The Universe is Expanding — Hang in There If you ask a dozen people to name their number one traffic complaint, you get 13 different answers. Some mention roundabouts, some mention new development, and one guy answers twice. Sometimes I feel sorry for “traffic.”...
Questions You Can’t Answer It’s been a while since I took a written driving test — “I can drive,” I reminded them, “how do you think I got here?” In any case, they continued on and on about “rules” and “laws” and “our policy.” I even pressed the panic button on my...
(This is a 2-part column since there are actually 17 wonderments) (seriously) Unusual signs are one of the many topics addressed in traffic engineering journals (I’m assuming this — I’m not sure traffic engineering journals are actually a thing). And because many of...
Taking Pride in the Obvious, the Simple, the Strange Sometimes I wonder where I’d be without all the mentors who have so graciously devoted both time and wisdom toward the development of my traffic engineering expertise. And if I think too long about this, I start to...
How to Respond When an Animal Runs in Front of Your Vehicle Hitting an animal while driving is not only expensive (veterinarian fees are on the rise) but also dangerous (over 25,000 human injuries per year in the U.S. alone). Here are some tips to help avoid a serious...
Some of the Things We Believe about Traffic are Counterfactual Here are a few beliefs we have about traffic that are not true… Cars coming toward me at a traffic signal are still moving but the light is red so they are running a red light. More likely they have a...
