You Have the Right to Be Stuck In Traffic

Some days ago I read a small newspaper article that was a reply to a question about how those Highway On Ramp meters and lights work. It seems that some very smart traffic engineers have spent, what is I assume, a vast amount of the public's money to develop a system that tells drivers already on the on-ramps all around America, that road ahead of them is congested. What the genius traffic engineers didn't do was to place a RED traffic light or a flashing sign that says "Do Not Enter Congested" at the ENTRANCE to the on ramp. That way us dumb drivers, could avoid the congested roadway instead of just getting on, and then finding out the road was blocked or delayed.
This leads me to confirm that the people who design traffic control systems and roadways don't have drivers licenses. Just like the people at GM and CHRYSLER who build cars never drive them.

ANOTHER CELEBRITY SEEKING FAMILY

Maybe I have lived too long, but sending your 16 year old daughter out to sail around the world is nothing but a stunt. If her parents really are interested in her doing this stunt send her out with a chase boat and rescue team following her, all of which her family should fund.

One way or anther the taxpayers of the world have to pay for finding and rescuing people who go around doing stunts. The least that can happen is the royalties from their books and TV shows and movies are sent to a fund to educate people to not do stupid publicity seeking stunts.