Labor Day weekend traffic was on par with the worst of them. No reduction in volume here this past weekend, although the summer season did get off to a slow start.
I'm careful not to conflate bad driving with speeding.
Bad driving is something we can all agree on. I live in a popular tourist area, and it seems folks all leave their common sense at home when they're on vacation. Or they drive like they're still in the city - the law of the jungle.
Of course, since the most profitable and easiest infraction to enforce is speeding, that gets all the attention. And yes, speeding beyond the flow of traffic is dangerous. But no more dangerous than going much slower than the flow, or a thousand other violations which I see every day, but are never ticketed.
I hear some states are starting to ticket drivers for "camping" in the left lane, not passing anyone. I'd like to see more of that. I'd like to see lots of other dangerous behaviors ticketed.
Yes, I have noticed folks driving as if they've forgotten how to do it safely. The "issue" (bad driving - especially speeding) made the news lately. Apparently the local PD plans to address the issue. I guess we'll see.
I'm careful not to conflate bad driving with speeding.
Bad driving is something we can all agree on. I live in a popular tourist area, and it seems folks all leave their common sense at home when they're on vacation. Or they drive like they're still in the city - the law of the jungle.
Of course, since the most profitable and easiest infraction to enforce is speeding, that gets all the attention. And yes, speeding beyond the flow of traffic is dangerous. But no more dangerous than going much slower than the flow, or a thousand other violations which I see every day, but are never ticketed.
I hear some states are starting to ticket drivers for "camping" in the left lane, not passing anyone. I'd like to see more of that. I'd like to see lots of other dangerous behaviors ticketed.