07-15-2010, 02:25 AM
Its only my opinion Tom. The bottleneck is not a high speed freeway interchange. Freeways have controlled access and do not allow pedestrians on the sidelines doing anything except pulling over for emergencies or breakdowns. Highway 130 is a state route into a rural district. The bottleneck is where traffic is at its slowest.
If there was any history of accidents there caused by campaign distracted drivers then there would be a case. What there is are people imagining a problem which has yet to actually develop. I've never seen an accident at the bottleneck though at three miles an hour some bumpers may have touched more than once. What we have on Highway 130 are accidents at badly designed uncontrolled intersections with people paying close attention and still turning left into 60 mph oncoming traffic.
So before we wander too far into the "if and when" something happens let's take a breathe and realize that the bottleneck, as strange as it may seem, may be as safe a location for campaign sign waving as any spot on that road or the island.
If there was any history of accidents there caused by campaign distracted drivers then there would be a case. What there is are people imagining a problem which has yet to actually develop. I've never seen an accident at the bottleneck though at three miles an hour some bumpers may have touched more than once. What we have on Highway 130 are accidents at badly designed uncontrolled intersections with people paying close attention and still turning left into 60 mph oncoming traffic.
So before we wander too far into the "if and when" something happens let's take a breathe and realize that the bottleneck, as strange as it may seem, may be as safe a location for campaign sign waving as any spot on that road or the island.
Assume the best and ask questions.
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