The Driving You Crazy Podcast

Are the mandates that will require the adoption of electric vehicles by a specific year realistic? The Consumer Energy Alliance released a new report saying no. Joining me in this episode is Consumer Energy Alliance Midwest Director Chris Ventura. All that and more on the Driving You Crazy Podcast.    Contact: 303-832-0217 or DrivingYouCrazyPodcast@Gmail.com Jayson: twitter.com/Denver7Traffic or www.facebook.com/JaysonLuberTrafficGuy  WhatsApp: https://wa.me/17204028248 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/denver7traffic   Driving a hybrid could save you money vs. an EV — depending on where you live:  https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2023/02/25/car-comparison-fuel-cost-hybrid-vehicle-evs/11347840002 Consumer Energy Alliance mandate report: Consumer Energy Alliance: Freedom to Fuel Report   Production Notes: Open music: jazzyfrenchy by Bensound Close music: Latché Swing by Hungaria

It is time to look at some other stories making transportation news like how high you can be fined in Finland for speeding, what demographics are the worst drivers and I open the mailbag. All that and more on the Driving You Crazy Podcast.    Contact: 303-832-0217 or DrivingYouCrazyPodcast@Gmail.com Jayson: twitter.com/Denver7Traffic or www.facebook.com/JaysonLuberTrafficGuy  WhatsApp: https://wa.me/17204028248 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/denver7traffic   Brighthub article: Why Hydrogen Cars Won't Work: The Limitations of Hydrogen as a Renewable Fuel: https://www.brighthub.com/environment/renewable-energy/articles/8797/?utm_content=expand_article   Production Notes: Open music: jazzyfrenchy by Bensound Close music: Latché Swing by Hungaria

When is it the right time to buy a car? It has been pretty expensive lately to buy new and especially used cars but have we reached the top?  Who knows better than Kelly Blue Book, the standard when it comes to knowing what a car is worth. This episode I speak with Brian Moody, executive editor for Kelley Blue Book about this plus electric cars, hydrogen fuel and AM radios. All that and more on the Driving You Crazy Podcast.    Contact: 303-832-0217 or DrivingYouCrazyPodcast@Gmail.com Jayson: twitter.com/Denver7Traffic or www.facebook.com/JaysonLuberTrafficGuy  WhatsApp: https://wa.me/17204028248 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/denver7traffic   Brian Moody: https://www.kbb.com/author/brianmoody/   Production Notes: Open music: jazzyfrenchy by Bensound Close music: Latché Swing by Hungaria  

Have you wanted to try to buy an E-bike but they are just too expensive? What if there was a less expensive alternative? This episode I speak with Oliver Montague, Co-Founder and CEO of Swytch Technology, which produces kits to turn any standard bicycle into an electric bike. All that and more on the Driving You Crazy Podcast.    Contact: 303-832-0217 or DrivingYouCrazyPodcast@Gmail.com Jayson: twitter.com/Denver7Traffic or www.facebook.com/JaysonLuberTrafficGuy  WhatsApp: https://wa.me/17204028248 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/denver7traffic   Swytch Bike: https://www.swytchbike.com/   Production Notes: Open music: jazzyfrenchy by Bensound Close music: Latché Swing by Hungaria

One of the most dangerous times to drive is during blinding sun glare.What if you could easily predict when and where are the worst places it will happen? That is what a team from MIT did as they developed the world's first mobile app to accurately predict when and where sun glare happens. My guest Xiaojiang Li is a Spatial Data Scientist, Urban Scientists, Professor at Temple University, Alum of MIT and Founder of Biometeors dot com that created the Sun Glare App. All that and more on the Driving You Crazy Podcast.    Contact: 303-832-0217 or DrivingYouCrazyPodcast@Gmail.com Jayson: twitter.com/Denver7Traffic or www.facebook.com/JaysonLuberTrafficGuy  WhatsApp: https://wa.me/17204028248 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/denver7traffic   Biometeors: https://www.biometeors.com/ Xiaojiang Li: https://www.linkedin.com/in/xiaojiang-li-a9107966/   Production Notes: Open music: jazzyfrenchy by Bensound Close music: Latché Swing by Hungaria

