The Wages of Traffic Calming
It's been a week since the second storm, and 11 days since the first - but because the brilliant thinkers in Howard County traffic control think that the "random shapes in the road" approach to slowing traffic is a good idea, we have this to put up with:
Many of us in the neighborhood have been wondering how plows would deal with those areas after a major snow storm for years; this year, we discovered that the answer is mostly "they don't". That was pretty clear to everyone but the advanced thinkers in the local government. I rather suspect that none of the traffic design folks have atrocities like this near them...
Comments
Re: The Wages of Traffic Calming
[anonymous] February 17, 2010 12:05:55.893
I generally don't like traffic-calming measures myself, but I really don't see the inconvenience vis-a-vis the snow in this picture. It looks bad having that pile in the middle of the road, but it seems driveable.
Re: The Wages of Traffic Calming
[James Robertson] February 17, 2010 14:34:07.256
Keep in mind that this is over a week since the last snowfall. That pile of snow in the middle is drivable now, but it's been melting down - it was a complete mess for 2-3 days after the snowstorm, when the rest of the road, while narrow, was clear.
Re: The Wages of Traffic Calming
[anonymous] February 18, 2010 12:04:23.237
You mean to say that you are not APPRECIATIVE of the efforts of the all-knowing, benevolent people in government, who know what's good for you so much better than you do?
Re: The Wages of Traffic Calming
[anonymous] February 19, 2010 9:57:47.973
what's the problem? Even when looking at your former pictures with and without snow. Don't you have steering wheels in your cars?
Re: The Wages of Traffic Calming
[James Robertson] February 19, 2010 10:06:17.409
Umm, I don't care how good a driver you are - if you get 50 (plus) inches of snow in a week in an area accustomed to less than 12 in a whole season, throw in roads narrowed by traffic calming such that plows don't fit, you end up with trouble.