Challenge: Avoid Rush Hour For One Week Daily fluctuations in traffic are somewhat predictable. Exceptions include unusual proximity to factories, schools, event centers, or Amazon warehouses. And because “flattening the curve” is no longer a traffic engineering...
Waze vs. Google Maps Anyone who travels is familiar with navigation apps. And anyone who has traveled for a long time is probably very far away. But, if you typically find your way back, you are likely familiar with Waze or Google Maps. And although you may be aware...
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...
