Comments on: Links: Sorel, driving rules, light rail and more http://ww3.startribune.com/blogs/roadguy/2008/04/28/links-sorel-driving-rules-light-rail-and-more/ Travel along with our transportation geek Fri, 22 Aug 2008 03:16:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Prof. S. http://ww3.startribune.com/blogs/roadguy/2008/04/28/links-sorel-driving-rules-light-rail-and-more/#comment-13298 Prof. S. Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:02:01 +0000 http://ww3.startribune.com/blogs/roadguy/2008/04/28/links-sorel-driving-rules-light-rail-and-more/#comment-13298 As long as the truckers are going to protest prices set through supply and demand, why not protest bland tasting vegetables, Newton's Third Law of Motion, and the strength of gravity while they're at it. I also hope they generate a petition to bring back unicorns. As long as the truckers are going to protest prices set through supply and demand, why not protest bland tasting vegetables, Newton’s Third Law of Motion, and the strength of gravity while they’re at it. I also hope they generate a petition to bring back unicorns.

]]> By: beaarthur http://ww3.startribune.com/blogs/roadguy/2008/04/28/links-sorel-driving-rules-light-rail-and-more/#comment-13297 beaarthur Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:57:17 +0000 http://ww3.startribune.com/blogs/roadguy/2008/04/28/links-sorel-driving-rules-light-rail-and-more/#comment-13297 Wait, I forgot to take a cheap shot at Wisconsin. They are indeed confirmed lushes, self-reporting honestly or not ;-) Wait, I forgot to take a cheap shot at Wisconsin. They are indeed confirmed lushes, self-reporting honestly or not ;-)

]]> By: beaarthur http://ww3.startribune.com/blogs/roadguy/2008/04/28/links-sorel-driving-rules-light-rail-and-more/#comment-13296 beaarthur Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:56:19 +0000 http://ww3.startribune.com/blogs/roadguy/2008/04/28/links-sorel-driving-rules-light-rail-and-more/#comment-13296 Re: the drinking & driving story: I had the same thought as beverage industry letter writer after reading that article last week. That is indeed a huge subjective variable in a study - having driven after drinking, and having driven while three sheets to the wind (see: drunk.) I would have answered "yes" to this question even if I had driven on only one occurrence after only one drink at any point in the past year. Maybe all this study shows is that folks from the Upper Midwest (the states that had the highest percentages of self-reported "driving after drinking") are simply more honest and interpret such questions more literally than people from other parts of the country? Re: the drinking & driving story: I had the same thought as beverage industry letter writer after reading that article last week. That is indeed a huge subjective variable in a study - having driven after drinking, and having driven while three sheets to the wind (see: drunk.) I would have answered “yes” to this question even if I had driven on only one occurrence after only one drink at any point in the past year.

Maybe all this study shows is that folks from the Upper Midwest (the states that had the highest percentages of self-reported “driving after drinking”) are simply more honest and interpret such questions more literally than people from other parts of the country?

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