This Week in Traffic: 19 February 2007

Vista Traffic At least one person thinks Windows Vista is cool because of some of the plugins. Traffic Circle Stories Doahleigh describes the fun at her traffic circle in Jackson, Michigan. From her description, I assume that this is indeed a traffic circle and not a modern roundabout. A roundabout would have fewer signs and …

This Week in Traffic: 16 February 2007

Traffic Calming Businesses often have objections to traffic calming devices, warranted or not. I have never gone looking for before/after studies dealing with business numbers. Officer Goes Below and Beyond A California police officer ejaculates on a driver. “I’m not wearing any pants. Film at eleven.” Personal Rapid Transit Smackdown Ken Avidor has bad things …

This Week in Roses/Traffic: 14 February 2007

Miami Did you know Miami is the southeastern U.S. port of entry for the majority of fresh produce? If you live Kentucky, most of your fridge is shipped (by truck!) from Miami. Think about that the next time you go to the grocery store. Miami is also the nations largest port of entry for fresh …

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A friend recently reported that a customer called the restaurant where he works. Here is the paraphrased conversation: Friend: “Good evening. May I help you?” Customer: “Are the clocks set correctly on your registers? I’ve a receipt here that says 7:45 by I know I was there at 8:30.” Friend: “I’ll check, sir.” … Friend: …

This Week in Traffic: 9 February 2007

Information Overload Traffic congestion information hotline may cause more congestion, according to an advocacy group. Riotous Fun In Dubai they paint cars. In the western european tradition, Americans break stuff. Signal Back Door? Someone claims that certain signal hardware can be forced to change phase by activating the pedestrian pushbutton in a specific manner. I’ll …