Road Worrier:An analyst cites two reasons that crude oil and retail gasoline prices have seemed out of sync lately.

Road Worrier:Some cities will start building new loops and bypasses with their Washington windfall, but the Triangle will spend most of its share to fix old roads -- including the 540 Outer Loop.

Road Worrier:A few dozen Triangle drivers let the Road Worrier know last week exactly why we see lots of last-minute lane-changing at the Interstate 40 fork with Wade Avenue.

Road Worrier:Drivers everywhere occasionally miss their turns at other interstate exits. But why does it happen so often here on eastbound I-40, at the Wade split just west of Raleigh?

Road Worrier:Today, the Raleigh City Council will consider making a further extension of the unwelcome mat near Umstead State Park.

Road Worrier:North Carolina needs at least $5 billion to rebuild the highway from border to border.

Road Worrier:In the next few weeks, Raleigh and Durham will crank up similar versions of the downtown circulator -- a different kind of bus that loops through the city center every few minutes, for free.

Road Worrier:Prices plunged in the fall, and the Triangle average for regular hit a five-year low of $1.572 on Jan. 2. Since then the local average has bounced back to $1.743.

Road Worrier:Walter R. Whitaker of Raleigh is a patient man, but on this day, he has waited long enough for a green arrow.

Road Worrier:Cary officials say drivers at the town's red-light camera intersections get plenty of time -- a yellow-light warning that lasts 3 or 4 seconds -- to avoid running afoul of the law.

Road Worrier:A new traffic signal pattern at the corner of Columbia Street and Cameron Avenue gives the red light to vehicles in all four directions, all at once.

Road Worrier:How much warning time did Cary give Eddie L. Smith between laissez-faire green and ticket-writing red? Cary says it's 3 seconds for cars turning left, 4 for those going straight.