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I knew that guy in the minivan was to blame

By: Dan Lett

Posted: 03/11/2008 11:51 AM | Comments: 0

Much thanks to the Freakanomics guys who blog at the NYTimes website for this fascinating link on traffic jams.They noted this story from New Scientist about traffic jams and how they are caused. I expect this kind of research could do a lot to help cities program their traffic lights. For cities like Winnipeg who can't program their traffic lights yet, it's just hypothetically interesting.Please watch the video on the New Scientist site. It will explain to you what happens around Confusion Corner at 4;30 PM almost every weeknight of the year.

Dan Lett, Winnipeg Free Press

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About Dan Lett

Dan Lett came to Winnipeg in 1986, less than a year out of journalism school.

Despite the fact that he’s originally from Toronto and has a fatal attraction to the Maple Leafs, Winnipeggers let him stay.

In the following years, he has worked at bureaus covering every level of government – from city hall to the national bureau in Ottawa.

He has had bricks thrown at him in riots following the 1995 Quebec referendum, wrote stories that helped in part to free three wrongly convicted men, met Fidel Castro, interviewed three Philippine presidents, crossed several borders in Africa illegally, chased Somali pirates in a Canadian warship and had several guns pointed at him.

In other words, he’s had every experience a journalist could even hope for. He has also been fortunate enough to be a two-time nominee for a National Newspaper Award, winning in 2003 for investigations.

Other awards include the B’Nai Brith National Human Rights Media Award and nominee for the Michener Award for Meritorious Public Service in Journalism.

Now firmly rooted in Winnipeg, Dan visits Toronto often but no longer pines to live there.

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