What if you never had to worry about viruses in the air when you are sitting in a plane or a train? That is happening right now thanks to disinfecting lighting and it could be coming to a public area near you. I invited Brian Stern, CEO and Co-Founder of PURO UV Disinfection Lighting to talk about how their lights can make travel safer for all of us. All that and more on the Driving You Crazy Podcast. Contact: 303-832-0217 or DrivingYouCrazyPodcast@Gmail.com Jayson: twitter.com/Denver7Traffic or www.facebook.com/JaysonLuberTrafficGuy WhatsApp: https://wa.me/17204028248 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/denver7traffic   Puro: https://purolighting.com/   Production Notes: Open music: jazzyfrenchy by Bensound Close music: Latché Swing by Hungaria

How do you know when it is time to ask your elderly family member to stop driving? Maybe their doctor made the recommendation first. Today I speak with Jill Kelly who is a Certified Driver Rehabilitation Specialist who can determine if someone should or should not be allowed to drive. All that and more on the Driving You Crazy Podcast.    Contact: 303-832-0217 or DrivingYouCrazyPodcast@Gmail.com Jayson: twitter.com/Denver7Traffic or www.facebook.com/JaysonLuberTrafficGuy  WhatsApp: https://wa.me/17204028248 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/denver7traffic   Jill Kelly, Certified Driver Rehabilitation Specialist: https://drivewithconfidence.co/ The Association for Driver Rehabilitation Specialists: https://www.aded.net/   Production Notes: Open music: jazzyfrenchy by Bensound Close music: Latché Swing by Hungaria

Have you ever really wondered how sophisticated an automated car wash really is? With all the different brushes and soaps and scrubbers, there is a method to the cleanliness. My guest today is Christian Seem, Chief Stores Officer of Spotless Brands representing a group of several car was companies including Cobblestone, Okie Express, Flagship and Ultimate Shine. All that and more on the Driving You Crazy Podcast.    Contact: 303-832-0217 or DrivingYouCrazyPodcast@Gmail.com Jayson: twitter.com/Denver7Traffic or www.facebook.com/JaysonLuberTrafficGuy  WhatsApp: https://wa.me/17204028248 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/denver7traffic   Spotless Brands: https://www.spotlessbrands.com/   Production Notes: Open music: jazzyfrenchy by Bensound Close music: Latché Swing by Hungaria

What if you could earn rewards for free food or discounted clothes just for leaving your phone alone while you are driving? That is the idea behind the app called This App Saves Lives and the founder of the app Ryan Frankel joins me to talk about the distracted driving crash that led him to create it and explain how it works. All that and more on the Driving You Crazy Podcast.    Contact: 303-832-0217 or DrivingYouCrazyPodcast@Gmail.com Jayson: twitter.com/Denver7Traffic or www.facebook.com/JaysonLuberTrafficGuy  WhatsApp: https://wa.me/17204028248 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/denver7traffic   TASL: https://www.thisappsaveslives.com/ TASL iPhone download: https://www.thisappsaveslives.com/thank-you.html   Production Notes: Open music: jazzyfrenchy by Bensound Close music: Latché Swing by Hungaria

 We’ve all heard of lithium and that it is essential to creating the batteries that power electric vehicles. This episode I talk to Zayn Kalyan from Vancouver, Canada. Zayn is the CEO and Director at Infinity Stone Ventures, a single source supplier of lithium and other minerals used in EV batteries. Also, BMW wants you to drive on bumpy roads to charge your battery. All that and more on the Driving You Crazy Podcast.    Contact: 303-832-0217 or DrivingYouCrazyPodcast@Gmail.com Jayson: twitter.com/Denver7Traffic or www.facebook.com/JaysonLuberTrafficGuy  WhatsApp: https://wa.me/17204028248 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/denver7traffic   Infinity Stone Ventures: https://infinitystoneventures.com/   Production Notes: Open music: jazzyfrenchy by Bensound Close music: Latché Swing by Hungaria

