Not all RR crossings have the arms.

I don’t mean to be one of “those” people. But, that isn’t a pool of fluids. Its the asphalt patch from when they put the guardrail post in.

My wife does hotel inspections, yes, it is a serious problem.

I am attending the TRB Annual Meeting and in just a few minutes Chris Urmson, from the Google Self Driving Car Program will be the keynote speaker. Should be interesting to hear him.

I went to the Detroit Auto Show last year, even got my wife to come with. (We are from Minneapolis/St. Paul, so it was considered a vacation, to Detroit!). Let’s just say she wasn’t thrilled about going there given the reputation. But, a year later she still talks about how much fun she had on that trip!

I had a ‘01 ZX3 with a trailer hitch, euro turn signals, and a shitty cool air intake.

I was in a Focus Owners Club once... ::shudders::

Well, there is a National Train day so a National Car Day doesn’t seem that far off. Granted, National Train Day is sponsored by Amtrak.

This is really starting to sound like a good reboot. Still no news on the Clarkson and Company show?

I agree, way better then I thought. Not in that color scheme though!

Yup, but the cheese place across the highway is awesome!

My wide and I went camping with the in-laws outside of Thorp last summer. I was so excited to go to the Thorpedo after passing it dozens of times a year. I for so reason assumed it was some type of navel themed bar that would look like a sub inside.

I saw one in a suburb of St. Paul, MN the other day that someone updated with those mailbox numbers.

Generally these are maintained by the agency with responsibility over the road. Likely county or state DOT.

This summer I was with a bunch of family members driving to some ranch land they own in rural Kansas. We drove through a VERY small town and as we went through “mainstreet” a high school? aged girl with her pants pulled down to her ankles walked very slowly out in front of our car (that has been moving at speed) and…

news story on the Iowa DOT signs:

I missed yesterday’s posts so maybe this was mentioned. But the Iowa DOT had 3 different Star Wars themed safety posts yesterday.

I thought my child abuse story at a red light was sad...this is right up there.

Saw a parent beating their child with a whiffle ball bat. This was pre cell phones so we called the police when we got to the store we were headed to.

Well, I have plans for tonight then.