Top Robert James Thomson Quotes

Robert James Thomson Biography

Robert James Thomson (born 11 March 1961) is an Australian journalist. Since January 2013 he has been chief executive of News Corp. From May 2008 he was managing editor of the Wall Street Journal, and before that was editor of The Times.

Read about Robert James Thomson in Wikipedia

Random Authors

Robert James Thomson Quotes

I wish the dashboard indicators for lights were standardized throughout the auto industry.

Dashboard, Dashboards, Industry, Light, Wish

Back in 2011, when the weekend maintenance disruptions got more aggressive, we were told that the work on weekends and at night and midday would be enough to get the system back to a state of good repair.

Disruptions, Midday, Night, Weekend, Would Be

I'm surprised when I see someone doing the logical, commonsense thing: Walk facing the oncoming traffic.

Logical, Traffic, Walks, See, Facing

Many police officers watch for vehicles without headlights because it's a telltale of a drunk driver.

Drunk, Police, Telltale, Watch, Watches

If you think your job requires you to endanger people, get another job.

Endanger, Jobs, People, Requires, Think, Thinking

It would be helpful to be able to see the layout and for the maps to label what exits to use to get to nearby sites
buildings so you aren't wandering the station trying to read the signs in the crowds.

Exits, Labels, Read, See, Trying, Would Be

Metro shows no signs of being able to make its trains run on time. This occurs during single-tracking and it occurs during normal rush hour service.

Able, Normal, Occurs, Run, Running

If the Metro general manager, Paul Wiedefeld, says those extra hours for maintenance are necessary to help fix the system and make it safer, then that gets top priority.

General, Gets, Helping, Hours, Maintenance, Priorities

Drivers tend to look for other drivers, rather than for pedestrians or cyclists.

Cyclists, Look, Looks, Pedestrians

Seems like people could behave themselves without making a calculation regarding how likely or unlikely they are to kill other people.

Behave, Kill, People, Regarding, Unlikely

Automate the headlights so drivers can't forget to turn them on in low visibility.

Automate, Drivers, Forget, Lows, Turn, Visibility

Metro, built in the late 20th century, is the most escalator-dependent system in the world.

Built, Century, Metro, World

I don't see traffic fines as a substitute for a commuter tax.

Substitutes, Traffic, Fine, See, Commuter

I love the cameras and don't mind mailing in my check when I fail to pay attention and go too fast.

Mind, Cameras, Attention, Fast, Check

I don't see any possible excuse for any driver anywhere to endanger people.

Driver, Drivers, Endanger, Excuse, People, See

Motors that are vulnerable to shorting out because of snow ingestion should have snow filters installed over air intakes, and spare motors should be ready to replace any failed motors.

Air, Ingestion, Motors, Should Have, Snow

My philosophy is: Everybody needs to look out for everybody else.

Look, Looks, Needs, Philosophy

Nobody likes paying tolls. It's difficult to explain the concept of dynamic tolling, where the price varies to maintain the flow of traffic. And it's difficult to explain why highway widenings don't wind up helping commuters in the long run.

Concept, Flow, Long, Price, Running, Wind

The cars themselves are getting smarter and will be increasingly able to assist drivers - to the point where the cars will be completely automated.

Car, Able, Drivers, Point, Assist

I don't know of any source for online maps showing the platform, stairs, escalators, elevators, mezzanines and other station details.

Details, Maps, Online, Source, Station

››

Robert James Thomson Biography

Contact Us

About us