Tom Baker imagines a life in Los Angeles without any traffic. Given the amount of traffic LA receives on a daily basis, Tom’s images are probably a dream come true for some drivers.
Kitten climbs a cop during traffic stop
November 19, 2009 @ 8:47 am
During a routine traffic stop, an officer writing a ticket was met with a relentless climbing kitten who just would not go away. Intent on finishing his ticket, the officer continued to write away as the cat made its way to the very top of the cop’s head. Such a funny little kitten!
Tony Lepore: the dancing traffic cop
October 11, 2009 @ 3:55 pm
Mo Rocca interviews Tony Lepore, Rhode Island’s famous dancing traffic cop for a segment on The Tomorrow Show. Watch those moves!
iPhone user unloads I-Gun on traffic
August 17, 2009 @ 7:17 pm
This is absolutely hilarious.
You can get the iPhone app here [iTunes link].
Photos of Los Angeles traffic by Benny Chan
April 30, 2009 @ 12:38 am
GOOD has some nice photos of traffic in Los Angeles from photographer Benny Chan who took the photos over the course of several years in helicopter trips over the city. The nice thing is that GOOD is offering pretty large versions of each picture so that you can see detail in full.
How L.A.’s traffic control system works
April 22, 2009 @ 2:00 pm
I found this video from Streetfilms about L.A.’s traffic control system very fascinating. The video is narrated by Bill J. Shao, a senior engineer at ATSAC Operations which stands for Automated Traffic Surveillance and Control.
He talks about how L.A.’s traffic control system is pretty much completely automated now, with only 1 or 2 personnel required to monitor the computers that do all of the calculations and whatnot in terms of traffic. The computer system automatically gives priority to public transportation and can adjust to almost any type of traffic situation such as accidents and congestion. The entire system is also a great tool for the city of Los Angeles to mine traffic data, as every bit of information that goes through the system gets collected and compiled to show how heavy traffic is and how slow/fast traffic is moving.
I couldn’t embed the video, so you’ll have to watch it here.
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