What do we really do while driving but are too afraid to admit to it? A company called Lantern, owned by Sofi, the online personal finance company, has a story on their blog that is titled, “Drivers Confess: What They Really Do Behind the Wheel”. I wanted to talk more about these confessions so I invited Kendall Meade to be here on the show. That and new car apps coming to a car near you. All that and more on the Driving You Crazy Podcast.    Contact: 303-832-0217 or DrivingYouCrazyPodcast@Gmail.com Jayson: twitter.com/Denver7Traffic or www.facebook.com/JaysonLuberTrafficGuy  WhatsApp: https://wa.me/17204028248 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/denver7traffic   Driver confessions article: https://lanterncredit.com/auto-loans/us-distracted-driving-statistics-habits Kendall Meade: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kendall-clayborne SoFi: https://www.sofi.com/   Production Notes: Open music: jazzyfrenchy by Bensound Close music: Latché Swing by Hungaria

It’s been a while since I did a large scale cruise industry update and I wanted to talk to a cruise expert so I invited Colleen McDaniel, Editor-in-Chief for the wildly popular and helpful cruising website Cruise Critic to talk about the state of the cruise industry during the pandemic, what it is like now and where it is headed from here. All that and more on the Driving You Crazy Podcast.    Contact: 303-832-0217 or DrivingYouCrazyPodcast@Gmail.com Jayson: twitter.com/Denver7Traffic or www.facebook.com/JaysonLuberTrafficGuy  WhatsApp: https://wa.me/17204028248 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/denver7traffic   Cruise Critic: www.cruisecritic.com Colleen McDaniel: https://twitter.com/cruisingcolleen?lang=en https://www.instagram.com/cruisingcolleen/?hl=en   Production Notes: Open music: jazzyfrenchy by Bensound Close music: Latché Swing by Hungaria

It has been 4 years since my last cruise and for the first time were on Princess. What was it like? The ups and the downs, the high and lows of the seas on this episode of the Driving You Crazy Podcast.    Contact: 303-832-0217 or DrivingYouCrazyPodcast@Gmail.com Jayson: twitter.com/Denver7Traffic or www.facebook.com/JaysonLuberTrafficGuy  WhatsApp: https://wa.me/17204028248 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/denver7traffic   Production Notes: Open music: jazzyfrenchy by Bensound Close music: Latché Swing by Hungaria

What is the status of the hyperloop? There's a group of students at the University of Colorado, who are still working on the viability of a hyperloop system. It’s called the CU Hyperloop Project and I invited the project lead, Max Balasubramaniam to be here on the show and talk all about it. All that and more on the Driving You Crazy Podcast.    Contact: 303-832-0217 or DrivingYouCrazyPodcast@Gmail.com Jayson: twitter.com/Denver7Traffic or www.facebook.com/JaysonLuberTrafficGuy  WhatsApp: https://wa.me/17204028248 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/denver7traffic   Max Balasubramaniam: https://www.colorado.edu/studentgroups/hyperloop/max-balasubramaniam CU Hyperloop: https://www.colorado.edu/studentgroups/hyperloop/   Production Notes: Open music: jazzyfrenchy by Bensound Close music: Latché Swing by Hungaria

We have talked about lack of sleep and how especially the spring time change affects our body clock and can lead to us driving drowsy. Students Against Destructive Decisions, (SADD) the Nation's Premier Healthy & Safety Organization, says these disruptions in sleep for kids makes them even more dangerous on the roads. Joining me today is the President and CEO of Students Against Destructive Decisions Rick Birt. All that and more on the Driving You Crazy Podcast.    Contact: 303-832-0217 or DrivingYouCrazyPodcast@Gmail.com Jayson: twitter.com/Denver7Traffic or www.facebook.com/JaysonLuberTrafficGuy  WhatsApp: https://wa.me/17204028248 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/denver7traffic   SADD: https://www.sadd.org/ The National Road Safety Foundation: https://www.nrsf.org/   Production Notes: Open music: jazzyfrenchy by Bensound Close music: Latché Swing by Hungaria  

