On Transportation

TSA Infographic

May 2, 2012 On Big Government

Hat tip to my cousin Eric for sending this one to me. Especially telling is the statist about the probability of getting cancer and the probability of being killed in an attack as being equal.

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Neat Driverless Car Infographic

April 29, 2012 On Laws that Need to Change

Regular readers of this blog will not doubt be familiar with my position on driverless car technology and my call for the State of Texas to revoke laws which require a human operator to be in control of the vehicle. Recently, I was contacted by someone who has developed an interesting infographic on the subject. [...]

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Google To Test Driverless Cars On Nevada Roadways

February 28, 2012 News

via mashable.com Had I been elected to the Texas Senate in 2010, this would be Texas rather than Nevada.

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On Traffic Lights

October 13, 2010 On Big Government

This video brings together three ideas about which I have posted: driverless car technology, red light cameras and “politician’s logic,” AKA the law of unintended consequences. The very idea that we need traffic lights is just accepted without further thought. Please note I am not suggesting that we eliminate all traffic lights, just that would [...]

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Even More on Driverless Cars

October 12, 2010 News

On Good Morning America this morning, they featured the Google Driverless Car. Texas must lead the way in allowing this technology on our roads.

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A Confluence of Two Ideas

September 30, 2010 News

In an article on texting while driving in the Christian Science Monitor yesterday, two ideas that I talk about on this blog came together. First, the idea of politicians not understanding unintended consequences of the laws they pass. I have no doubt that most politicians (including my opponent Senator Shapiro) truly want to help their [...]

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On Driverless Cars – Part 2

September 13, 2010 On Transportation

Last week a post on driverless car technology created a bit of a stir when my friend and political mentor, David Hall, passed it along to his constituents. He received a number of comments and questions that he passed along to me. This provided me an opportunity to think deeper about the subject. In addition, [...]

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On Driverless Car Technology

September 8, 2010 On Transportation

In a previous post, I referenced Randal O’Toole’s book, Gridlock: Why We’re Stuck in Traffic and What to Do About It, in which he details some policy recommendations for both the Federal and State governments with regard to transportation policy. One of the recommendations is to reduce the current restrictions so that driverless cars can [...]

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On repealing the gas tax

March 25, 2010 On Big Government

On Saturday, February 12, I participated in a candidate forum sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Collin County. This is the third in a series of five videos in which I respond to questions from the attendees. Each candidate was given one minute to respond. The question was “What measures would you propose [...]

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Changing my position on toll roads

February 12, 2010 On Economics

To increase my knowledge about transportation related issues, I have been reading a great new book by Cato Institute senior fellow, Randal O’Toole, entitled Gridlock: Why We’re Stuck in Traffic and What to Do About It. Of particular interest to me, of course, was his chapter on state policies. It was an eye opener. On [...]

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