Traffic Signal “Synchronization” This article discusses a city initiative to “synchronize” their traffic signals. As a traffic engineer, I try to avoid the term “synchronize” because that’s not what we do (I apologize if this is pedantic). To synchronize a signal network would cause all signals to be green or red or amber at the …
Category Archives: Week in Traffic
This Week in Traffic (is boring)
I mine several sources for the various items I put into these posts. This week, everything was blah, and unworthy of posting. Except for the group of grade-schoolers who built edible roads as an exercise in understanding transportation infrastructure. That’s a modelling technique I can really sink my teeth into (yuk yuk).
This Week in Traffic: 12 March 2007
Dog Jam Dog causes traffic headaches and Police blasphemy. Cow Jam Cows cause traffic holdups in Miami. This has happened to me, but that was in West Texas. Baby Jam Newborn delivered in traffic near Tampa, FL. Y2k7 Traffic Signal Issues Watch out for your commutes this week. The traffic signal controllers may be off …
This Week in Traffic: 9 March 2007
What’s Your Traffic Name? We’ve all heard about how you select your porn name. What about your traffic name? Traffic on Long Island, NY The title says it all. Forbes Richest Forbes magazine released their list of the World’s Richest People. It must be nice to be in the Walton family (#’s 6, 7, 9, …
This Week in Traffic: 6 March 2007
Privatizing Existing Roadways Other than getting the maintenance headache off of the gov’t’s shoulders, I haven’t bought into the economic feasibility of selling roads to private consortiums. Robert Puentes agrees with me. Live Reporter Whoops Apparently someone wrote a bit of nasty copy for a traffic reporter to read, Live. I haven’t watched this yet, …
This Week in Traffic: 3 March 2007
Undergrounds Mentioned by Justen Stepka, here is a list of Top 11 underground transportation systems with images and video. Highway Protest University of California Santa Barabara students protest the Iraq war by occupying a strip of highway. I guess they didn’t read the “PEDESTRIANS BICYCLES MOTOR-DRIVEN CYCLES PROHIBITED” sign on the entrance ramp. Google Traffic …
More Suspicious Devices in Boston
Another scurrilous bomb plot is foiled in Boston. This suspicious device was detonated by the Boston Police Department. Here is the original story. Here is a video of it being detonated. Looks like I’m out of a job! Either that or we’ll have to navigate through new layers of bureacratic oversight before placing traffic counters. …
This Week in Traffic
Taiwan Moves ‘Em Along! Taiwan’s Lunar New Year celebrations brings 1.6 million vehicles in one day on three highways! Wow! Columbia, SC Does Something about Wrecks They show statitical reductions across the board, but will they maintain it for another year? I hope so… Another Bomb Plot with LED’s Like the Aqua Teen Boston fiasco, …
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 …