Completely preventable traffic jams

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fastar1 said:
Since always.

I would posit that the loader was parked there intelligently, for the strategic purpose of blocking traffic. I can see how they might have been concerned with people driving through the cones to turn right at the corner by exploiting what would they would unwisely see as you did, an empty lane. Or, drivers pulling out of the drive entrance where you were standing to take the picture, might be tempted to turn onto the right-most lane to avoid trying to merge with a blocked left lane.

All this of course presupposes that they really, really didn't want people driving on those lanes.

But of course you could be right, and they blocked lanes unnecessarily since I'm sure they never give it any thought.

Or, you might just have issues with authority as evidenced by your refusal to pay your traffic tickets and ensuing suggestion to skip paying your license renewal, and your threads on fighting and questioning the system at every corner. In that case, I would like to speak on behalf of all seven billion other people on the planet and apologise for inconveniencing your life for the sake of the rest of us with our petty laws, rules, and procedures that don't put you on a pedestal. Sorry.
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Oof, did someone hit a nerve?
It's possible that they didn't park just around the corner because trucks were unable to turn if they parked too close and they would have to walk to far if they parked in the middle of the block.

I've seen other places where construction projects seemingly blocked a lane for an extra two months, so that the people would have somewhere to park for free.
 
Baggsy said:
Oof, did someone hit a nerve?
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You betcha.

I'm sick of the volume of people who's vision of the world doesn't extend past their navels. I try as much as possible to destroy their egos whenever I have the energy.
 
fastar1 said:
Since always.

I would posit that the loader was parked there intelligently, for the strategic purpose of blocking traffic. I can see how they might have been concerned with people driving through the cones to turn right at the corner by exploiting what would they would unwisely see as you did, an empty lane. Or, drivers pulling out of the drive entrance where you were standing to take the picture, might be tempted to turn onto the right-most lane to avoid trying to merge with a blocked left lane.

All this of course presupposes that they really, really didn't want people driving on those lanes.

But of course you could be right, and they blocked lanes unnecessarily since I'm sure they never give it any thought.

Or, you might just have issues with authority as evidenced by your refusal to pay your traffic tickets and ensuing suggestion to skip paying your license renewal, and your threads on fighting and questioning the system at every corner. In that case, I would like to speak on behalf of all seven billion other people on the planet and apologise for inconveniencing your life for the sake of the rest of us with our petty laws, rules, and procedures that don't put you on a pedestal. Sorry.
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I usually don't respond to inane personal attacks, but I will say this, you went through and brought up my thread history in this thread? That's really weird and creepy isn't it?
 
fastar1 said:
You betcha.

I'm sick of the volume of people who's vision of the world doesn't extend past their navels. I try as much as possible to destroy their egos whenever I have the energy.
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Please cease the personal attacks, thanks!
 
Rob MacLennan said:
Sure, if putting a cap on a shampoo bottle is engineering.
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um, it is . . .

Engineering is the discipline, art, skill and profession of acquiring and applying scientific, mathematical, economic, social, and practical knowledge, in order to design and build structures, machines, devices, systems, materials and processes that safely realize improvements to the lives of people.
 
So it's been a few days now...

Since the engineer in me has this bizarre desire to gather information before drawing conclusions, did you ever think to go ask the people doing the work why they may have left two lanes coned off and a fairly large piece of construction equipment in the way?
 
cbranje said:
By engineering solution, I meant covering it temporarily with wood or metal or something.
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This is so not an engineering solution LOL. It's advanced housekeeping.

Unless some jerk somewhere put a stamp on a drawing and signed it, it isn't engineering.
 
Oh yeah, they've put something between Toronto and Milton that seems to always block traffic. I think they call it Mississauga.

I hate driving/riding/being in Sauga. Someone needs to engineer its removal.
 
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