Blog Heap o'Transport Links 10 May 2011

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Blog-Heap links regarding transportation and related infrastructure,
also energy, because it takes energy to transport,
and virtuality, because telepresence saves on transpresence.

Transport Future

'JetMan' Yves Rossy makes 8-minute flight over Grand Canyon
dailymail.co.uk Tue 2011 May 10, 8:41pm

Swiss adventurer, Yves Rossy, has finally completed his flight over the Grand Canyon in a custom-made jet suit after being forced to cancel last week due to red tape.

Transport Incident

Fun City: Crazed Naked Guy Terrorizes New York City Subway Passengers
thesmokinggun.com Tue 2011 May 10, 8:41pm

A crazed naked man seen menacing New York City subway passengers on a scary new viral video was handcuffed and transported to a Bronx hospital last week, but not charged in connection with the bizarre incident

Transport Threat

Schumer demands "Do Not Ride" list for Amtrak after OBL intel
hotair.com Tue 2011 May 10, 12:35pm

Does it really come as a surprise to anyone that al-Qaeda targets train and subway systems? As far back as seven years ago, AQ killed almost 200 people in Madrid, and the next year killed dozens in London by attacking public rail systems. Now, however, Senator Chuck Schumer wants Homeland Security to step up screening at rail stations with a "do not ride" list after discovering that Osama bin Laden had planned to attack our train systems....