, Romania on September 16, 2004. Reaction of the people in Bucharest to the restriction; Reason of the BCU for making the decision; Details of the regulation; Impact of the restriction on jobs and businesses.

Reports on U.S. legislator Eddie Bernice Johnson's introduction of the Metropolitan Congestion Relief Act. Benefits for the National League of Cities in the TEA-21 reauthorization process; Targeting of funds to localities to mitigate traffic congestion.

The author reflects on the importance of color coding on direction signs helping to solve highway hodgepodge. He argues that the U.S. is becoming acutely conscious of the need for a vast speed-up in modern highway construction. He suggests that this color guide should be of considerable benefit even to the extent of employing secondary routes for the purpose of relieving traffic congestion.

In this article the author discusses the implications of the delays in the road traffic process reforms in Great Britain. He asserts that the reform is an essential initiative in the advancement of the country and its delays due to political pressure could joepardise consumer status and economic recovery. He notes that mediation process should be optimized since it can benefit a lot of people and create economic advantage.

The article offers a look at traffic issues in Los Angeles (LA), California. Traffic in LA is hardly news and the city has always been at the forefront of fighting traffic, from automated traffic signals in 1922 to reversible lanes, which capitalize on the directional peaks of the morning and evening rush hours. Presently, most roads are busy both ways during peaks, so reversible lanes are history.

The article presents news briefs on law and order in the U.S. as of May 2006. In April 2006, a New York state judge dismissed a lawsuit brought by a club owner hoping to overturn an 80-year-old law requiring businesses that allow dancing to have a license. In March, a Longmont, Colorado man received a $50 ticket after being accused of interfering with the city's traffic signals.