Another study concludes red-light cameras are harmful

A study in Ontario, Canada is the fourth major study to conclude that, far from reducing accidents, red-light cameras are actually harmful.

The 2003 study, covering Toronto, Hamilton, Ottawa, Halton, Peel and Waterloo, found that overall property damage accidents increased 18.9%, rear-end property damage accidents increased by 49%, and fatal and injury rear-end collisions increased by 5%, after red-light cameras were deployed.  Other studies have previously found adverse results in Virginia, North Carolina, and Australia.

Full text of the study (PDF)

Hot damn! Kids from the barrio make good

All about how a team of undocumented Mexican high school kids beat MIT in an underwater robotics competition.

Now it's Yahoo!'s turn to spin one off...

Yahoo! has a new social networking site, 360°.yahoo.com.  It's currently in invite-only public beta.  If you'd like to poke around on it, and don't mind maybe running across a few bugs here and there, drop me a comment, with your email address if you don't already know I have it, and I'll send you an invite.  All comments are screened, so your email address will not be out on public display.