Much like Roadguy’s actual holiday shopping, this year’s gift guide is behind schedule and low-budget, but here are a few last-minute ideas for that special (or not-so-special) someone on your list.

First, a few books to keep transit riders busy:

Bus and train passengers should of course read every word of their daily newspaper before consuming any puzzles, but some mornings, the 7:10 from Eden Prairie takes longer than you’d like.

For those who prefer carpooling, what better gift than this recently released novel?

Roadguy hasn’t read it, but it’s highly recommended by the author of “The Princess Diaries.”

Also found on Roadguy’s desk:

The back cover says the book’s characters “hurtle along the back roads and side streets of life…. Sometimes, the hairpin curves are just too tight, and the speed too high, and all traction is lost.” (And sometimes it’s hard to put the brakes on clichés.)

If your recipient lives in or will be traveling to New York, there’s this…

… which can do this:

…and this:

(Roadguy is not holding his breath for a Twin Cities version.)

For the younger set, there’s this bit of educational reading:

The Roadguy version would be “Don’t Let the Blogger Drive the Bus.” But if the pigeon does decide to drive….

They come in a variety of styles and colors, including a simple, Christmas-y red:

And finally, if those aren’t enough to keep Aunt Miriam off your lawn, there’s always Roadguy’s favorite:

They’re conical, like a Christmas tree, and nothing says “holiday” like safety orange.

Now it’s your turn — if you’re doing any transportation-related gift-giving, please share your ideas, from the practical to the preposterous, below.

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