Category Archives: road rage

Auckland City’s New 30km/h Go Slow Zone

Posted on July 24, 2020 by Luigi Cappel

I had my first drive in Auckland city today since the ‘Safe Speeds’ program was enforced, dropping the maximum speed from 50km/h to 30km/h. I thought I’d try Queen Street to see what that looked like now. Lots of empty … Continue reading →

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YOU’RE ALL FROGS

Posted on January 11, 2020 by Luigi Cappel

Of course it doesn’t actually apply to you because you read my blog and you know how tirelessly I have worked to encourage people to make smarter decisions about their travel, especially their commute. So don’t think of this as … Continue reading →

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Solving the Traffic Jam Problem – Getting Cities Moving Again

Posted on November 3, 2019 by Luigi Cappel

I got pretty excited when I read the press release about Volkswagen getting together with D-Wave, using quantum computing to demonstrate real time traffic optimised routing at the Web Summit conference in Lisbon which starts tomorrow. I wish I was … Continue reading →

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Autonomous Cars Face Challenges As They Follow The Rules Of The Road And We Don’t – Medical Daily

Posted on September 3, 2015 by Luigi Cappel

Autonomous cars are struggling to be safe but aggressive, as they follow the rules of the road and humans don’t. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.medicaldaily.com It’s great to see this discussion happening in Medical Daily. One of the comments that … Continue reading →

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Why Good GPS Solutions Fail: Judge to decide GPS tracking request for Zimmerman shooting suspect – WFTV Orlando

Posted on June 11, 2015 by Luigi Cappel

Channel 9 will be in court Friday when a Seminole County judge decides whether the man accused of shooting at George Zimmerman while driving in Lake Mary earlier this month will have to wear a GPS monitor. Sourced through Scoop.it … Continue reading →

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The hidden ways traffic flows – BBC News

Posted on January 19, 2015 by Luigi Cappel

How crucial was that call and couldn’t you have made it safely from the side of the road? If it wasn’t important enough to do that, then maybe it wasn’t important enough to crash for. Continue reading →

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