Category: Commuting

  • Car versus Critter

    July 3, 2020
    How to Respond When an Animal Runs in Front of Your Vehicle Hitting an animal while driving is not only…
  • Traffic Falsehoods

    June 19, 2020
    Some of the Things We Believe about Traffic are Counterfactual Here are a few beliefs we have about traffic that…
  • Traffic Lessons We Learnt from COVID-19

    May 28, 2020
    Is “Learnt” Even a Real Word? My uncle has a house-cleaning business. And like many of us, he’s been working…
  • Will the Coronavirus Result in MORE Traffic?

    May 18, 2020
    There’s More Traffic Coming to an Intersection Near You! Many cities are predicting that the eventual end of the coronavirus…
  • Traffic Engineers are Tricky

    May 13, 2020
    Noise and Vibration (Shock and Awe) What I’m about to reveal may cost me my career. But what gives me…
  • The Magic Roundabout

    April 29, 2020
    Traffic Engineering Wizardry from 1972 The roundabout pictured above is referred to as the “Magic Roundabout.” It is located in…
  • Transportation Predictions Accelerated

    April 27, 2020
    All Good News — in the Long Run Predictions are unfolding sooner than expected. It’s interesting how crises accelerate creativity…
  • Social Distancing and Traffic Impacts

    April 15, 2020
    You may have noticed the morning and evening rush hours getting harder to find (especially if working from home). The…
  • The Reason for the Trip

    March 20, 2020
    As stated in the past (1979, 2011, and once on a Tuesday), the most effective means to reduce traffic is…
  • Does a Fast-food Restaurant “Create” Traffic?

    March 16, 2020
    Or, what about a bank? Or a dentist office? Or a new gas station with 12 fuel pumps, a mini-mart…