Tom Vanderbilt

Tom Vanderbilt is a columnist/author who has wrote about his interests of culture, travel, technology, and design in many publications such as Slate, The New York Times Magazine, and The Wall Street Journal.  His New York Times bestseller, "Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We Do", expresses his particular intrest in traffic and how Americans react to it. Two of his recent blogs include ranting about parking meters and wondering how traffic signals such as "the wave" and "the bird" have came about. In addition to writing, he gives lectures at colleges and has appered on "ABC New's Nightline" and "The Today Show".