The New York Times hosted an online debate over the question “Do we tolerate too many traffic deaths?”
Adrian K. Lund:
Compared with the Toyota controversy, there is no clamor for Congressional action calling for tough enforcement against speeding. There is no victims’ advocacy group urging installation of speed .Read more...
New York designer Tina Roth Eisenberg profiles photographer Arnold Odermatt:
Swiss police officer and photographer Arnold Odermatt became famous in his retirement on the publication of Karambolage, his photographic journal about the traffic accidents that were part of his professional life in the Swiss canton of Nidwalden.
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Jaime Lerner‘s TED talk regarding urban congestion. From the TED website:
For many city governments seeking visible improvements in their congested streets, the pace of change is measured in months and years. For Jaime Lerner, it’s measured in hours. As mayor of Curitiba, he transformed a gridlocked commercial .Read more...
The Transport Research Laboratory in Wokingham, England studied the effect of listening to sports radio on driving habits. UPI.com reports ‘Radio Sports can Distract Drivers‘:
Reaction times were slowed by up to 20 percent when drivers were listening to sports, adding nearly 20 feet of additional stopping time for a car .Read more...
