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Are We Allowed to Turn on the Red Arrow Between Burnside and Sandy?
Right on red from the right lane is a no-brainer, but for many drivers doing it from the left lane seems sketchy.
Why Can’t We Consider Public Health When Approving Cell Towers?
Let’s wade into the morass of bad vibes and folk science surrounding cell towers and the deadly radiation they unleash upon an unsuspecting public. YOLO!
Is the Barking of Cars With Obnoxiously Loud Exhausts Legal?
It’s a Class C traffic violation to operate a vehicle whose exhaust system exceeds 88 decibels.
Does Pricing Stuff at $3.99 Really Still Work on the Modern Consumer?
Jaded sophistication is no match for “charm” pricing: Research shows it works even when people know it’s happening.
What’s Up With All Those Crudely Hand-Lettered Home Sale Signs?
The purchase of a home is the weightiest financial transaction of most people’s lives; it’s a bit jarring to see it marketed with techniques more commonly associated with roadside sweet corn and free kittens.
Why Doesn’t the Oregon Coast Have More Islands?
In short, not only are we all doomed, we don’t even get a nice, peaceful island where we can pitch a hammock and wait for the end.
What’s the Deal With Grapefruit and Drug Interactions?
Grapefruit has been documented—not just by somebody’s brother-in-law, but in peer-reviewed studies—as affecting the way your body absorbs over 100 different drugs.
Since When Does the Post Office Discount Its Stamps to Anyone?
Hasn’t the post office suffered enough? That’s why I’m urging stamp users to do the right thing and buy real stamps.
Who Else Besides the U.S. Uses Fahrenheit These Days?
The only nations primarily using Fahrenheit are (1) the U.S. and its possessions, (2) the Bahamas, (3) the Cayman Islands and (4) Liberia.
Where Do TriMet Drivers Go to the Bathroom?
Most transit centers actually do have restrooms. They’re just not open to the public.