Driving
After the wedding, we made our way toward Yellowstone via the Beartooth Highway. This stretch of road has been called the “most beautiful drive in America,” and is only open a few months out of the year because of snow and other extreme weather conditions. It reaches nearly 11,000 feet in elevation at the summit! [...]
Angle-in parking certainly is easier, but it’s inefficient; you end up with wasted space on both ends of the row. And then there was this guy who parked next to me at Trader Joe’s on Sunday. Sure, nobody parks perfect 100% of the time. But I’m amazed anyone would park like this on a busy [...]
I’ve been seeing some “minimum fine” signs like the one below, and it made me curious. Other common ones are “Red light violation: minimum fine $438″ or “Blocking the intersection: minimum fine $297.” I was curious: If that’s the minimum fine, what is the maximum? What determines any fine amount above the minimum? Sir, the [...]
I have a hypothesis that most stop signs could be safely turned into de facto yield signs, and generate tremendous gains in time, energy, and money. I’m not advocating blowing through stop signs at 70 mph, I’m just saying if the intersection is clear at 10 mph, it will still be clear at 0 mph. [...]
I think this photo captures it nicely: It’s a common theme in music: Life is a Highway Open Road Song On the Road Again Free and Easy (Down the Road I Go) Highway 20 Ride Take Me Home, Country Roads Everyday is a Winding Road I am the Highway The Long and Winding Road Down [...]
This was about 4 years ago in Atlanta. It was a rainy Friday evening on my way home from work. I stopped to get gas at the gas station about a 100 yards from my condo complex. That’s how close to home and the weekend I was. I need to make a left hand turn [...]
