How Rush Hour Traffic Can Affect Your Brain

April 3, 2023 – No one likes to sit in traffic. Now, new research finds that toughing out rush hour may also present significant brain health risks you never knew about.  A study from the University of British Columbia found that just minutes of breathing in diesel pollution can reduce your brain performance over a matter of …

Man hailed 'Highway Hero' for running across four lanes of traffic to help an unconscious driver

Holy cow, Bat Man! You’re always supposed to be aware of other vehicles when you’re driving but what do you do when you notice someone has lost consciousness while speeding down the highway? It’s a scenario that no one wants to see play out, but for Adolfo Molina, the scenario became reality and he didn’t …

‘World’s first robot lawyer’: DoNotPay wants to build an AI to help people fight traffic tickets

A company is working towards making history and saving drivers money in the process. Whether it works is anyone’s guess, but DoNotPay claims it is building artificial intelligence designed to represent people in traffic court. The company’s chief executive officer tweeted about their ambitious plan on Monday. “We want to build a @donotpay bot that …

‘I’m going to walk into traffic!”‘ Server at a Greek restaurant says customer tipped 3% after he couldn’t get mayonnaise for his shrimp

Bad tippers and rude customers are popular subjects on TikTok, where service industry employees often flock to share their negative experiences. A recent entry into the canon is a server at a Greek restaurant who says she was tipped only 3% because the restaurant did not have mayonnaise. Which the customer wanted for their shrimp. …

A doctor in India stuck in traffic abandons his car and runs 45 minutes to perform surgery

Usually when someone has to go into the hospital for surgery, they expect their surgeon to be on time and in place for their procedure. There’s very little thought that goes into how the doctor’s morning is going or what obstacles they faced to make it to your bedside. Dr. Govind Nandakumar from Bengaluru, India, …

One Back-to-School Worry for Parents: Traffic Dangers

By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Aug. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The dangers of school traffic is a major worry for many parents, a new poll finds. In fact, a third of more than 900 parents surveyed last spring said speeding and distracted parent drivers are their main concern, and drivers …

‘Man has his priorities in order’: Man stops traffic to eat burrito during Roe v. Wade protest so that people can march

TikTokers are thanking a man who was filmed stopping traffic during a reproductive rights protest while eating a burrito. Reproductive rights protests erupted throughout the U.S. after it was announced on Friday the Supreme Court overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling that gave women across the nation the right to an abortion. Read more …