Saturday, July 20, 2002

Back in 1990, Homer Simpson advocated the installation of a stop sign for a dangerous intersection. He saw a problem with the ordinances on a city road and sought to change that error. Perhaps he can come visit Pensacola and petition to lower the speed limit of Chemstrand Road to 35 mph. The current speed limit of 45 mph seems reasonable; Chemstrand holds steady traffic, a straight pathway, and few stoplights. If the speed limit were lowered, however, I might feel less frustrated at only being able to achieve 40 mph driving on that road. An old fogey is always plodding down the two-lane road in both directions and slows all the people behind his slow butt. Why do the Old and Slow Drivers of America have their daily meetings on Chemstrand?!? The only nuisance I loathe more while driving is when the slow person in front of me goes to a complete stop before making a turn (this practice rarely happens up north, occasionally occurs in Pensacola, and is the norm in Mississippi). With a 35 mph speed limit, I'd be more tolerant of the Dodge Stratus going 40 in front of me. Plus, a lot fewer cars would be attacked up the butt by a tailing auto.

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