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General Highway Talk / Re: No more 'rainbow' crosswal...

Last post by Bruce - Today at 03:28:19 PM

As long as the crosswalk is clearly identifiable as a crosswalk, then the design is fine.

Seattle's are approaching a decade in age and are definitely in need of a repaint. Or even better, replacing them with bricks or a different paver that would be more distinct (and resistant to wear).

#2

Off-Topic / Re: MASSIVE E-skip Opening on ...

Last post by Life in Paradise - Today at 03:09:27 PM

I wish I had checked the forum yesterday.  I love to experience skip like this.  I wonder if it came down to Southern Indiana.  Once had VHF skip (not too far off the FM band) about 40 or so years ago that we were able to see TV from Cuba as well as Saskatchewan (Regina).  Also had Chicago UHF (300 miles) come through at another time near then.

#3

Off-Topic / Re: AARoads Wordle

Last post by davewiecking - Today at 03:02:58 PM

GRACE
(Not sure SLATE is a proper guess because L has been eliminated.)

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General Highway Talk / Re: No more 'rainbow' crosswal...

Last post by kalvado - Today at 02:22:40 PM

|kalvado|, I think people forget you're also a plane-geek.

Yes, it plays a role - although I prefer to think about it as "interested in infrastructure".
And  I wonder how many people outside this forum would be able to say something about landmark FHWA achievements, like Clearview or mileage based exit numbers.
I would say FHWA role is much smaller in everyday travel, so even if Comic Sans is approved to replace Clearview, few people would ever notice. FAA has a bit more direct effect on me-the-travellet, so their work quality is more obvious.

#5

General Highway Talk / Re: No more 'rainbow' crosswal...

Last post by kphoger - Today at 02:06:57 PM

|kalvado|, I think people forget you're also a plane-geek.

#6

Off-Topic / Re: Minor things that bother y...

Last post by kphoger - Today at 02:05:16 PM

Geeze, I wonder what some of you would think of celebrating The Cry of Dolores?

Seriously.  All that happened on 16-SEP-1810 is that a priest called his townspeople to arms, and they started marching.  They didn't even get to Guanajuato till twelve days later.  And the Treaty of Córdoba wasn't signed by Spain till 24-AUG-1821.  But nobody complains that the Mexicans celebrate their independence on the wrong date every year

#7

Off-Topic / Re: Minor things that please y...

Last post by Max Rockatansky - Today at 01:50:35 PM

I walked into the gym at 7 AM today and found only five people in the weight room.  Only a post-holiday weekend day can yield low numbers like that.  I had my pick off free weights and benches all morning.  People are just now coming in.

Loved my alone time on the treadmill yesterday.

And *NO* social media cameras to go along with it.  LOVE IT !   

Nike

I'm more of a fan of running outside.  What throws people off is that I rarely listen to music.  I find it peaceful, especially before sunrise.

#8

Off-Topic / Re: Minor things that please y...

Last post by mgk920 - Today at 01:34:25 PM

I walked into the gym at 7 AM today and found only five people in the weight room.  Only a post-holiday weekend day can yield low numbers like that.  I had my pick off free weights and benches all morning.  People are just now coming in.

Loved my alone time on the treadmill yesterday.

And *NO* social media cameras to go along with it.  LOVE IT !   

Nike

[Fox News telling you]

#9

General Highway Talk / Re: No more 'rainbow' crosswal...

Last post by kalvado - Today at 01:32:30 PM

US SecTrans (Sean Duffy) has ordered that all 'rainbow' crosswalks in the USA be removed as being a distraction to drivers.  Thoughts?

I don't think he's competent to serve as Secretary of Transportation. He has no qualifications for the office aside from appearing on two television shows that have the word "road" in the title—which I suspect is the reason he was appointed to the office, as such a naive misunderstanding would be par for the course for the person who made the appointment.

Functionally, this memo can be ignored—the only way USDOT has to enforce compliance is by withholding federal funding. Most streets that are pedestrian-focused enough to have crosswalks are maintained by local agencies that get no federal funding anyway.

In light of that, I strongly encourage Secretary Duffy to take a long walk off a short pier, then to go jump in a lake (I understand there is a rather large one in Wisconsin's 7th district, which he represented in Congress), and when he's done with that to go piss up a rope, and I would say so to Secretary Duffy were he to ask my opinion on the matter, either directly or on a Congressionally-required public comment docket.

You described someone as qualified, if not more qualified than the previous guy.

Equating a TV show guy to a previous elected official who had responsibility for their jurisdiction's transportation program is certainly a stretch.

My neighbor is working on his driveway right now. Would that make him qualify to lead DOT from your perspective?
My biggest memory of Pete B. Is how FAA - which is part of DOT - was going through complete meltdown while big boss was on paternity leave.

To be more accurate, your biggest memory of Pete B. is Fox News telling you how FAA was going through a complete meltdown while big boss was paternity leave, which is far from the truth.

I followed that story in real time, including official documents. It was not bad, it was a horrible failure which should be dealt with in criminal court.

Wonder why others didn't follow your well-informed opinion on this, then.

What was the plane you flew last time?
(Version for non-aa public: which interstates did you drive last time you were away from home?)

#10

Off-Topic / Re: Minor things that bother y...

Last post by mgk920 - Today at 01:32:13 PM

It was just the date that the Powers that Be chose to send the message to George III telling him to pound sand.

Mike