FastCompany.com looks at art that uses heavy trucks as subject matter.
Photo credit: Julie HassettSutton
Archive for September, 2011
Trucking Art
Friday, September 30th, 2011Eliminating Left Turns?
Wednesday, September 28th, 2011Tom Vanderbilt’s latest Slate column discuss Diverging Diamond intersections that we have discussed before here and here at the Hub.
There is, however, a cheaper, less disruptive approach, one that promises its own safety and efficiency gains, that has become recently popular in the United States: the diverging diamond interchange. There’s .Read more...
CBS Detroit Radio mentions Armstrong Forensic Engineers
Monday, September 26th, 2011A CBS Radio news report highlighted Armstrong’s new Detroit Office in Milford, MI.
Traffic Camera Scams?
Thursday, September 22nd, 2011A
A Yahoo.com report looks into scams related to traffic cameras.
The scam is simple. A no-good type picks your phone number at random and, once you answer, tells you that you have an overdue red light camera fine. The only way to avoid a significant late fee, a court case, or .Read more...
Saudi Arabia’s bid for Tallest Building in the World
Wednesday, September 21st, 2011Fast Company looks at Saudi Arabia’s bid for tallest building in the world.
Saudi Arabia is set to shatter the record for the tallest building in the world, with a slender, asymmetrical spire that rises at least 3,280 feet in the air — more than twice the size of the Willis Tower, .Read more...
South Carolina’s Operation Rolling Thunder
Tuesday, September 20th, 2011South Carolina is cracking down on drug trafficking in Spartanburg County.
A week-long crackdown on Spartanburg County interstates is over. Spartanburg County Sheriff Chuck Wright announced Friday that the 6th annual Operation Rolling Thunder ended with more than 1600 traffic stops on I-85 and I-26.
The traffic enforcement operation brought together 72 law enforcement officers from 22 different agencies in .Read more...
The Science of Intoxication
Friday, September 9th, 2011The Wall Street Journal and Melinda Beck look at the effects of alcohol on individuals.
Many people figure a few beers at a ballgame or a couple of glasses of wine with dinner won’t put them over the legal limit for driving. But how alcohol affects people is highly individual, with a number .Read more...
Utah’s New Public Transportation Expansion
Thursday, September 8th, 2011The Transport Politic profiles the progress of public transport in Utah.
Much thanks to federal spending, the Salt Lake City metropolitan area practically doubled the size of its TRAX light rail network this weekend, adding two extensions a year early and 20% under budget. Though estimates predict relatively modest ridership on the new .Read more...
Poverty from Yellow to Blue
Wednesday, September 7th, 2011National Geographic maps out the poverty levels of our world’s seven billion inhabitants.
Discussing Vehicle Weight and Crash Fatalities
Tuesday, September 6th, 2011A new paper looks at the effects of external costs of vehicle weight. An extra 1,000 pounds increases crash fatalities by 47%.
Here’s the abstract from Pounds that Kill: The External Costs of Vehicle Weight:
Heavier vehicles are safer for their own occupants but more hazardous for the occupants of other vehicles. .Read more...
Nigeria’s Anti-One-Way Squad
Thursday, September 1st, 2011The Wall Street Journal takes at look at Nigeria cracking down on people driving the wrong way on one-way streets.
Seeking to stem an epidemic of wrong-way driving, Lagos authorities have ratcheted up the standard $160 fine. Scofflaws now also face psychiatric evaluations. Contesting the charge can jack up the fine .Read more...
