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Saddle Brook bus crash
The driver of the car, the bus driver and 13 bus passengers were injured this morning when the vehicles collided on Market Street near Midland Avenue. Transportation News
Aug 21, 2008
Local cab rates may be going up
Grabbing a cab? Be prepared to pay more, if North Jersey drivers have their way. Towns from Ridgewood to Hackensack are weighing cabbies’ requests for surcharges to offset high fuel prices.
Why do so many bad drivers get a break in court?
The Road Warrior explains the time-honored plea bargain and how the state is raking in the money.
Oil's well as prices surge
Oil prices shot up more than $5 a barrel today, rising to the highest level in over two weeks as escalating tensions with Russia stoked fears of supply disruptions to the West.
UPDATE: Route 21 to reopen
Both northbound and southbound traffic is being diverted onto River Road near Exit 10.
Aug 20, 2008
Cost of getting out of Jersey just went up (again)
The Delaware River Port Authority today voted to increase tolls on its four bridges to $4 from $3 effective Sept. 14. The rates will rise to $5 in 2010, then go up by the inflation rate every other year after that.
Getting a straight answer on inspection
Journalists tend to rely heavily - probably too heavily - on experts and bureaucrats for advice, but sometimes the most practical counsel comes directly from savvy motorists like Adele Sirota.
ALERT: Slow-going on GWB
Motorists are advised there is a slight delay at the tolls of the George Washington Bridge inbound and then heavy traffic is causing a slow-down over the span.
Aug 19, 2008
Continental pilots ejected
Continental Airlines Inc. said between 140 and 180 pilots could be laid off beginning Sept. 9 as the carrier reduces the size of its operation in response to high fuel prices and a weak economy.
Turnpike crash cleared
No serious injuries were reported in the 6 a.m. crash on the western spur near exit 18W in Carlstadt.
Aug 18, 2008
Airfares headed for a nice fall
With demand for air travel falling faster than Olympic swimming records, some carriers are slashing autumn fares to levels not seen since oil prices began skyrocketing last year.
One hurt in early a.m. crash
The single-vehicle crash occurred at Orient Way, near Route 3, around 6 a.m.
UPDATE: Traffic moving on GWB
Traffic is finally moving at the inbound GWB but two earlier accidents thickened the morning commute.
Airheads: How to hike fares and fix nothing
GET READY for another round of airfare price hikes, compliments of U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters.
ALERT: Route 208 N exit ramp reopened
An exit ramp on northbound Route 208 was temporarily shut down after an SUV overturned this afternoon in Wyckoff, police said.
Aug 17, 2008
Road Warrior: Try these remedies for N.J. road agita
There are few things worse than communicating with a cop or bureaucrat who unexpectedly hands you a document that says you can no longer do legally what you've been doing for years with profound innocence.
Aug 16, 2008
Airlines push for alternatives
With the price of oil still above $100 a barrel, everything from wood chips to chicken fat is being scrutinized as an alternative to traditional fuel. But when it comes to airplanes, finding the right mix poses a special challenge.
North Bergen man killed in Turnpike crash
Giovanny Gomez, 24, had just come across the George Washington Bridge when his Jeep struck the rear of a tractor-trailer's cab.
Aug 15, 2008
Bicyclists give Road Warrior grief for promoting helmets
Who would expect that this column's support of bicycle helmets would produce a backlash from, of all people, cyclists?
Aug 14, 2008
More flier hangars
Want to dine outside while watching single and double-engine craft taxi by? Need a hangar to protect your $500,000 jet? Check out Lincoln Park airport.
Heads up: Rt. 3 ramp to 21 closed this weekend
The Route 3 eastbound ramp onto Route 21 southbound in Clifton will be closed for roadway repairs from 11 p.m. this Saturday until 7 a.m. Sunday.
UPDATE: Rt. 80 reopened after crash
Authorities have reopened Route 80 west in Lodi following a crash near Exit 66 shortly before noon.
BMW recalling 200,000 vehicles
The vehicles are being recalled over concerns that the front passenger air bag may not deploy in a crash.
Aug 13, 2008
NJ Transit selling some of its train cars
Pennsylvania and California get the older cars. Bergen riders get sleeker, roomier ones.
Parking gets easier for train commuters
- HACKENSACK - Pascack Valley Line commuters will see nearly twice the number of parking spaces at the North Hackensack station starting today.
