At 12:25 AM 03/16/2003 -0600, Dyna Sluyter wrote: > Historicly our roads have become most congested during snowstorms and >other incliment weather. From years of observation (about a million >miles just in the state of Minnesota) I've noted that a snowplow with >an experienced driver can do more to keep traffic moving than a couple >extra lanes. > Agreed. The city of Minneapolis also has done something quite stupid for the folks who want to be able to drive at a reasonable rate on Minneapolis Streets. The city council decided to cut public works funding to lessen the need to cut police and firefighters. Functioning stoplights are also essential to keeping the traffic moving.
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