A speeding driver got a year in jail after he was in a bad wreck while speeding and did I mention the speeding driver was going over the speed limit? Sorry, just practicing my press release skills for when they make me a prosecutor. As I wrote, low speed limits are good for public relations. […]
116 Blog Posts From the MASSACHUSETTS Tag
Are you proud of your police force?
Stoughton, Massachusetts lost another police chief. Hopefully this one is going to a better place. Sometimes a town gets the police force it wants. Some towns want to raise revenue or punish commuter traffic. My city’s chief was forced out after trying to impose ticket quotas. Stoughton wants a dirty police force. Trouble came to […]
When wide-eyed salesmen roamed the earth
The memorable phrase of the night was “eye-popping revenue.” I just found the box with my notes from a 2006 meeting with Swampscott, Massachusetts officials when the town was considering red light cameras. Back then camera salesmen were working Massachusetts hard. They made about a dozen deals. This time they had convinced selectmen, but voters […]
Is your transportation plan buzzword-compliant?
I participated in a rigged poll. Supposedly my city wanted input on transportation priorities. I could pick from: “A variety of options” “Quality of life” “Reducing driving” “Safety” “Performance across all modes of travel” “Smart growth” “Consistency” Uh… none of the above? I want Newton to fix the damage it has done to motor vehicle […]
Where did that stop sign come from?
Somewhere between the Blue Hills and the best supply of winter blueberries I’ve found near Boston, I drove through a series of “nuisance” stop signs. If you look on a map you’ll see Dana Avenue, Hyde Park, Boston is a line from point A to point B, one of only two crossings over 3 miles […]
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