NJ transit trying to avoid fare hikes
It will offer early retirement packages to workers this fall.
Commuters to Corzine: We'll take a train
Rail commuters this morning told Governor Corzine that they’ll stick with mass transit even if gas prices drop significantly.
To commuters' dismay, Great Notch station may close
LITTLE FALLS - Some commuters and residents were both saddened and angered Tuesday by news that the 100-year-old Great Notch NJ Transit station may close in October.
Children can ride the ferry for free
The deal is for the rest of this month.
Aug 12, 2008
Airlines might start turning a profit again
The drop in fuel prices may make a difference. But will they drop all those new fees?
Governor presses to end toll perk
TRENTON - Governor Corzine's office on Monday repeated calls for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to discontinue giving free E-ZPass tags to employees and retirees.
Airports face shaky future
FORT WORTH, Texas - From his office overlooking the runways of one of the nation's busiest airports, Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport chief executive Jeffrey Fegan sees the slowdown coming this fall.
Aug 11, 2008
When it's hot, you can't beat a N.Y. bus
NEW YORK - The nation's largest mass transit system has the coolest buses.
PA workers, retirees get free E-ZPass
Nearly 7,600 Port Authority employees and retirees have free E-ZPass tags for all trips across Hudson River and Staten Island crossings.
Corzine keeping road options open
Governor Corzine is keeping all options on the table as he prepares to take another crack at paying for the state’s overdue road and bridge repairs.
NJ Transit delays expected tonight
A freight train derailment at the Waldwick Station is expected to cause delays for NJ Transit passengers tonight, officials said.
Aug 10, 2008
Get off that cellphone
Few issues attract more Road Warrior mail than the cellphone law. On March 1, this $100 violation was upgraded to a primary offense, and it was rewritten to include a ban on text messaging - both long-overdue reforms.
Aug 09, 2008
UPDATE: Road reopened after gas main break in Bloomingdale
Fire officials reopened Highland Avenue in Bloomingdale at about noon, about an hour after a gas main break forced the closure of the road.
Aug 08, 2008
Powerful crash hurls box truck into pole
A tractor-trailer driver was hospitalized after his rig collided with a box truck that was sent crashing into a telephone pole this morning on Route 17 in Mahwah.
Letters for Friday, Aug. 8, 2008
Letters on the economic and environmental realities of long-distance driving, college students on food stamps, sinkholes in Ringwood and John McCain stumping for Rep. Scott Garrett.
Stuck truck
The driver, hauling rolls of plastic from Ontario, faces careless driving charges, police said.
Aug 07, 2008
ROAD WARRIOR: For the worst and costliest highways, NJ is No. 1
A report confirmed suspicions harbored by many New Jersey road warriors as we navigate 2,911 miles of state-owned roads: They stink.
Overturned car delays motorists
The accident occurred at the intersection of Linwood Avenue and Maple Avenue after 7 a.m.
Prepare for takeoff!
JetBLue dress rehearsal at Jfk
Aug 06, 2008
Dogfight looms over Newark flight slots
A showdown over a Bush administration plan to auction flight slots at three Port Authority-run airports intensified Tuesday when the U.S. Department of Transportation announced that it will begin taking bids on two coveted time slots at Newark Liberty International Airport on Sept. 3.
SUV crash kills driver
A man was killed in an car crash on westbound Route 3 near the Route 46 split in Clifton early this morning when his SUV hit a tree.
More North Jersey drivers are buckling up
Bergen County was among four counties in New Jersey that had the highest seat-belt usage during a national 2008 Click It or Ticket campaign.
World's biggest airline cleared for takeoff
Antitrust regulators today cleared Delta Air Lines Inc. to buy rival U.S. carrier Northwest Airlines Corp., forming the world's largest airline.
Brook bridge back on schedule
Feared delays have been removed, and construction of a bridge that would span Tenakill Brook should be completed by next Friday, Closter officials say.
City to fight wandering hands on trains
People who get groped on crowded subway trains will be encouraged to report it as part of an anti-groping campaign being launched by New York City Transit next month.
Aug 05, 2008
Road Warrior: Milgram's not so fast to use clout
Here’s the best that can be said about the Milgram ticket: It’s an improvement over past New Jersey practice. To appreciate this, consider what didn’t happen. |
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