A 'perfect traffic storm' will bring Olympic chaos to London

33% more cars will clog roads and motors will crawl along at up to 12mph.Motorists face a 'perfect storm' of Olympic gridlock as the first three days of the sporting extravaganza face being crippled by jams...

Pay-As-You-Go for the Rich, Gridlock for the Rest

Most people do not know exactly where the money they spend on car fuel tax, road taxes, parking and congestion charges goes– they only know that the money does not go to fix the roads. There is a high degree of...

Live Camera to Singapore Port

Port of Singapore blog ( singaporeport.blogspot.com) set a live camera facing to Port of Singapore container terminal. Through this webcam, you can see the container terminal of Singapore Port live 27/4. The...

Bangkok Traffic

Image of the day: Bangkok traffic jam (Thailand)Source: http://www.schahryar.com/photoblog/481

Rift raft I-405 traffic “jumping” to Mailbu 101

Rift raft I-405 traffic “jumping” to Mailbu 101 Malibu officials have warned celebrities that they may not leave their homes this weekend unless by helicopter because the 101 will be choked with I-405ers...

France Wants Answers For Kentucky Mistakes

http://www.motorsportsunplugged.com20,000 fans at last weekend's Kentucky Sprint Cup race either didn't get into the race or they were late due to traffic issues. This is nothing new, Texas Motor Speedway and...

Bridges are hazard in snow commute: Stuck forever

You could say that you saw this story first at NowPublic. Pictures from my balcony showed the blockage. It got much worse late in the commute, mostly for those traveling in the direction of the city. Bridges freeze...

Is it not good for the UN to have tech monitoring agency?

Technology need to be monitored by an independent international body before it is launched. This is because some technologies may be disastrous to mankind; for example nuclear for war purpose.  Therefore, nations of the world should for an independent technology...

New hope for mass transit system in Islamabad

A new hope has emerged about revival of the mass transit rail system between Pakistan's capital city of Islamabad and its twin Rawalpindi city."ISLAMABAD: The Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) has proposed to own the ambitious mass transit rail system project...

If it is not the snow and wind, it’s the bananas

The wind is gusting to 50 mph and blowing constantly. It took its toll on a truck that is my direct path to the office. I told them I was coming in today barring snow. I didn’t say anything about bananas. " ...

Snow brings travel chaos to the UK

Un-gritted highways and heavy snowfall bring England's roads to a halt. Some drivers in Berkshire were stranded for more than 8 hours.

Snow brings travel chaos to the UK

Heavy snow and un-gritted highways have brought England's roads to a halt. Some drivers in Berkshire were stranded for over 8 hours and many cars have been abandoned overnight. 

Distracted Drivers Kill Thousands Each Year

Drivers who were distracted by electronic devices killed around 5,800 people in the United States during 2008, says U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. The numbers were presented at a two-day Transportation...

Using Social Media as an HR Tool

If you’re a business owner, have you considered the myriad of ways that social networking sites can help you in your hiring decisions? Given the number of individuals using social networks like Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter, it’s almost foolish not to do a little...

Top 20 Most Popular Social Bookmarking Websites

Over the last couple of days I have been thinking about dear Mr Murdoch's idea about paying for news - well you an me paying to read his news sites. And as I get thinking things become little more confused as time goes on - and this is why went-a-looking on dear old...

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