Tuesday Transit Quiz: Can I catch this bus?

Published / by Richard Masoner / 4 Comments on Tuesday Transit Quiz: Can I catch this bus?

I’m with my 9 year old daughter at the Border’s Books store on Pacific Avenue in downtown Santa Cruz (point “A” on the map below). My bus — the route 35 to Scotts Valley, leaves on the hour and half hour from the Santa Cruz Metro Center about 2 blocks and 1,000 feet away (point […]

Accidents are, umm, no accidents

Published / by Richard Masoner / 32 Comments on Accidents are, umm, no accidents

Tom Vanderbilt has been harping a lot lately on the use of the word “accident” to describe traffic collisions. He’s also commenting a lot, lately, on the use of passive voice in news reports about traffic collisions. For example, “Joe Blow was killed when a car crossed the center line and struck him head on.” […]