E-Pledge-O-Meter (3:22 PM - 4/5/04) ------------------------------------------- |XXXXXXXXX-|----------|----------|----------| ------------------------------------------- Hi All!
All the nonsense with the DFL fillibuster of an amendment to require driver tests be administered in English might obsure the fact that Wilkin's amendment to up the limit on 35E to a reasonable, common sense 55mph went down in flames yet again. Opponents made the tired arguments about the State facing a lawsuit (who? where are they gonna get the money?) and a one minute savings of time from Shepard Road to 94. What Wilkin should have argued, and this is the point, is that 45 is unrealistic and feels unnatural, creates dangerous disparities in speed, and 55 is reflective of reality. I believe strongly that speed limits that reflect reality reduce accidents and smooth the flow of traffic. When the limit on 35E going to Duluth was 55, I invested in radar detectors and went with the 70mph flow, even though I still arrived with a sore neck from stress. When the limit went to 70, traffic smoothed out beautifully at 70-75 -- very seldom do gross violaters fly by, and if they do I pray for them to get caught before they kill themselves or others. No more need for radar detectors, no more sore neck. Just a comfortable drive at a safe and comfortable speed. Get politics out of speed limits and let the expert engineers at the DOT decide. Cheers! PK Falcon Heights in reality, St Paul in heart. _____________________________________________ NEW ADDRESS FOR LIST: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, modify subscription, or get your password - visit: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/stpaul Archive Address: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/private/stpaul/
