Israel deploys a system that tries to alert drivers of potential collisions.
Study says that Hydrogen car could fuel the U.S. Transportation sector. Where will we get the energy to create the hydrogen?
Roads are the best places to settle arguments through altercation.
Make sure you get to the point where this person is discussing the meaning behind HONK!
How do you compare dieting to traffic jams? Read and find out.
Is the automobile doomed in a future transportation network?
This guy has bought in to the myth that you can have a measurable effect on traffic congestion. I don’t buy it. People who think they are having a net positivie effect are merely approaching the existing congestion with a better frame of mind, which makes it appear to them that things are better. Congestion is not about individual vehicles; it’s a mob thing, with a lot of basis in experimental fluid dynamics.
If you’re travelling abroad, stay away from the roads, unless their filled with Yaks.
The Las Cruces, NM, Transportation Federation has issued a Declaration of Independence.
Why ride bicycles? Bike Nazi answers.
…is a cross post. Go to Gadling for a cool traffic sign
xkcd Rocks. I love this thrice-weekly comic. Today’s is particularly apropos for me…
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. Also in Texas, a speed limit sign is accurate to within +/- 5 feet, so if you can show that the sign was placed incorrectly (in your favor of course), no ticket. Here is a website listing other legal means for defending yourself in traffic court.
Webster Groves, near St. Louis is having a public perception issue with a temporary traffic signal. The signal is being installed to handle diverted traffic due to construction. The article talks about public perceptions and pedestrian access and safety, but I’m curious if an engineering study has been conducted to determine if this signal is warranted or not. Unwarranted signals slow traffic, reduce capacity, increase delay, and can be more dangerous than other types of control.
Video of a close call in Russia.
More developments from the Sept. 29, 2006 mid-air collision that killed all aboard the Boeing 737 and injured none on the other.
Maryland is embracing traffic calming. Now we (engineers) need to train journalists to say “roundabout” and “modern roundabout” rather than “traffic circle” as they are very different animals.
The design for the transportation hub of the new World Trade Center in NY looks like an excellent place to play frisbee or roller hockey.
Kuala Lumpur has built a highway that is also a major flood-relief feature, or vice versa. Check out the graphical description.
Police are being outfitted with electronic tools to enable them to do their jobs faster.
Don’t forget to wash your vegetables.
The list of passengers on the RMS Titanic is online for the next week.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary Peters has an announcement about standard automotive equipment.
British 14 year old on the way to becoming a signal engineer.
I have no idea what this means. Maybe you can tell me.
Air Traffic controllers really need to sleep now and then.
Air Traffic Controller causes delay in Manchester, NH, because of a bathroom break.
Gimleteye has some choice opinions regarding Miami’s developmental trends.
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.
Something for Tarantino’s next film? (Reference to Death Proof and Zoe Bell). The video is pretty wild.
As an engineering college graduate, I was deluged with videos of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapse in 1940. Now there’s news about it’s replacement.
There was a snafu last week in my back yard. Six Flags announced free entry between 6:00 AM and 9:00 AM. This resulted in 4 hours of parking-lot traffic on I-20 and people turned away at the gate at 6:00 AM, when the park hit capacity. Weather was cold and kids who had been dropped off by parents were wandering around all day. It was a mess. People were not happy at all. Thankfully, that is not my commutting route. There are news reports everywhere, check out google.
Don’t you love the law?
Have a gander at the worlds first open source car.
Warning: Knowledge of german required for the quiz.
Apparently, Indian drivers don’t obey striping as much as Americans do.
Title again has it all. This has been mentioned in previous editions of This Week in Traffic.
Cairo commuters dance the blues away.
The plan to reorient two two-way streets into a one-way pair in Brooklyn, NY is causing outrage.
At least someone thinks that Lubbock, Texas will have red light enforecement in the near future.
Judge rules the enforcement in Des Moines is illegal at the same time a State Senator in Iowa wants to ban them.
Matt speaks his mind about the early closing times of the Boston’s T system.
How to escape from a sinking car!
This post describes how to trip an in-pavement sensor at a signal (a.k.a. detector loop, induction loop). It’s mostly filled with silly ideas about magnetism, but I’d definitely go with numbers 5, 12 and 13. 1 for desperate situations, although 5 would be quicker. 2, 3, 10, and 14 are all illegal in every state I’m familiar with the law. 4, 7, 8, and 9 all demostrate a lack of basic knowledge about magnetic fields and EMF. And don’t forget my addition, the sensor may not be working at all.
The fact that about.com allows this to remain reduces their reputation in my eyes.
