by Graham on June 6, 2010
Apparently the driver was uninjured. More background and firey aftermath photos here.
by Graham on September 11, 2008
Since Hurricane Ike seems to be heading this way, I thought I’d post the story of my nightmarish evacuation experience for Hurricane Rita. Believe me, I have no intentions to evacuate this time.
So far as I know, I hold the land-speed record for driving from Houston to Dallas, Texas. My fiance, Angela, my parents, [...]
by Graham on August 25, 2008
photo credit: crowt59
I came across this Flickr Photostream of the Deep Ellum Tunnel in Dallas before it was demolished last year. I never had a chance to see it myself, but the paintings (er, graffiti) are really cool.
photo credit: crowt59
photo credit: crowt59
by Graham on July 17, 2008
A camper driver misjudges the height of his vehicle and knocks down the awning in a Center, TX bank drive-thru. Fortunately, no one was hurt.
I did something similar once. I pulled into the car port of my apartment with my bike on the roof rack. The car port remained standing, but it tore the seat [...]
by Graham on July 4, 2008
Here’s the rankings of the safest cities (pop > 1 million) in Texas according to this study from Allstate insurance.
Rank/City
153. Houston
161. San Antonio
167. Dallas
Collision Likelihood Compared to National Averages
Houston: 23.5% more likely
San Antonio: 25.7% more likely
Dallas: 27.6% more likely
Average Years Between Collisions
Houston: 8.1 years
San Antonio: 8.0 years
Dallas: 7.8 years
The rankings appeared to be correlated with [...]
