Many traffic signs have become like placebos, giving false comfort to the afflicted, or simple boilerplate to ward off lawsuits, the roadway version of the Kellogg’s Pop-Tarts box that says, “Warning: Pastry Filling May Be Hot When Heated.
Human attention, in the best of circumstances, is a fluid but fragile entity. Beyond a certain threshold, the more that is asked of it, the less well… - Tom Vanderbilt
Human attention, in the best of circumstances, is a fluid but fragile entity. Beyond a certain threshold, the more that is asked of it, the less well…
- Tom Vanderbilt
As Harvard University psychologist Daniel Gilbert argues, 'You can't adapt to commuting, because it's entirely unpredictable. Driving in traffic is a… - Tom Vanderbilt
As Harvard University psychologist Daniel Gilbert argues, 'You can't adapt to commuting, because it's entirely unpredictable. Driving in traffic is a…
When a situation feels dangerous to you, it's probably more safe than you know; when a situation feels safe, that is precisely when you should feel o… - Tom Vanderbilt
When a situation feels dangerous to you, it's probably more safe than you know; when a situation feels safe, that is precisely when you should feel o…
The way humans hunt for parking and the way animals hunt for food are not as different as you might think. - Tom Vanderbilt
The way humans hunt for parking and the way animals hunt for food are not as different as you might think.
Many traffic signs have become like placebos, giving false comfort to the afflicted, or simple boilerplate to ward off lawsuits, the roadway version … - Tom Vanderbilt
Many traffic signs have become like placebos, giving false comfort to the afflicted, or simple boilerplate to ward off lawsuits, the roadway version …
The relative ease of most driving lures us into thinking we can get away with doing other things. Indeed, those other things, like listening to the r… - Tom Vanderbilt
The relative ease of most driving lures us into thinking we can get away with doing other things. Indeed, those other things, like listening to the r…
Whether advanced driver training helps drivers in the long term is one of those controversial and unresolved mysteries of the road, but my eye-openin… - Tom Vanderbilt
Whether advanced driver training helps drivers in the long term is one of those controversial and unresolved mysteries of the road, but my eye-openin…
Men may or may not be better drivers than women, but they seem to die more often trying to prove that they are. - Tom Vanderbilt
Men may or may not be better drivers than women, but they seem to die more often trying to prove that they are.
The road, more than simply a system of regulations and designs, is a place where many millions of us, with only loose parameters for how to behave, a… - Tom Vanderbilt
The road, more than simply a system of regulations and designs, is a place where many millions of us, with only loose parameters for how to behave, a…
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