Grant Olsen @SolvesProblems
transportation design; customer experience consultant; business continuity; puns. My mental math skills are OK a.k.a. average. Ames, Iowa Joined March 2010-
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"It really is barbaric that in the year 2025, we're still getting energy from the toxic, explosive mess of digging, processing, transporting, and burning that is fossil fuels..." @weareyellowdot on Martinez refinery fire
I wonder if Stellantis designer Nicho Vardis realizes a Ram truck driver could kill or seriously injure him if hit #JUUUSTRIGHT with the product he worked on. #DriveYourOwnStory #RamTrucks #BigGame #RamHeavyDuty #KineticEnergy
Kinetic energy of a 75,000 pound semi truck and trailer traveling at 65 mph is a 3,200 pound car about 300 mph. Highways = physics roulette. To match k.e. of 3,200 pound car going 65 mph, a semi truck and trailer at 75,000 pounds must stay under 15 mph.
Kinetic energy of a 75,000 pound semi truck and trailer traveling at 65 mph is a 3,200 pound car about 300 mph. Highways = physics roulette. To match k.e. of 3,200 pound car going 65 mph, a semi truck and trailer at 75,000 pounds must stay under 15 mph.
Pickup truck driver injures 5 people driving inside Texas mall. This is why a Walmart has bollards at entrances. #MallSecurity #TruckViolence npr.org/2024/12/22/g-s…
Iowa State Patrol officer catches a speeding turkey going 110 mph on Interstate 35 on Thanksgiving Day.
Iowa State Patrol officer catches a speeding turkey going 110 mph on Interstate 35 on Thanksgiving Day.
Hey, @amazon Why have you added friction a.k.a. sludge to the return process? I used to select a store name and drop by any. Now I have to pick a specific location to get the Confirm button to activate?
The Washington Post editorial board should not resign. They should publish the endorsement and make Bezos fire them. #WashingtonPost
The definition of insanity: [ create public message 'slow down' for 70 years and expect different results ] When you design Dodge as straight as a rifle barrel, don't be surprised when drivers act like bullets. Omaha
The definition of insanity: [ create public message 'slow down' for 70 years and expect different results ] When you design Dodge as straight as a rifle barrel, don't be surprised when drivers act like bullets. Omaha
They: "Speed limiters on the electric scooters!" Me: "Crash kinetic energy is directly related to weight, so we should put limiters on the vehicles heavier than scooters." They: "You can't suppress freedom!"
They: "Speed limiters on the electric scooters!" Me: "Crash kinetic energy is directly related to weight, so we should put limiters on the vehicles heavier than scooters." They: "You can't suppress freedom!"
Person from Jesup, Iowa killed by 14-year-old licensed driver in a parking lot at a Walmart in Independence, Iowa.
Person from Jesup, Iowa killed by 14-year-old licensed driver in a parking lot at a Walmart in Independence, Iowa.
I'm just gonna point out... All these cars can fit about 5 people each... A bus could probably fit around 40 or 50... A single Amtrak train could fit 300. When are we gonna make this happen??
I'm just gonna point out... All these cars can fit about 5 people each... A bus could probably fit around 40 or 50... A single Amtrak train could fit 300. When are we gonna make this happen??
opposite of #SafeRoutes some #UnCivilEngineering #AQOLFA
We are doing it wrong. 1920 > 2020.
If all the speed limit signs in your town disappeared overnight, would your street designs communicate how fast people should drive? If you have properly designed your street, it should be self-enforcing a.k.a. self-explaining. The best traffic engineers have done this.
If all the speed limit signs in your town disappeared overnight, would your street designs communicate how fast people should drive? If you have properly designed your street, it should be self-enforcing a.k.a. self-explaining. The best traffic engineers have done this.
Al Franken Harvard Class of 1973 could team up with his classmate Jill Stein on the Franken-Stein ticket. @CornelWest @BillKristol @EJDionne @IgnatiusPost @WalterIsaacson @Lawrence @DrJillStein @alfranken
Al Franken Harvard Class of 1973 could team up with his classmate Jill Stein on the Franken-Stein ticket. @CornelWest @BillKristol @EJDionne @IgnatiusPost @WalterIsaacson @Lawrence @DrJillStein @alfranken
Reality: US cities are full of drivers going 15mph over the speed limit while playing with phones in 5000lb vehicles with illegal tinted glass. Police: Let's ticket cyclists going 1mph over a little known speed limit on a mixed use trail.
Reality: US cities are full of drivers going 15mph over the speed limit while playing with phones in 5000lb vehicles with illegal tinted glass. Police: Let's ticket cyclists going 1mph over a little known speed limit on a mixed use trail.
The Iowa State Cyclones radio call from play-by-play announcer John Walters. Kyle Konrardy hit a 54-yard field goal in Kinnick Stadium. Cyclones over the Iowa Hawkeyes, 20-19, to win the CyHawk trophy.
"All I am asking for is safety." Ankeny homeowners in the D.R. Horton development '36 West' are frustrated that Horton won't fix sidewalks and ramps that don't comply with ADA standards. City of Ankeny says they won't intervene because it's a private development.
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