Those familiar with me over the years may recall my rants on GPS
accuracy a few years back - especially WRT elevation calculations. See
my, "GPS Accuracy?" page for an example. (See:
http://tinyurl.com/ymcvty )

[Excerpt from "Suburban Nation" by Andres Duany and Elizabeth
Plater-Zybeck, pp. 94-7.]
But the real question is why so many drivers choose to sit for hours
in bumper-to-bumper traffic without seeking alternatives. Is it a

There is no free lunch. The proponents of Electric Cars haven't got a
clue or are just trying to feather their pockets.
It takes the same amount of energy to move x vehicle regardless of that
form of energy.

http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_13817950?source=rss
Sen. Kerry's daughter arrested in L.A. on DUI
Associated Press
Updated: 11/19/2009 09:22:39 AM PST

The SB 5 was as empty as I've ever seen it this morning - so empty
that the ramp meter was on solid green. The entire trip was an 80+ MPH
breeze, thanks to a pickup truck which hit a sign post about a mile
upstream and caused an enormous traffic jam.

http://www.ocregister.com/news/suv-219725-highway-blocked.html
BREA – A big-rig truck tire tread sparked a traffic collision
involving at least five vehicles that held up traffic on the
northbound 57 past Imperial Highway.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/6568753/Dangerous-speed-camera-
rakes-in-500000-a-year.html
'Dangerous' speed camera rakes in £500,000 a year
By David Williams

For several years, the HOV (High Occupancy Vehicle) lane (AKA the
Carpool Lane) on southbound I-405 has had a gap from just north of
CA-2/Santa Monica Blvd to CA-90/Marina Freeway, a distance of about 5½
miles.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8347164.stm
Woman passes 950th driving test
A South Korean woman is celebrating after passing the written exam for a
driving licence - on her 950th attempt.

Much of the City of Los Angeles has traffic signals where the primary
street gets a green light forever, until either traffic on the side
street is detected by the sensor or the pedestrian button is pressed.
This morning while walking I came upon the scene of a woman who had

A 1965 Volkswagen van that was stolen in 1974 was discovered by
customs agents on a shipping container that was bound for Europe. And
since it's in like-new condition it's probably worth tens-of-thousands
$$$.

If you occasionally research these newsgroups, then you've probably
come across the term 'viatologist'.  What does this term mean?
A viatologist is one who scientifically studies roads.  Data are
collected from field research and through the scientific method, then

OK, yesterday, I was getting ready to go to work.  I get a phone call
from a manager at a local trucking company.  A friend of mine works
there, and he had given his boss a copy of my resume'.
Anyway, I get this call from this guy wanting to interview me over the

http://www.newstopic.net/pages/full_story/push?article-
Cracking+down+on+speeders%20&id=4471219
&instance=latest_articles#cb_post_comment_4471219
Cracking down on speeders

Hi Viatologists,
To help make your viatology studies easier, the Worldwide
Transportation Library (WWTL) is adding distance charts to highways it
has photographed.  This means you'll find a list of major relative