When the automatic sliding doors at the downtown transit center open or close it sounds just like a barista turning the steam on full wide to heat up milk. That an actual espresso joint exists near one of the entrances is an example of a society-provided source of free amusement. It’s deliciously awkward when a…
My driving instructor raced cars in Germany four decades ago. He teaches a very precision-oriented, methodical, and engineering-friendly approach to vehicle maneuvering known as reference point driving. Rather than be at the mercy of the optical illusions associated with gauging distance by looking at objects through windows and in mirrors, reference point driving uses the…
On certain major highways you will find toll booths lined in a row and manned by state employees and/or state owned electronic systems. Each lane on the highway has its own notification of toll post sign to alert drivers of the upcoming slow down & pay requirement. There are two kinds of signs. One, red…
Sometimes I walk on sidewalks. I know, I’m a hardcore rule breaker. Anyway, it strikes me that the number of times there’s a car waiting to pull onto the road from a driveway or parking lot entrance, at the same time that I’m about walk across said sections of the sidewalk, is peculiarly high. It’s…