Reading speed limit coverage you start to notice patterns. Astonished British tabloids, “the sky is falling” prophecies, TV reporters with radar guns who think numbers are important, reluctant California cities forced to base speed limits on safety instead of emotion, and New Hampshire state troopers arresting a 100 mph driver in the middle of nowhere. […]
Is your transportation plan buzzword-compliant?
I participated in a rigged poll. Supposedly my city wanted input on transportation priorities. I could pick from: “A variety of options” “Quality of life” “Reducing driving” “Safety” “Performance across all modes of travel” “Smart growth” “Consistency” Uh… none of the above? I want Newton to fix the damage it has done to motor vehicle […]
A patent on nagging
If you’re an intellectual property lawyer, the most exciting case of the year will be heard by the Supreme Court this spring. If you’re a driver, the case is partly about how cars can nag you about speeding. Last year I test drove a new car for the first time in over a decade. I […]
Hey, bud, need some stop sign?
Want “medical” marijuana in California? A doctor will prescribe you some, no questions asked. Want opiates in Florida? Same deal. Want a nuisance stop sign… anywhere? An engineering consulting firm will prescribe you one. Or should I say four? Of course there are honest doctors and engineers. If you already know what you want there’s […]
Why blanket speed limits are wrong (continued)
Knowing something about how speed limits are set (in theory and in practice) I read stories about speed limits differently from most people. Usually that means digging through piles of emotion to find a few poorly-reported facts. A story from Columbus, Minnesota was unusually informative. We get the background facts: road posted 45, two pets […]
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