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   Message 623 of 3,261   
   Stephen Sprunk to Adam H. Kerman   
   Re: Transportation trust fund broke, adv   
   20 Jun 14 11:04:44   
   
   From: stephen@sprunk.org   
      
   On 20-Jun-14 10:32, Adam H. Kerman wrote:   
   > hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com wrote:   
   >> Two 1950s-era Phila area expwys were originally built with very   
   >> short entrance ramps.  One still has them, but its traffic volume   
   >> is light, so entering isn't difficult.  The other expy carried much   
   >> higher traffic volumes and had a high fatality rate.  That road was   
   >> finally rebuilt with much better ramps.   
   >   
   > This is off-the-wall stupid. Why not greatly reduce the speed limit?   
   > Then, short entrance ramps aren't a problem at all.   
      
   That would penalize the through traffic _not_ using each ramp, which is   
   probably the vast majority in most cases.   
      
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