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“Jarlstrom’s interest stemmed from a red-light-running ticket his wife received in 2013. He spent three years analyzing the method for calculating the duration
by ibash 8y ago
“Jarlstrom’s interest stemmed from a red-light-running ticket his wife received in 2013. He spent three years analyzing the method for calculating the duration of a yellow light and found that the formula failed to account for drivers who must slow down to make a legal turn.”
Quacks like a duck.
- tree_of_item 8y agoActually it struck me as really tenacious of him and I'd be willing to believe he has some merit. I'd like to see the data.
- sneakernets 8y agoI read the comments on the article, and looks like some of his colleagues posted on there saying he had embarrassed some good ol' boys, and the good Lord knows we can't have that, now can we?
- sneakernets 8y agoThat may be the most "engineer" thing I've read in a while. :-) I wouldn't be surprised if he uncovered something involving the timing of traffic lights that the state engineers knew about, but never did anything about it since it increased the chance of driver violations ever so slightly, and, therefore, more sources of revenue. It's not cynical if it's true, you know.
- exabrial 8y agoSorry, but you didn't pay the special tax for the special piece of paper from the "us" government that that magically makes you qualified to do calculations. Do not pass go, go straight to jail.
- loeg 8y agoIt's a title licensed by individual state boards, rather than the federal government.