Tyler's Take
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Featured Stories Tyler's Take- February 10, 2020 73
It’s a brisk morning in Topeka, KS, winter 2001, and I’m
running late again. I warm up the old yellow Subaru and pull onto 10th street,
lurching towards Topeka High School. There’s a bowl of Cinnamon Toast Crunch balanced
in my lap and a pair of headphones on my ears, Blood Brothers blaring. I’m approaching
the first green light, 10th and Gage, when there’s a loud flash of red at the
corner of my eye. I slam on the brakes. An ambulance rushes through the
intersection, missing my jalopy by inches. It was that close.I pull into the animal hospital parking lot and sit, shaking
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News Tyler's Take- October 21, 2019 76
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autumn 2001 in Topeka, KS. I’m standing in the driveway. The first day of high
school carpool. My best friend Dale lives a few miles down the road, his sister’s
friend Cecilia is going to drive us and his sister Stephanie to and from school
each day. My house, Dale/Stephanie’s house, and Topeka High were all on the
same road. The Midwest, right? Cecilia always opts to double back down 10th
to take I-70 instead of 10th all the way to school. “Less traffic, no lights, I can drive a lot
faster,” she explains. Looking back, I think the difference was minuscule, it
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News Tyler's Take- September 09, 2019 64
You can buy just about anything online in this modern era. While purchasing food, furniture, and even pet snacks online is commonplace, buying a car with a smartphone while binge-watching Netflix still isn't the norm.
Companies such as Carvana sell cars completely online. Buyers research the car through their app and never have to leave the couch. Once purchased, the car can be delivered, or "bought" through a larger than life vending machine.
CarVana While this is good marketing, people are just not into it. According to a study of 2,000...
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News Tyler's Take- August 26, 2019 110
I grew up the Midwest. Topeka, KS is very much a car culture. Wanamaker Road, our main drag, is lined with drive-thrus: pharmacy drive-thrus, dry cleaning drive-thrus, and liquor drive-thrus.
Kansans need to drive several hours with parents prior to getting a driver’s license. Most of my parent practice hours consisted of zipping down 10th street to pick up dry cleaning or an Arby’s roast beef ‘n’ cheddar with curly fries. During my college years I would often roll up to Scooters coffee for a quick drive-thru latte on the way to class and made many a late-night run to the Little Caesars drive-thru...
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News Featured Stories Tyler's Take- August 12, 2019 111
New York City's first autonomous shuttle service opened this week.
For this young man, it was quite a momentous occasion.I've been reading about autonomous vehicles for years. There's been testing in many places around the country including California, Arizona, and Boston, but nothing in New York. I wanted to experience this for myself. In fact, I've been chomping at the bit to give it a try. Was I was going to wake up at 5 AM and give it a shot before work? Absolutely.
I live in New Jersey, so it took me nearly two hours to arrive at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Is it ironic I took a 2 hour trip that...
