The Driving You Crazy Podcast

How close are we to a strike by flight attendants who work for Frontier Airlines? We talk with Sara Nelson, President of the Association of Flight Attendants - CWA about where negotiations stand right now, the potential for a worker rally in Denver next week and should tipping be allowed on airplanes. When you are the leading expert in impaired driving you probably don’t need to do any field study about it. Why fill the potholes when you can slow down and drive around them? And a little diddy bout Jack and Tara, two UK kids doing the best they can. All that and more on the Driving You Crazy Podcast.   Contact: DrivingYouCrazyPodcast@Gmail.com Jayson: twitter.com/Denver7Traffic or www.facebook.com/JaysonLuberTrafficGuy Joseph: twitter.com/josephdenver7   Production Notes: Open music: jazzyfrenchy by Bensound Close music: Latché Swing by Hungaria

Should car companies have the right or obligation to tell its users how fast they can drive? Volvo will cap the top speed on all cars and is looking at using geofencing to make the car automatically slow down in certain parts of your town. The slippery slope this move will lead to. Life in the very, very fast lane in California. Don’t drive drunk if you are in a car with a sign warning of the dangers of drunk driving. No more cow tipping at the OKC airport. And why is there a flaming dead cow in my parking spot. All that and more on the Driving You Crazy Podcast.   Contact: DrivingYouCrazyPodcast@Gmail.com Jayson: twitter.com/Denver7Traffic or www.facebook.com/JaysonLuberTrafficGuy Joseph: twitter.com/josephdenver7   Production Notes: Open music: jazzyfrenchy by Bensound Music into first break: Music out of first break: Close music: Latché Swing by Hungaria

What is hidden city ticketing? It is something that travelers love but airlines hate. We invited Tracy Stewart, content editor at the famous travel deal site, AirfareWatchdog.com to explain what it is, why the airlines hate it and if it is right for you. Stow your cutlery, the juice is loose in Colorado. Who steals a Pepsi truck to see their girlfriend? Ever heard of a layaway plan at the gas station? No? Neither did the gas station. Dead on Arrivo but that doesn’t stop the station down the street to report this as “new”. And there is dressing comfortably for your flight and then there is this guy. All that and more on the Driving You Crazy Podcast.   Contact: DrivingYouCrazyPodcast@Gmail.com Jayson: twitter.com/Denver7Traffic or www.facebook.com/JaysonLuberTrafficGuy Joseph: twitter.com/josephdenver7   Production Notes: Open music: jazzyfrenchy by Bensound Music into first break: Music out of first break: Close music: Latché Swing by Hungaria

Dave Assman personalized license plates request was rejected but it seems he has the last laugh. The soundtrack of NYC sirens could be changing. How do gas prices affect your daily life? Patrick DeHann from GasBuddy talks all about how gasoline and how it even affects our mood. AAA wants car makers to stop naming the same technology 40 different ways. And staring down the driver as you cross the street for a good but probably useless reason. All that and more on the Driving You Crazy Podcast.   Contact: DrivingYouCrazyPodcast@Gmail.com Jayson: twitter.com/Denver7Traffic or www.facebook.com/JaysonLuberTrafficGuy Joseph: twitter.com/josephdenver7   Production Notes: Open music: jazzyfrenchy by Bensound Music into first break: Music out of first break: Close music: Latché Swing by Hungaria  

Do you live in a state that has a hard or easy drivers tests? We talk to an expert about what states have the easiest and hardest tests to pass. Should Google stop letting us report police checkpoints? Why are there so many people trying to bring guns through airport security? SFO has a new outdoor deck that you can enjoy during your layover to Hawaii. And why was did the octopus cross the road? All that and more on the Driving You Crazy Podcast. For more information about the driving test study, here is the link: https://www.siegfriedandjensen.com/passing-the-test/  Contact: DrivingYouCrazyPodcast@Gmail.com Jayson: twitter.com/Denver7Traffic or www.facebook.com/JaysonLuberTrafficGuy Joseph: twitter.com/josephdenver7   Production Notes: Open music: jazzyfrenchy by Bensound Music into first break: Music out of first break: Close music: Latché Swing by Hungaria

Would you like to see a traffic light change from red to yellow before turning green? That was a proposal from Representative Hugh McKean of Colorado. Rep McKean explains his bill and why it would help drivers and pedestrians, The residents of one German town refuses to name their streets. Another driving hazard in the UK, dragons. Luxembourg is making all of their transit free. Good or bad? The LA Times thinks it is time for congestion pricing in downtown Los Angeles. Not just to save the commute but to save all of humanity. All that and more on the Driving You Crazy Podcast.   Contact: DrivingYouCrazyPodcast@Gmail.com Jayson: twitter.com/Denver7Traffic or www.facebook.com/JaysonLuberTrafficGuy Joseph: twitter.com/josephdenver7   Production Notes: Open music: jazzyfrenchy by Bensound Music into first break: Music out of first break: Close music: Latché Swing by Hungaria  

