On the Road Again
Some stalwart readers have been asking about my extended absences here. The primary reason is I’ve now got another book to do, and, as fate would have it, it has precisely nothing to do with transportation (not that I don’t hope you’ll follow me along for this particular ride). Nor is it a young-adult series about a group of kraken living semi-clandestinely in suburbia. Nor a dog memoir (though for the right price I might be lured out of retirement for a cat memoir; working title There’s Only You and Me and We Just Disagree).
Which is not to say I’ve been idle in the realm of transportation. In a few weeks Slate will run my multi-part series that looks at walking as a ‘lost mode’ of transportation. I’m also just finishing a big feature for the February Wired which looks at autonomous vehicles (as per photo above), including Google’s fleet, which I was lucky enough to ride in recently. And there’s many other things; e.g., I’ll be doing a transport seminar at Australia’s Institute for Sensible Transport.
What else? I’ve become a “micro-columnist” for the New York Times Magazine. I’ve also been biking more recently. And Twittering. And sometimes Twittering about biking.
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December 5th, 2011 at 3:44 pm
I’d love to know how the google autonomous vehicle interacts with cyclists. If it truly respects road rules rather than driving norms it could be a great boon for cycling. A cyclist could ride in the centre of the lane, even at slow speed, without fear of ignorant road-raging drivers.
December 5th, 2011 at 7:41 pm
I would definitely read a series of about a group of kraken living semi-clandestinely in suburbia. Young adult or not. You should consider it!
December 6th, 2011 at 2:39 pm
Hope you’ll post links to the Slate series and other stuff as it becomes available–I don’t want to miss it!
December 7th, 2011 at 12:41 am
Tom,
I think you may enjoy http://industrializedcyclistnotes.com a micro-blog on energy, transportation (especially bikes) and kraken.
Watch out for those oblivious drivers.
Robert
December 7th, 2011 at 9:35 am
Well, I, for one, would be disappointed to find you here very often. I would hope you have higher priorities than “blogging” which, of course you do.
If you’re biking in traffic I’d be interested in reading somewhere how you reconcile that with what you know about “drivers” and “driving”.
“Traffic” is an excellent read, and reference. I keep it handy and refer to it every week.
December 9th, 2011 at 2:07 pm
You’re on Strava? Awesome. Do you ever get out across the George Washington Bridge to Route 9W for any riding?
Looking forward to hearing more about the new book.
December 27th, 2011 at 3:04 pm
Tom,
I can’t wait for your new book. The title sounds interesting.
I lent out ‘Traffic’ [Twice read including footnotes] to somebody who did not return it and I don’t remember their name. Please finish the book so I could have something interesting to read.
Walking:
Most of my errands are completed by foot:
Library, haircutter, dentist, groceries, beer&wine, post office, bank, bar, Home and Office Depot, Lowes, Radio Shack, Baynesville Electronics, opticians, drugstore, cardshop, bikeshop and a host of fast food places. Most places are a 40 to 70 minute round trip. If I am rushed for time I do a ‘time trial’ on the bike.
I live in and older subburb as a matter of choice.
I have had some interesting encounters with below-average motorists. Including the time I was yelled at while carrying 2- 1″x4″ 8′ pieces of lumber back from home depot. B.A.D thougth my lumber was hanging over the curb into the street. [It wasn't but if it was it would have been easily avoidable. And if his car hit the wood at 30mph I would have got the worst of it.]
Don’t get me started on crossing at a signalized intersection.
Have a happy new year.
George
December 30th, 2011 at 6:38 pm
I just turned on Jeopardy and saw you there. I hope you had a good time! (I’m posting this before the local station finishes the game, so I don’t know how you did.)
January 6th, 2012 at 7:09 am
hope you’ll be soon posting here. Please tell us more about the book that you are writing.
January 20th, 2012 at 8:50 am
Great to see you on the BIKE! Keep up the good work - just reposted your jaywalking article - as a math-major-turned-bikelawyer, the stats side of these arguments are always fascinating to me…
Have fun!
Steve Magas
The Bike Lawyer