It is Child Passenger Safety Week and this episode I am joined by Suzanne Johansson, General Motors lead engineer for child passenger safety to talk about the changes in technology to vehicles and restraints that focus on child safety as well as the safety of adults in the same vehicle. All that and more on the Driving You Crazy Podcast. 

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Suzanne Johansson: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johanssonsuzanne

GM Child Passenger Safety: https://news.gm.com/home.detail.html/Pages/news/us/en/2026/sep/0921-child-passenger-safety-week.html

Production Notes:

Open music: jazzyfrenchy by Bensound

Close music: Latché Swing by Hungaria

What is the future of traffic reporting on the radio and on TV? Bleak says a long time traffic guy in Atlanta. Doug Turnbull, traffic anchor for WXIA TV (11 Alive) in Atlanta wrote an article in the AJC titled: Making the case for traffic experts during Atlanta road jams. Management for WXIA wouldn’t allow Doug to be here on the show so in his place I talk to another long time traffic guy in Atlanta and former colleague of Doug’s Smilin Mark McKay, lead traffic anchor for WSB radio. All that and more on the Driving You Crazy Podcast. 

Contact: https://www.denver7.com/traffic/driving-you-crazy

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Jayson: twitter.com/Denver7Traffic or www.facebook.com/JaysonLuberTrafficGuy 

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Doug Turnbull article: https://www.ajc.com/news/2026/08/opinion-back-to-school-traffic-jams-highlight-need-for-human-experts/

Mark McKay: https://www.instagram.com/smilinmarkwsb/reels/

https://x.com/mckayWSB

Production Notes:

Open music: jazzyfrenchy by Bensound

Close music: Latché Swing by Hungaria

Did you know there are more middle aged adults who are learning to drive for the first time than in recent history? That is the findings from the traffic education company Zutobi who says more US adults are learning to drive for the first time even in their 50’s. Anna Mishchenko, head of communications for Zubobi joins me to talk about this trend and traffic in the UK and Ukraine.

- I was contacted by Sura, the CEO of the online testing site DMV Prep after she listened to this episode. DMV Prep offers free, state-specific permit practice tests. You can find them at https://dmvprep.org/ 

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Jayson: twitter.com/Denver7Traffic or www.facebook.com/JaysonLuberTrafficGuy 

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Zubobi: https://zutobi.com/us

Older drivers study: https://zutobi.com/us/driver-guides/learning-to-drive-later-in-life-why-more-us-adults-are-starting-at-30-40-and-beyond-and-what-helps-them-pass

Production Notes:

Open music: jazzyfrenchy by Bensound

Close music: Latché Swing by Hungaria

Do you have a hard time making the inside of your car smell good? I saw a product come to my inbox that was unique enough that I had some followup questions. It’s called Crush, the scented floormat and I invited Phil Cohen, CEO of Simplifyber, maker of Crush to be on the show to talk more about it. All that and more on the Driving You Crazy Podcast. 

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Jayson: twitter.com/Denver7Traffic or www.facebook.com/JaysonLuberTrafficGuy 

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Crush: http://crushandsniff.com

Simplifyber: https://www.simplifyber.com/

Production Notes:

Open music: jazzyfrenchy by Bensound

Close music: Latché Swing by Hungaria

Would you drive better if you were paid to drive better? That was what a team of researchers wanted to find out and the results are very interesting. Joining me in this episode to talk about the research, why they did it, what the findings were and what we do with this information is Dr Erin Kelley - Assistant Professor at the Harris School of Public Policy at the University of Chicago. All that and more on the Driving You Crazy Podcast. 

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Dr Erin M Kelley: https://www.erinmunrokelley.com/

Safer Driving for a Price: https://www.nber.org/papers/w35394

Production Notes:

Open music: jazzyfrenchy by Bensound

Close music: Latché Swing by Hungaria

Are robotaxis and other autonomous vehicles coming to our streets too quickly? That is the view of Amy Witherite of the Witherite Law Group who asks this question, is it time to pull robotaxis off the road? Ms Witherite joins me to answer that question and to explain why. Plus a response from Waymo and how they think their vehicles will perform during a Colorado winter. All that and more on the Driving You Crazy Podcast. 

Contact: https://www.denver7.com/traffic/driving-you-crazy

303-832-0217 or [email protected]

Jayson: twitter.com/Denver7Traffic or www.facebook.com/JaysonLuberTrafficGuy 

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Amy Witherite: https://www.witheritelaw.com/

Waymo: https://waymo.com/

Production Notes:

Open music: jazzyfrenchy by Bensound

Close music: Latché Swing by Hungaria

With 38 million used cars expected to be sold this year alone, there are a lot of places to get your next vehicle. General Motors thinks they have a better option for where you buy that previously owned car called CarBravo. What is it and why should I care? To answer those questions and much more is John Fitzpatrick, head of GM’s CarBravo program. All that and more on the Driving You Crazy Podcast. 

Contact: https://www.denver7.com/traffic/driving-you-crazy

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Jayson: twitter.com/Denver7Traffic or www.facebook.com/JaysonLuberTrafficGuy 

WhatsApp: https://wa.me/17204028248

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/denver7traffic

CarBravo: www.carbravo.com

General Motors: www.GM.com

Production Notes:

Open music: jazzyfrenchy by Bensound

Close music: Latché Swing by Hungaria

Nearly half of the base oil used to make synthetic motor oil in the US originates from the Middle East. Industry analysts say that even with shipping stabilizing, we could see shortages that will affect your next oil change into next year. To talk about this and much more about the global supply change and even autonomous vehicles is Nate Chenenko, analyst with Ducker Carlisle. All that and more on the Driving You Crazy Podcast. 

Contact: https://www.denver7.com/traffic/driving-you-crazy

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Jayson: twitter.com/Denver7Traffic or www.facebook.com/JaysonLuberTrafficGuy 

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/denver7traffic

DuckerCarlisle: https://www.duckercarlisle.com/

Production Notes:

Open music: jazzyfrenchy by Bensound

Close music: Latché Swing by Hungaria

I was sent a note saying the private aviation companies are booming right now. I found that interesting and wondered if private aviation is just for the C-Suite folks or can anyone get on board. TO answer those questions and so much more, I invited Barry Shevlin, CEO of FlyUSA to be here on the show. Also, how would you like your package delivered by a 300 mile long conveyor belt? All that and more on the Driving You Crazy Podcast. 

Contact: https://www.denver7.com/traffic/driving-you-crazy

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Jayson: twitter.com/Denver7Traffic or www.facebook.com/JaysonLuberTrafficGuy 

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FlyUSA: www.flyusa.com

Production Notes:

Open music: jazzyfrenchy by Bensound

Close music: Latché Swing by Hungaria

The problem is called Airplane Ear and it is one of those nearly universal problems we all have when flying. I was contacted by a place called HearUSA about this problem and after talking to one of our morning reporters about her very painful experience, I decided to invite Dr Natalie Calderon, a Los Angeles area audiologist from HearUSA to be on the show. All that and more on the Driving You Crazy Podcast. 

Contact: https://www.denver7.com/traffic/driving-you-crazy

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Jayson: twitter.com/Denver7Traffic or www.facebook.com/JaysonLuberTrafficGuy 

WhatsApp: https://wa.me/17204028248

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HearUSA: www.hearusa.com

Production Notes:

Open music: jazzyfrenchy by Bensound

Close music: Latché Swing by Hungaria