Let me tell you a little tale of two airlines. What is it like on the world’s largest cruise ship? Teaching your kids in the worst way how to not drink and drive. The tequila coat. The first driverless shuttle in the country doesn’t impress us yet. Changing the traffic lights from red to yellow to green and let’s heat the roads!! All that and more on the Driving You Crazy Podcast.   Contact: DrivingYouCrazyPodcast@Gmail.com Jayson: twitter.com/Denver7Traffic or www.facebook.com/JaysonLuberTrafficGuy Joseph: twitter.com/josephdenver7   Production Notes: Open music: jazzyfrenchy by Bensound Music into first break: Music out of first break: Close music: Latché Swing by Hungaria

Guest co-host Nicole Brady sits in this week. Imagine getting on your plane and there isn’t a seat where you are supposed to sit down. How the airline explains this fiasco. It is a bad thing to drive past a police chief at 140 mph. How did a bird get on this plane? And why not drink wine from a Pringles can? All that and more on the Driving You Crazy Podcast.   Contact: DrivingYouCrazyPodcast@Gmail.com Jayson: twitter.com/Denver7Traffic or www.facebook.com/JaysonLuberTrafficGuy Joseph: twitter.com/josephdenver7   Production Notes: Open music: jazzyfrenchy by Bensound Music into first break: Music out of first break: Close music: Latché Swing by Hungaria

Joseph is back from a birthday trip in Las Vegas. Should flight attendants take tips? There are many complications with this new policy from Frontier. It is the season for new laws to be proposed including several here that could change the way Coloradans drive. We have one example of someone who was way too drunk to drive. And the highest minded interviews we have ever done. We speak with Dr Henry Mahncke with Posit Science about training your brain to be a better driver. All that and more on the Driving You Crazy Podcast.   Contact: DrivingYouCrazyPodcast@Gmail.com Jayson: twitter.com/Denver7Traffic or www.facebook.com/JaysonLuberTrafficGuy Joseph: twitter.com/josephdenver7   Production Notes: Open music: jazzyfrenchy by Bensound Music into first break: Music out of first break: Close music: Latché Swing by Hungaria

Guest host Jason Gruenauer sits in with Jayson today as Joseph is on assignment. The guys talk about Utah lowering their DUI limit to 0.05 and if it hurt real drunk drivers or the social drinker. Tesla’s new emissions mode is right out of high school. Why are there random traffic lights on some one way streets in Denver? What exactly is the buddy buckle and why is it a bad idea. And the tale of the floating Ferrari. All that and more on the Driving You Crazy Podcast.   Contact: DrivingYouCrazyPodcast@Gmail.com Jayson: twitter.com/Denver7Traffic or www.facebook.com/JaysonLuberTrafficGuy Joseph: twitter.com/josephdenver7   Production Notes: Open music: jazzyfrenchy by Bensound Music into first break: Music out of first break: Close music: Latché Swing by Hungaria

The move over laws are not being obeyed so one way to get more compliance is to outfit emergency vehicles with a camera that will take pictures of offenders and send them a warning or citation. Rod Hillman with Brekford Traffic Safety joins the sow to talk about their new camera system. Is it time for women only flights? One woman thinks so an it all comes from sharing an armrest. Two fisherman were rescued from the sea and is whale bashing a thing? All that and more on the Driving You Crazy Podcast. Yes the sound isn’t perfect this episode. We had to record on the phone as the computer was in an endless update spiral. It will be back to normal next week.   Contact: DrivingYouCrazyPodcast@Gmail.com Jayson: twitter.com/Denver7Traffic or www.facebook.com/JaysonLuberTrafficGuy Joseph: twitter.com/josephdenver7   Production Notes: Open music: jazzyfrenchy by Bensound Close music: Latché Swing by Hungaria

What is the future of transportation from the perspective of an urban planning student? Emily Kleinfelter, masters student from CU Denver, joins us to talk about what they are learning and how we will get around in the next 25 years. Do we honk too much? One Denver7 viewer thinks so. Wiley Bryant joins us to tells us why we are honking all wrong. The dream of Brogran BamBrogran is dead. Who has an emotional support fish and who lets someone else take it on a plane? TSA has a new scanner that will save you a few seconds at security. And the man who can no longer drive because his pinky hurts. All that and more on the Driving You Crazy Podcast.   Contact: DrivingYouCrazyPodcast@Gmail.com Jayson: twitter.com/Denver7Traffic or www.facebook.com/JaysonLuberTrafficGuy Joseph: twitter.com/josephdenver7   Production Notes: Open music: jazzyfrenchy by Bensound Close music: Latché Swing by Hungaria

What is the most scenic road in your state? Outdoor photographer Tony Bynum ranked the top 10 most scenic highest roads around the country and he gives us a fantastic interview as he talks about getting to these spots and how you can get there too. What do you put in a pothole to get the city to pay attention to it? The second great maple syrup heist in Canada. Leave your puppy home if you are flying Delta. And the easy but ethically questionable way to skate through airport security. All that and more on the Driving You Crazy Podcast.   Contact: DrivingYouCrazyPodcast@Gmail.com Jayson: twitter.com/Denver7Traffic or www.facebook.com/JaysonLuberTrafficGuy Joseph: twitter.com/josephdenver7   Production Notes: Open music: jazzyfrenchy by Bensound Close music: Latché Swing by Hungaria

