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...
Traffic Problems are a Bad Thing Sometimes I wonder why all the fuss about traffic. But then I remember that’s how I make my living and then I think, “You know, traffic is pretty bad,” and also, “It’s getting worse every day — why doesn’t someone do a study?” And then...
100 Years Ago Today Out of curiosity, I recently thumbed through my archives and retrieved a column from 100 years ago. It too was written just before Christmas and even included gift ideas. There’s one gift idea I will never forget — an accordion. It sounds...
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.”...
I Learnt in the Second Grade Almost everything I know about solving traffic problems I learnt (learned?) in second grade from dear ol’ Mr. Hemoglobin. “Where you have a lot of cars, you have a lot of traffic,” he’d often say. And trust me, after writing that 500 times...
