Category Archives: TransportationPlanning for Biketoberfest I was supposed to head over to Daytona for Biketoberfest on Friday night with a friend, but he had to cancel. As much as I would’ve preferred to spend time with my friend, I was actually a bit relieved. I ended up coming home from a business trip at about 2:00 am…
Are you unwittingly helping thieves at the airport? Some people are, according to the Flying with Fish blog. Steven Frischling, author of the blog, travels frequently and writes about how to deal with security issues. In the blog post linked above, he points out how professional airport thieves stake out the baggage carousels at major…
The holiday weekend is over, the crackdown is complete, and the statistics are coming out for review. Here’s what we’ve learned from news reports at the Orlando Sentinel and Florida Today: Statewide, Florida Highway Patrol issued 4,548 speeding citations, 1,928 safety belt-related offenses, and 98 DUIs arrests. In the Central Florida area, FHP issued 312…
If it’s a major U.S. holiday, you know that the cops will be out in full force with yet another “crackdown” for those of us who have the day off. The official claim is that they’re trying to reduce traffic fatalities. Bullshit. There are two reasons why cops write a lot of tickets on holidays….
Crowd attendance is down at NASCAR races, I presume because it’s a luxury cost that many fans can no longer afford. Ad sponsors are pulling out because they have to prioritize their spending when customers aren’t buying as much. On top of all that, the Big Three automakers are in deep shit. You don’t see…
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