The other thing I was thinking about writing about last night was Who Killed the Electric Car?. It’s a very depressing film in some ways, but very inspiring in others. My two favorite people from the film were Chelsea Sexton and Stan Ovshinsky. Stan is an inventor, some of whose technology was used in the […]
Category Archives: Transportation Alternatives
Mark your calendars – short sleeves!
Today was the first day of short-sleeve morning cycling this year. What a lovely day. And fewer people than usual tried to do stupid things on the road, as well. I’m guessing I’ll need my jacket on the way home, because the sun will be going down. But by next week, with the early DST […]
Lance Armstrong brings attention to all kinds of cycling
I’ve been known to complain about the lack of bike advocacy and neglect of bike commuting by racers, particularly Lance Armstrong, since he’s got such a high profile. But Armstrong is stepping up, opening a bike shop that’ll sell a lot of different kinds of bikes and equipment as well as serve as a bikestation. […]
Transportation perspectives
I recently got the opportunity to borrow a car again. The last time I had a car for a while, I had borrowed my dad’s, and had the adventures of 101/92/280 to San Francisco on a Tuesday night and parallel parking. My adventures this time were quieter. The lowlight (or highlight) was a drive home […]
Prudence and public input
I’m loving the Dear Prudence column in Slate, which I discovered by accident. She’s got at least as much sense as Sars and a good dose of snark too, but with a bit more “Miss Manners” style and a touch of the “old-fashioned politeness” Ann Landers/Dear Abby tone. I find it funny and realistic that […]
Electric squid, metal gorilla
I enjoyed MetroRiderLA’s series of posts on transit in the Bay Area. My most-used system: Caltrain Best line: The January 17 journey on Train 362 was very fast. Then again, this trip didn’t cover anything south of Millbrae. Had there been more time, this 10-part miniseries would have been a Greek epic, with the transit […]
PCS
Further followup on my post-accident doings: I never did find Patrick, not that I know what I would do if I did. Tell him to get a light? Ask him to pay me back for my copays? Because I did end up going to the doctor again. I’ve had a chronic headache since about a […]
{City} Caltrain on Google
This is super cool. Type in “{City} Caltrain” in Google Maps where X is a city name with a Caltrain station and you get a map with a pic of the station, indications of the time of next 6 trains, their type (Bullet, Limited, Local), and their final destination (SF, SJ, Tamien, or Gilroy). Pretty […]
Dear People Walking in The Road
This is The Road. The Road is where cars and other vehicles travel. You are pedestrians, you’re walking in beautiful, safe Menlo Park. We have sidewalks here. On both sides of the road. Nice and smooth. Please use them. Please do not act like I’m in your way when I’m traveling legally on the road. […]
But it didn’t knock out my sense of humor
[Written Thursday.] With a little more distance from what happened on Tuesday night, I feel like I can do a better job of writing about it. I’m feeling my usual self today, except for being sore and tired. It was scary. My previous crash was solo; the only impact was me and the ground. Actually […]