…is no more. Make sure you check over at the sister blog TalkingTraffic.org for the traffic item tidbits. There were some interesting ones this week. Also, I think I’ve settled on a once-every-two-weeks podcast distribution schedule. That should work out fairly well with the rest of the things I’ve got going on. I could do …
Category Archives: Week in Traffic
This Week in Traffic: 5 August 2007
Innovative Vehicles If you click on anything on this list, you must see this picture… Don’t Have Sex with Signs Or you’ll be arrested. Using Frito Lay Ingredients to Toughen Concrete SciGuy reports on using Sodium Acetate to seal the inevitable voids in concrete pavement. Evaluation of Google and Yahoo Traffic Maps PC World looks …
This Week in Traffic: 2 August 2007
Global Warming all Bad? If, as posited, global climate change causes the norther polar icecap to disappear entirely (or even partially) new shipping routes will open up from Europe to Asia; the fabled Northwest Passage will be open. The US Coast Guard will need to redeploy to handle the shipping. Traffic Helicopter Loses Power, Crashes …
This Week in Traffic: 30 July 2007
Transportation Competitions The Engines Running Onload/Offload competitions were held at McChord Air Force Base in Washington last week. This involves Air Mobility Command ground forces unloading and reloading a cargo aircraft as quickly (and safely) as possible. This reminds me of the Truck Rodeo’s that TxDOT holds every year, where TxDOT maintenace staff compete to …
This Week in Traffic: 14 July 2007
Installation Piece Causes Traffic Collisions Is it art? Or is it a mess? What the Heck does this Say? I am not a Biologist, or a Neuroscientist, and therefore can not make heads nor tails of this abstract. Wow. Lots of big words. Deep Sea Tire Recovery Divers recover tires that were used to make …
This Week in Traffic: 11 July 2007
Rollator I agree with Thats Fit. This is a weird product. A treadmill that moves? What’s the point? The advertisement at the manufacturer site says, “With this vehicle you’ll move fast forward when walking slow, thanks to its 3 gears.” I guess they’ve never heard of the principle of conservation of momentum. Just because you …
This Independence day in Traffic: 4 July 2007
Mating Manatees Snarl Traffic “Do Not Touch the Mating Manatees!” Software Development Metaphor Are you a tailgater? A Gawker? A Weaver? Find out. Marketing An example of making a problem work for you. Bridges as Musical Instruments Whack on things and see how they sound. Disappointment with the Reason Foundation Lloydletta does not like the …
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This Week in Traffic: 2 July 2007
Plane Bites Lamborghini Be careful with your Italian sports car around small aircraft. Traffic Control as Poetry Santa Cruz, CA, is a weird place. Here is some prose to contemplate. Bacon! Bacon bacon BACON! Scarecrow Police When in doubt, place a stuffed police officer in your hedge. Then get a visit from brusque officials. Houston …
This Week in Traffic: 25 June 2007
Dump the Pump Day You missed it. It was Friday last, but if you were in Wichita, you could have gotten an free ride to work. Transportation Evolution Discussed From the persepective of an Ontario, Canada, small town. South Africa is Growing Hopefully they will learn some of the lessons that the U.S. did concerning …
This Solstice in Traffic: 21 June 2007
Happy Longest Day of the Year (in the northern hemisphere)! I don’t really consider this to be “the first day of summer” because it’s been summer for over a month. If you want to know what I really think, see my opinion on the topic. The New Orleans Hurricane Protection System The American Society of …