Warning: Alligators Don’t park your alligator illegally. Annoying Traffic Copters Oakland residents are complaining about the helicopters hovering over the collapsed freeway bridge. I know where they are coming from, in a limited sense. The Peachtree Road Race is a 10k race in Atlanta, GA every 4th of July. It’s the largest 10k in the …
Category Archives: Week in Traffic
This Week in Traffic: 30 April 2007
Smart Traffic Sign in Tel Aviv Israel deploys a system that tries to alert drivers of potential collisions. Hydrocarbon Hydrogen Fuels Study says that Hydrogen car could fuel the U.S. Transportation sector. Where will we get the energy to create the hydrogen? Mad Maxines Roads are the best places to settle arguments through altercation. Thoughts …
This Week in Traffic: 27 April 2007
Traffic And Diets How do you compare dieting to traffic jams? Read and find out. Scalable Transportation Networks Is the automobile doomed in a future transportation network? Personal Effect on Traffic Congestion This guy has bought in to the myth that you can have a measurable effect on traffic congestion. I don’t buy it. People …
This Week in Traffic: 25 April 2007
Always Contest a Speeding Ticket One of the first things I learned when I became a traffic engineer was how easy it is to beat a speeding ticket. In Texas, a speed limit is not legal unless it is placed using a few, very narrow, procedures. If the speed limit was placed otherwise, no ticket. …
This Week in Traffic: 18 April 2007
Kuala Lumpur: a “Flood” of traffic Kuala Lumpur has built a highway that is also a major flood-relief feature, or vice versa. Check out the graphical description. Electronic Ticketing with a Smile Police are being outfitted with electronic tools to enable them to do their jobs faster. Traffic and Produce Don’t forget to wash your …
This Week in Traffic: 15 April 2007
This Guy Likes Signals British 14 year old on the way to becoming a signal engineer. Stephen Colbert I have no idea what this means. Maybe you can tell me. I vote Yes for More Sleep Air Traffic controllers really need to sleep now and then. Sometimes You just Gotta Go Air Traffic Controller causes …
This Week in Traffic: 9 April 2007
Traffic Impact Mitigation in Miami Gimleteye has some choice opinions regarding Miami’s developmental trends. Intelligent Transportation Systems This article describes some Washington D.C. ITS installations. What they are describing isn’t new, but it’s another step in the right direction for effective traffic management. Train Surfing! Something for Tarantino’s next film? (Reference to Death Proof and …
This Week in Traffic: 2 April 2007
Life in the Big Apple Quotes from the street. Kung Fu and the Art of Not Yelling at Numbskull Drivers Title has it all. Open Source Car Have a gander at the worlds first open source car. German Road Sign Quiz Warning: Knowledge of german required for the quiz. India Drivers Apparently, Indian drivers don’t …
This Week in Traffic: 30 March 2007
Stuck in Traffic? Dance! Cairo commuters dance the blues away. Brooklyn Reroute Project Stirring Ire The plan to reorient two two-way streets into a one-way pair in Brooklyn, NY is causing outrage. Lubbock Traffic Signal Enforcement At least someone thinks that Lubbock, Texas will have red light enforecement in the near future. Speaking of Red …
This Week in Traffic: 21 March 2007
Elderly Fail to Yield According to this news report, the U.S. Insurance Institute for Highway Safety published a study that says older drivers tend to have collisions due to failures to yield at intersections. They pull out at inappropriate times and are struck by oncoming vehicles. Other age groups are prey to different types of …