Keep the peace on the streets because it’s Driver Courtesy Month!

Here are their top practices to keep the peace on the streets:

Driver courtesy is the main ingredient for a better experience when you’re behind the wheel. This is why the National Motorists Association is using September to help drivers understand the value of respect on the road.

• Lane Courtesy—Drive Right, Pass Left
• Use Your Turn Signal
• Drive a Steady Speed on the Highway
• Don’t Tailgate
• Pay Attention at Stoplights—don’t Multitask
• Don’t Text and Drive
• Use the Zipper Merge

Are you a courteous driver? Answer these questions!

• On a limited access highway, when do you move back into the right lane?
• What should you do when you come upon slower traffic?
• When an aggressive driver comes up behind you, what do you do?

FREE bike skills clinic hosted by AAA Texas

• Families can join AAA Texas Saturday morning from 10 a.m. until noon, for a FREE bike skills clinic at The Children’s Assessment Center, located at 2500 Bolsover Street, Houston, TX 77005. They’ll also have helmet giveaways and fittings for first 100 kids plus a bicycle raffle. The event is open to the public and registration is required, and you can do that here.

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Airports

According to Houston Airports: This Labor Day weekend was the first time our airports have surpassed 2019 holiday traffic totals. Houston Airports welcomed about 800,000 people between Sept. 1 – Sept. 5. That’s about 1% higher than our 2019 Labor Day weekend total and 9% higher than the crowd we welcomed during the same time period in 2021.

Recent traffic stories

• TRAFFIC ALERT: East Freeway eastbound lanes shut down due to deadly 4-vehicle crash, HCSO says
• Heads up: There’s more West University Place construction on the way

Construction closures

• EAST LOOP: Southbound from Port of Houston exit to south of the Manchester exit there will be one outside lane closed continuously until 5 a.m., Monday, Nov. 14
• EAST BELTWAY: Northbound feeder from Fairmont Parkway to SH-225 will see two alternate lanes closed daily from 4 a.m. to 4 p.m. through Friday, Sept. 30. Expect delays!

Houston’s big projects

• The Gulf Freeway Expansion
• The Grand Parkway
• The West Loop-Southwest Freeway Interchange Rebuild

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