2 bright ideas: Save money on buses, find a use for pay phones
Sometimes the best ideas are the simple ones.
Taking the 405 in L.A.? Don’t
If you're planning a trip to L.A. in a couple of weekends, you might want to reconsider. Here's a story from the New York Times that details the plan to shut Interstate 405 for 53 hours! By ADAM NAGOURNEY NEW YORK TIMES LOS ANGELES — You would think that Los [...]
Hey, pedestrian, watch where you’re going
The in thing for pedestrians seems to be so engaged in texting that they don't pay attention to traffic as they cross streets. Or they could be on their cellphones. Or they're listening to their iPods. If they were driving a car, they could face fines costing hundreds of dollars [...]
Cell companies may help stop illegal use while driving
With so many drivers ignoring the cell phone law, some cell phone companies are devising technology to help. The technology would detect when a cell phone was in a car and would temporarily interrupt service. The New York Times reported today that T-Mobile this week announced a service that, for [...]