tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527757877422839218.post9013753572262001408..comments2024-03-26T12:10:51.054-07:00Comments on the lazy farmer: Clever local government ideas by people who have never driven a large truck or attempted to park in Downtown Amity or visited the sites they designed...buddeshepherdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10747323705664619491noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527757877422839218.post-10639273718483886902012-06-17T09:29:55.765-07:002012-06-17T09:29:55.765-07:00I think that traffic engineers just pull this crap...I think that traffic engineers just pull this crap out of thin air. I suppose all government scientist share the same laboratory. The imaginary laboratory which the slogan, "It's not a lie if you hold a seminar."buddeshepherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10747323705664619491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527757877422839218.post-26830054807264648972012-06-17T09:28:13.485-07:002012-06-17T09:28:13.485-07:00I am sure it looked good on paper...I am sure it looked good on paper...buddeshepherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10747323705664619491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527757877422839218.post-72403541724827272952012-06-17T09:27:39.219-07:002012-06-17T09:27:39.219-07:00Yes but they are a lot of fun with your Smart Car!...Yes but they are a lot of fun with your Smart Car! Zip! Zip!buddeshepherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10747323705664619491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527757877422839218.post-80432050772347956372012-06-16T19:44:28.551-07:002012-06-16T19:44:28.551-07:00Small town bureaucrats seem to be fond of using cu...Small town bureaucrats seem to be fond of using curbs to apply the Venturi effect to traffic flow. There is an example near me where two lanes southbound on a busy highway through town are suddenly constricted to one before opening back up to two for a left turn situation. Popularity of that arrangement is demonstrated by all the tire casing kisses left on the Blarney Curb.collieguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10298533259335227324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527757877422839218.post-57752644112720345712012-06-15T17:07:26.253-07:002012-06-15T17:07:26.253-07:00I went through Amity the other day. I think they a...I went through Amity the other day. I think they are trying to build a smaller version of Dundee. Probably so they can complain about the traffic and lobby for a billion dollar bypass. They are just forward-thinking, petty, bureaucrats on the (small)Amity, planning commission.MuddyValleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13561027881611420247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527757877422839218.post-92160248908766415642012-06-14T23:05:53.577-07:002012-06-14T23:05:53.577-07:00Just lucky they didn't put in a couple of traf...Just lucky they didn't put in a couple of traffic circles. Those are really fun with a 53 foot trailer.G706https://www.blogger.com/profile/03956852055757936068noreply@blogger.com