Tennessee Fatality Rate Dropping The reduction is credited to greater enforcement, new seat belt laws, and stricter drunk driving standards (0.08% BAC). Or it could be a statistical anomaly. Crash statisics are difficult to get ahold of and identify causal factors. Several more years of data are necessary to draw good conclusions. With that in …
Monthly Archives: January 2007
Amateur Day
The state legislators A few of the State Legislators of Georgia apparently had nasty things to say about the Atlanta Police department after last Thursday’s traffic snafu in downtown. Rep. Edward Lindsey (R-Atlanta) said. “Yesterday, you let down the citizens of Atlanta, our commuters, and our guests to these great conventions. This is simply unacceptable …
Atlanta Traffic
Last Thursday there was a snafu here in Atlanta that I fortunately was not caught in (link, reg. required). Donald Trump coming to town caused serious traffic congestion throughout the entire Atlanta Region. It illustrates how delicate the traffic situation is around here. There are 300,000 vehicles traveling on I-75/85 through downtown Atlanta every day, …
Last Week in Traffic: 25 January 2007
I forgot to post this before heading for vacation… Traffic Death Risk Carnegie Mellon announces a new traffic statistics website, concentrating on risk. Ontario Police Chief eats Boring Pill Apparently traffic safety is no laughing matter. Society and Traffic Jams Relievedebtor has some thoughts about the relationship between free society and traffic snarls. State Transportation …
Great Quote
Today’s AWAD contained this quote. Imagine a world in which generations of human beings come to believe that certain films were made by God or that specific software was coded by him. Imagine a future in which millions of our descendants murder each other over rival interpretations of Star Wars or Windows 98. Could anything …
Don't You Hate it When…
…you purchase a book you’ve already read? I bought Singularity Sky by Charles Stross with Christmas gift-card money. I brought it home and set it aside for when I was done with the other books I was reading. A few nights ago, I picked it up, started reading, and immediately said (out loud), “awww crap.” …
Bin Laden for President?
Grandad has the scoop. Osama Bin Laden has thrown in his hat for the Presidency in 2008.
Army Strong
Has anyone seen the new U.S. Army commercials with the slogan, “Army Strong”? Did anyone besides myself think, “Army Strong. Army SMASH!”
The Dresden Files
I’m a big fan of Jim Butcher’s Dresden Files series of books. I had the privilege of seeing Mr. Butcher at this year’s Dragon*Con. Now, the Sci-Fi channel has turned the series into a television serial, with mixed-positive, results, in my opinion. As a caveat, I must note that this television series has always been …
New Paper Format
I read a few academic papers now and then. For one, I edit my wife’s papers before they head out the door. For another, I get research papers that deal with transportation issues. This article illustrates a new way to write that will ensure publication and tenure! Thanks be to SF Signal for clueing me …