Last week, I had to drive down to the southeast part of our sprawling county, and I drove down the I-695 Superslab beltway before getting on frantic Merritt Blvd, which is sort of like the beltway, but with traffic signals.
When I worked, I was down in that part of town almost every day, and I never minded the traffic. I have to say, even admitting that I a) am old and c) don't drive highways so much, that people drive like they are x) blind, y) drunk, and z) crazy.
And I'm not just talking about the speed at which they career down the roads. The old rules about merging onto a highway are null and void, it would seem. It's the old "get outta my way" driving that's in vogue now. Just about every car or truck is zooming as if they were filming a Buick commercial on a deserted road at 3 am.
It's selfish driving, is what it is, and Maryland has decided, if you're going to speed like that, you're going to pay for the cost of replacing the road signs and median barriers you wreck. They're adding a tiered fine system, so if you decide to exceed the speed limit by 40 mph, you're going to shell out 425 clams in fines.
I hope it's worth it!
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