In a classic example of using statistics like the drunkard uses a lamppost (for support rather than illumination), EJ Montini (@EJMontini) published on AZCentral a recitation of statistics from a lobbying group pretending to be a think tank, in which he and they claim that more Arizonan’s are killed in firearms-related incidents than in motor […]
Red Light Photo Enforcement Increases Injury Collisions
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 […]