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   Message 648 of 3,261   
   Benjamin.Kubelsky to Adam H. Kerman   
   Re: Transportation trust fund broke, adv   
   21 Jun 14 18:53:10   
   
   From: Benjamin.Kubelsky@verizon.net   
      
   On 6/20/2014 8:32 AM, 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.   
   >   
      
   Why not reduce the speed limit to zero? That would also solve the   
   problem and would be equally stupid.   
      
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