Steve Pomper

Other drivers don't know what you're thinking

Contrary to some apparently perceived popular opinion, other drivers cannot read your mind. Just because you know you’re not about to make some boneheaded move, doesn’t mean those outside of your own head know that. ...

Pets in driver's lap is a bad idea

Pet peeve, I don’t know, but there’s a driving peccadillo that’s particularly irksome to me: people driving with their dogs in their laps. It’s hard for me to understand how anyone could...

Drive like you mean it

Our country is engaged in an ongoing discussion regarding distracted driving, which is something that affects the commute every single day to some degree. On my way home from work Friday night I observed such an incident.I was riding...

Enter your traffic lane well ahead of time

Anyone else bugged by those arrogant commuters who, when they know a lane’s going to merge, continue in the open lane until they get to a place to cut into line. The one I see most often...

Cooling down the hot Seattle commute.

Hot! In Seattle? I couldn’t let this unusual heat wave pass without making a few comments about how such weather can affect the commute, especially for air condition-deprived drivers, motorcyclists, bicyclists, and other non-motorized commuters...

Clues are all around you for a better commute

Get a clue! Okay, that may be a bit flippant, or perhaps even harsh, but this advice could keep your commute from becoming a nightmare. Traffic provides clues that can make us safer drivers and keep us from becoming...

Combine commuting methods

People debate this particular method of commuting vs. that particular method, but one sometimes overlooked option is a combining of two or more methods of commuting according to specific need. For example, let’s say you don&rsquo...

Seattle bicycle commuting tips

There are more reasons to bicycle commute than the current fashionable “green” impetus. While I roll my eyes at those cyclists who look down their noses at those who choose more “carbon-spewing” commuting methods...

Million dollar Seattle light rail party

When commuters think about “green” these days they might think about so-called environmentally friendly methods of transportation. They may do well to consider that “green,” is also the color of money, their money, specifically their...

Seattle link light rail

Some commuters have expressed to me disappointment in the regional approach to various types of commuting, which local governments profess to endorse, such as the new Sound Transit Light Rail and some associated bicycle issues. One reader informs me...

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