Links: Sorel, driving rules, light rail and more
Posted on April 28th, 2008 – 11:30 AMBy Roadguy
- The new transportation commissioner: A look at Tom Sorel’s work is here.
- Driving opinions: This Strib editorial supports new rules for teen drivers, while this Letter of the Day draws a distinction between driving after drinking and drunken driving.
- Two from the Pioneer Press: The University of Minnesota has ramped up its opposition to the approved Central Corridor line through campus; click here. And Minneapolis’ pothole situation gets a thorough going-over here.
- Diesel prices: Truckers have planned a protest for today; an MPR story is here.
- Hitchin’ a ride online: A reporter for Marketplace tries out the craigslist ride board; story is here.
3 Responses to "Links: Sorel, driving rules, light rail and more"
Re: the drinking & driving story: I had the same thought as beverage industry letter writer after reading that article last week. That is indeed a huge subjective variable in a study - having driven after drinking, and having driven while three sheets to the wind (see: drunk.) I would have answered “yes” to this question even if I had driven on only one occurrence after only one drink at any point in the past year.
Maybe all this study shows is that folks from the Upper Midwest (the states that had the highest percentages of self-reported “driving after drinking”) are simply more honest and interpret such questions more literally than people from other parts of the country?
Wait, I forgot to take a cheap shot at Wisconsin. They are indeed confirmed lushes, self-reporting honestly or not 
As long as the truckers are going to protest prices set through supply and demand, why not protest bland tasting vegetables, Newton’s Third Law of Motion, and the strength of gravity while they’re at it. I also hope they generate a petition to bring back unicorns.