What do you think about the cul- du-sac? I was reading an article recently titled, “Road to nowhere: why the suburban cul-de-sac is an urban planning dead end.” It was written by Timothy Welch who is a Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning at the University of Auckland and Dr Welch joins me on the show from New Zealand to talk all about it. All that and more on the Driving You Crazy Podcast.    Contact: 303-832-0217 or DrivingYouCrazyPodcast@Gmail.com Jayson: twitter.com/Denver7Traffic or www.facebook.com/JaysonLuberTrafficGuy  WhatsApp: https://wa.me/17204028248 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/denver7traffic   Dr Timothy Welch: https://profiles.auckland.ac.nz/t-welch Dr Welch Twitter: www.twitter.com/TimFWelch   Production Notes: Open music: jazzyfrenchy by Bensound Close music: Latché Swing by Hungaria

It has been called the most perilous road in America during the winter season. So who would be crazy enough to keep Colorado's infamous Highway 550 clear in winter? My guest Clint Rhoads, CDOT supervisor and plow driver in southwest Colorado is. All that and more on the Driving You Crazy Podcast. Link to the online version of this story: https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/snowplowing-on-the-edge-the-daily-grind-of-keeping-one-of-colorados-most-dangerous-roads-clear-of-snow Contact: 303-832-0217 or DrivingYouCrazyPodcast@Gmail.com Jayson: twitter.com/Denver7Traffic or www.facebook.com/JaysonLuberTrafficGuy  WhatsApp: https://wa.me/17204028248 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/denver7traffic   Production Notes: Open music: jazzyfrenchy by Bensound Close music: Latché Swing by Hungaria  

Have you heard of motorcycle lane splitting? Where a motorcycle rider can ride down the striped line on a freeway between cars in slow and go traffic. It’s legal in a small handful of states and one legislator from Colorado wants to make it legal here. I speak with Republican State Legislator Ron Weinberg who introduced a bill that would require the state DOT and state patrol to do a feasibility study permitting the practice of lane splitting. Also, get out of the left lane if you are going slowly, especially in South Carolina. All that and more on the Driving You Crazy Podcast.    Contact: 303-832-0217 or DrivingYouCrazyPodcast@Gmail.com Jayson: twitter.com/Denver7Traffic or www.facebook.com/JaysonLuberTrafficGuy  WhatsApp: https://wa.me/17204028248 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/denver7traffic   Lane Splitting Study: https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb23-1059 Rep Weinberg: https://leg.colorado.gov/legislators/ron-weinberg   Production Notes: Open music: jazzyfrenchy by Bensound Close music: Latché Swing

There is a nationwide trend circling towards roundabouts. This episode we talk roundabouts with Colorado State Representative Andrew Boesenecker and his bill that would require drivers to yield to large trucks in a roundabout. Why, when big trucks go where they want, would the state need to legislate this? Also, I speak with arguably the roundabout king of the United States. Mayor James Brainard of Carmel Indiana has installed over 140 roundabouts in his town transforming the way his citizens get around. All that and more on the Driving You Crazy Podcast.    Contact: 303-832-0217 or DrivingYouCrazyPodcast@Gmail.com Jayson: twitter.com/Denver7Traffic or www.facebook.com/JaysonLuberTrafficGuy  WhatsApp: https://wa.me/17204028248 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/denver7traffic   Representative Andrew Boesenecker: https://leg.colorado.gov/legislators/andrew-boesenecker The roundabout bill: https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb23-1014   Mayor James Brainard: https://www.carmel.in.gov/our-government/mayor/biography

With the increasing need for more truck drivers on the road, one barrier is easier to get over now. The driving education site Zutobi now includes a guide to help earn a commercial driver's license. This episode I visit with Leo Waldenback, Zutobi’s co-founder and head of growth to talk about that as well as the need for more EV infrastructure from their Charging Station Report. All that and more on the Driving You Crazy Podcast.    Contact: 303-832-0217 or DrivingYouCrazyPodcast@Gmail.com Jayson: twitter.com/Denver7Traffic or www.facebook.com/JaysonLuberTrafficGuy  WhatsApp: https://wa.me/17204028248 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/denver7traffic   Zutobi 2022 EV Charging Station Report: https://zutobi.com/us/driver-guides/the-us-electric-vehicle-charging-point-report Zutobi CDL Prep App: https://zutobi.com/us/driver-guides/zutobi-cdl-app   Production Notes: Open music: jazzyfrenchy by Bensound Close music: Latché Swing by Hungaria