It’s broken, fix it

As a representative for the thousands of people literally trapped on the MA Pike this morning I would like to point out what is now an obvious flaw in the construction on said roadway. But first, let’s ignore the fact that a full 1.5 hours after the accident there was still no notification for people getting on the highway. That’s forgivable when you consider the entire Turnpike Authority is run by the otherwise unemployable cousins of Massachusetts politicians. Second, let’s ignore the dozens of State Police and emergency crews standing around doing absolutely nothing at the scene of the accident. I’m sure in the 5hrs before I got there they were all very busy doing extremely important things.
No, the real failure of this morning is it is impossible to get off the Mass Turnpike unless an exchange of money is involved. If you were to enter the Pike at 146 as I did today, you’ll notice there is not a single break in the cement barriers in the center of the highway until you get to the 495 exchange. So although today was really in the grand scheme of things, no big deal, I’m sure we can all imagine the sort of natural disaster, zombie attack or plague that would make you want to simply turn around and go the other way. No such luck for the Pike traveler, not with your car anyways.
In any other space these would be emergency exits. Theaters have them, strip clubs have them and even planes have them. At no less than 30,000 ft. It’s a rather simple concept. But on the pike if disaster lay ahead and the big LED sign warning you is placed AFTER the last exit before the zombies, you’re simply going to have to suck it up like a cow to the slaughter and drive right in while the entirety of Troop E stands there, on the side of the road and watches. I’m sure someone has a great reason for this, probably a fear of lost revenue from toll jumpers. But try, if you can find it in you, and show some compassion, the person whose job it is to come up with those excuses is also someone’s cousin and being stupid is all he knows how to do.

Post by: Brendan | March 18, 2008 | Filed Under The Big Woo, massachusetts 

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2 Responses to “It’s broken, fix it”

  1. Tom F. on March 18th, 2008 8:01 pm

    Gee, Brendan, I thought you loved the Government when it came to solving problems. The Government CAUSES the problems, Bucko.
    And in this state the Government is dominated by ONE philosophy (retrograde Leftism). Failure is what you vote for, failure is what you get.

  2. Paulie on March 20th, 2008 10:22 am

    I hope you had more than the Worcester T&G to read..cause I can get thru a daily in about 6.2 minutes now adays



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