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According to Caltrans, most U.S. freeways were built for design speeds of about 75 to 85 mph. Running buses at a steady 100 to 140 mph would not be as simple as posting a higher limit. It would require dedicated lanes, changes to roadway geometry and major vehicle redesign.
This is simply absurd; stupid, even. It should not have been seriously studied.
Finish building the train.
The lengths this country will go to in order to pretend it has a better idea for transit than something vetted and successful the world over astounds me.
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A fascinating tour led by Colbert himself.
Growing up, the Ed Sullivan Theater was David Letterman’s. I knew the name, of course, but somehow never connected the full history of the place or why it was named after Sullivan.
It’s simultaneously amazing how much care was put into the restoration for Colbert’s show and sad that it is ending prematurely, with the theater continuing under the ownership of the network kowtowing to our “free speech” administration. Hopefully the restoration will live well beyond the network’s ownership.
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Given her presence, Grosz later wrote, he decided against “spinning around and confronting them head-on, with the .44 magnum in hand as my Bible in a come-to-Jesus meeting.” The Dodge was faster in the straights, but Grosz had just replaced his tires and was adept at driving mountain roads at high speeds. For the next hour and a half, he careened down the highway, bathing the Dodge in his tire spray. After more than 130 miles, the Dodge sputtered into a gas station. Grosz flipped the switch to engage his second tank and disappeared over Kenosha Pass.
I’ve driven 285 over Kenosha Pass plenty of times. I cannot imagine doing so at night, in the rain, while being pursued by someone trying to run me off the road.
I found this whole piece gripping. I wish it had been a book. Heck, it would make an amazing TV series.