A recent study from Chicago reported on ARS Technica by Meghan Geuss shows that photo enforcement of red light violations actually increases rear-end injury collisions more than it reduces other types of injury collisions. The Chicago Tribune in response commissioned a scientific study by two well-regarded transportation researchers, who found that the statistics promoted by the […]
Marine Corps Mechanical Mule
I was talking to an old Marine today about the article I posted yesterday on the Marine Corps’ new-found love of mules as pack animals. He told me about the “Mechanical Mule” that the Corps used from 1956 into the 80s [video]. And yes, I have seen the LS3 ‘robotic mule’ that DARPA is developing […]
Park And Ride to Nowhere
KPHO CBS5’s Heather Moore [Facebook, Twitter] posted this story yesterday. One peripheral fact that was left out is that this parking lot is in the “runway protected zone. The RPZ designation prohibits any structures from being built which will be occupied for any length of time, due to potential hazards from arriving or departing aircraft. […]