Joseph is learning to drive and it is taking longer and is tougher than he expected. There should be a greater penalty for egregious DUI’s. The France gas tax is on hold for now. Jayson tells the story of his dealership behaving badly and is ready to march down there and make it right. Are you willing to pay for a robot that saves your parking space at the mall? And how drunk was Beers? All that and more on the Driving You Crazy Podcast.   Contact: DrivingYouCrazyPodcast@Gmail.com Jayson: twitter.com/Denver7Traffic or www.facebook.com/JaysonLuberTrafficGuy Joseph: twitter.com/josephdenver7   Production Notes: Open music: jazzyfrenchy by Bensound Close music: Latché Swing by Hungaria

GM is closing plants and laying off thousands of workers. What is the impact and what are going to be collector cars in the future? Sell a prison, fix a road. Marianne from ColoradoPolitics.com joins us to talk about some creative financing by Colorado. Does a hash brown look like a phone? The courts will decide. Who throws poop after a crash? All that and more on the Driving You Crazy Podcast.   Contact: DrivingYouCrazyPodcast@Gmail.com Jayson: twitter.com/Denver7Traffic or www.facebook.com/JaysonLuberTrafficGuy Joseph: twitter.com/josephdenver7   Production Notes: Open music: jazzyfrenchy by Bensound Close music: Latché Swing by Hungaria  

We are celebrating episode 100! No pants, big problem. DOT wants people to know that wrecks stop texts. Distracted driving is a problem so why are more people watching TV while they drive? What a German man thinks about driving in America. And can you bring that can of pumpkin pie filling on the plane? All that and more on the Driving You Crazy Podcast.   Contact: DrivingYouCrazyPodcast@Gmail.com Jayson: twitter.com/Denver7Traffic or www.facebook.com/JaysonLuberTrafficGuy Joseph: twitter.com/josephdenver7   Production Notes: Open music: jazzyfrenchy by Bensound Close music: Latché Swing by Hungaria

What is worse that a 77 hour flight delay? Stepping in dog poop on a plane and sitting with it on a two hour flight. Both stories will make you cringe. Goodby Amazon and don’t let the mountains hit you where the good Lord split you on the way past. Where are the speediest drivers in the country? QuoteWizard knows. And frozen turkey bowling. All that and more on the Driving You Crazy Podcast.   Contact: DrivingYouCrazyPodcast@Gmail.com Jayson: twitter.com/Denver7Traffic or www.facebook.com/JaysonLuberTrafficGuy Joseph: twitter.com/josephdenver7   Production Notes: Open music: jazzyfrenchy by Bensound Close music: Latché Swing by Hungaria

Is there or is there not a shortage of truck drivers? It is time for a debate about what is the most pressing issue in the trucking industry from the perspective of the drivers and the carriers. How drunk does someone have to be to pass out in the cargo hold of an airplane? I can’t wait to see the underwater view of the roads around Austin, Texas after a Google street view car drove into some high water. All that and more on the Driving You Crazy Podcast.   Contact: DrivingYouCrazyPodcast@Gmail.com Jayson: twitter.com/Denver7Traffic or www.facebook.com/JaysonLuberTrafficGuy Joseph: twitter.com/josephdenver7   Production Notes: Open music: jazzyfrenchy by Bensound Close music: Latché Swing by Hungaria

Does rideshare cars add or help with congestion? Dr Alejandro Henao collected data the best way he knew how, he worked as an Uber and Lyft driver to find out. LA just prosecuted their first DUI scooter case. How in the world can you tow a boat with a mobility scooter? And a turkey takes out a motorcyclist and she gets her revenge. All that and more on the Driving You Crazy Podcast.   Contact: DrivingYouCrazyPodcast@Gmail.com Jayson: twitter.com/Denver7Traffic or www.facebook.com/JaysonLuberTrafficGuy Joseph: twitter.com/josephdenver7   Production Notes: Open music: jazzyfrenchy by Bensound Close music: Latché Swing by Hungaria

We have been talking a lot about how to reduce commute times but today we talk with a person who has given up and just takes it. Freelance writer Tom Wood with his perspective on his hour long commute. Is it legal or not to drive with your pet on your lap? Tesla is considering a dog mode for their cars. Would you rather sail on Titanic 2 or fly to space? What could be one of the worst places to crack open a beer and imagine visiting all 6 Disney parks in one day. All that and more on the Driving You Crazy Podcast.   Contact: DrivingYouCrazyPodcast@Gmail.com Jayson: twitter.com/Denver7Traffic or www.facebook.com/JaysonLuberTrafficGuy Joseph: twitter.com/josephdenver7   Production Notes: Open music: jazzyfrenchy by Bensound Close music: Latché Swing by Hungaria