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Cars travel along the Dolphin Expressway, Monday, May 11, 2020, in downtown Miami. Americans are slowly getting back on the road after hunkering down amid the cornonavirus pandemic, though driving still is well below what it was before many states issued stay-at-home orders. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

How to take care of your car during the coronavirus pandemic

By Christopher Vondracek - The Washington Times

A speed camera is positioned underneath Washington Circle Park for east bound traffic on K Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., Monday, December 30, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times) **FILE**

Ambitious legislation would reform traffic ticketing procedures

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

A speed camera sits in the center median along Bladensburg Road in Northeast, Washington, D.C., Sunday, November 24, 2013. The Washington Metropolitan Police Department has added 100 new traffic cameras targeting motorists at stop signs, crosswalks and intersections. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Planned rollout of new D.C. traffic cameras hits a snag

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

Analysts say the lower-than-expected traffic on the 495 Express Lanes, built through a private-public partnership, could be a result of changing transit patterns, an indication that drivers lack familiarity with the lanes or that predictions in early planning stages were overly optimistic. (Associated Press)

Not so fast: Use of 495 Express Lanes in Virginia far behind estimates

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

Traffic begins to back up at the Chesapeake Bay Bridge near Annapolis over the Labor Day weekend in this June, 27, 2011 file photo. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

AAA: Sequestration to put the squeeze on holiday travel

By Meredith Somers - The Washington Times

Removing an attached "boot" costs $75 in Washington, D.C., but if the car is also towed, that's an additional $100 and that doesn't count the $40 per day at the impound lot, or having to pay the outstanding tickets and late fees. (The Washington Times)

D.C. parking enforcement ‘booters’ average 61 cars daily

By Meredith Somers - The Washington Times

** FILE ** A Shell gas station shows prices at more than $4 a gallon on May 23, 2008, in Annapolis. (Mary F. Calvert/The Washington Times )

Md. drivers could face eventual doubling of gas tax

By David Hill - The Washington Times

In fiscal year 2011, the District raked in $92.6 million for 1.6 million issued parking tickets. The city is on pace to surpass those numbers this year, according to a report issued Monday by AAA Mid-Atlantic. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

D.C. collected $92M from parking tickets in ‘12

By Meredith Somers - The Washington Times

Gas prices at an Exxon Mobil station at New York Avenue and Bladensburg Road in Northeast Washington and elsewhere rapidly continue their upward march. (Andrew S. Geraci/The Washington Times)

Gas prices top $4 per gallon, fuel sticker shock

By Meredith Somers - The Washington Times

** FILE ** D.C. Council member Tommy Wells (Raymond Thompson/The Washington Times)

Washington planning more speed cameras

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Waiting to cross the Chesapeake Bay Bridge (THE WASHINGTON TIMES)

Throngs to hit road for holiday weekend

By Meredith Somers - The Washington Times

**FILE** D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray's proposal to raise $30 million by expanding a traffic-camera program is a "ruse" to take advantage of out-of-state motorists, said AAA Mid-Atlantic spokesman John B. Townsend II. (The Washington Times)

AAA says D.C. ‘addicted to revenue’ from tickets

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Cars parked along Constitution Avenue Northwest this summer were among the more than 1.6 million that received tickets issued by the District in fiscal 2011. "There's no mercy," said AAA Mid-Atlantic spokesman John B. Townsend II. "It's the No. 1 complaint of people who live, shop, dine and work in Washington." (The Washington Times)

AAA report: Parking tickets issued at rate of 6 a minute

By Meredith Somers - The Washington Times

IN OTHER WORDS: D.C. police feud with AAA

By Matthew Cella - The Washington Times

Auto traffic for this Thanksgiving holiday is expected to rise, according to AAA. "The increase in holiday travelers can be attributed to a ... strengthening economy," the AAA says, but the increase will only be "slight." (Associated Press)

More travel forecast for Thanksgiving

By Tim Devaney - The Washington Times

**FILE** Washington traffic on Interstate 395 near Seminary Road in Alexandria, Va. (Associated Press)

AAA forecasts more holiday travelers in D.C.

By Tim Devaney - The Washington Times

Gas prices likely won’t deter holiday drivers

By Meredith Somers - The Washington Times

2 years of delays, detours on New York Ave.

By Meredith Somers - The Washington Times

Gasoline prices are displayed on a sign at a filling station in Oakland, Calif. Gas prices have been on a roller-coaster ride over the past decade, dropping to near $1 after President George W. Bush's first year in office, crossing the $2 mark in 2005 and reaching $4 in June 2008 before Congress and Mr. Bush took action, lifting presidential and congressionally imposed moratoriums on expanding offshore drilling on the Outer Continental Shelf. (Associated Press)

Gas up $1 a gallon on Obama’s watch

By Kara Rowland and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Price dip adjusts Bush’s gas legacy

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times