Every once in a while — say once a week or so — something happens that makes you wonder if anybody in the legislature has a brain. Last year one of those perennial bills that dies in every session finally passed. In 2015 Massachusetts joined the group of states that make it illegal to turn your wipers on […]
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Ten years later, did the Big Dig deliver?
The Boston Globe asks, 10 years later, did the Big Dig deliver? It’s a long article and I have a short answer: Hell, no. Ironically, the only top official to go to prison didn’t go there for billions of dollars in fraud. He got busted for evading $30,000 in personal income tax. When I was […]
When traffic court judges get sick of speed traps
Road safety audits are usually dull reading, but sometimes you find gems buried inside them. Signs that not everybody sees “write more speeding tickets” as the solution to every problem. I’ve written before about temporary speed limits that become permanent. One such is on Route 2 in Acton, Massachusetts. (View Larger Map) Route 2 is […]
What does this sign mean? (part 3)
What does this sign mean? Nothing. It’s not speed limit sign. It’s not a school zone speed limit sign. It also violates a regulation requiring a 30 mph sign, not 20 mph, to be posted at that exact location. There’s one thing you should learn to spot right away. The sign says “SCHOOL,” but it […]
What does this sign mean? (part 2)
Why did that intersection get an all way stop? I drove through for years before my curiosity got the better of me. View Larger Map The road is in the Blue Hills, under the jurisdiction of the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation. I sent a letter to the DCR asking for the engineering study […]
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