Is It Always Two Lines? A double yellow line — you know what I’m talking about. So why do we avoid the topic? It’s come to the point I hesitate to even bring up the subject, especially at parties or family gatherings. And it’s not always simple yellow paint, you know....
Why We Need Less Green Arrows In reviewing the top ten questions asked this week, #7 actually had to do with traffic engineering (#3 was interesting but unrelated to traffic engineering — but if you’re curious, yes, the medicine is helping). Question #7 had to do with...
But There’s an App for That (Coming Soon) A study from the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute shows that people using their phones behind the wheel double their chances of being involved in an accident. And if you have two phones, well, you can do the math. But...
When to Stop Driving — No One is Excluded Shortly after I sold my accordion (my monkey died) I bought a ukulele. Seems like everyone I know plays the ukulele (or maybe I attract ukulele players). In any case, I’m certain that if everyone played the ukulele, the world...
Sometimes it Snows on Traffic Signals Ever since traffic signals were invented, the bulbs within not only produced light, they also produced heat. And although no one thought much about it at the time, this heat, quietly and without fanfare, kept traffic signals snow...
What Do They Do With All Those Little Nibs? Pedestrian crosswalks can be found at almost every intersection where pedestrians are allowed. And where you have crosswalks, you often find wheelchair ramps. In fact, wheelchair ramps are installed almost everywhere a...
