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10/18/2005: "Traffic"

Who is it that's supposed to make sure that freight trains don't come through during rush hour? No, really. I want to know so I can vote against him and choose the lesser (or greater) of evils the next time he's up for election. There is such a rule, yes? I mean, I thought I've heard of that. And surely it's not just dumb luck that I've gone a year -- until today -- without having to wait for trains in the morning, other than commuter trains. Not that those few minutes make that much of a difference. Trains can't be blamed for all the slow drivers. Every time I hear someone complaining about how the problem is all the speeders and how much of a menace they are and oh, think of the children!, I can only think that you wouldn't have so many people going 80 when they get the chance if they hadn't just spent 10 minutes stuck behind someone going 40. The sad thing is that I'm sure these sub-speed limit drivers believe they're actually helping.