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Assistant Managing Editor-News

Matt Schmitz

Former Assistant Managing Editor-News Matt Schmitz is a veteran Chicago journalist indulging his curiosity for all things auto while helping to inform car shoppers.

Pedestrian traffic deaths are spiking by percentages not seen in recorded 
 history, and safety advocates are blaming the smartphone.
Weird traffic laws abound across these United States, and one need only 
 sift through legalese to find the strangest strictures.