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Anonymous wrote:Who came up with “NO TURN ON RED” rule? These signs are popping up everywhere. WTF?

Evan Glass.

Was wondering why there are these new signs around my neighborhood in intersections that dont make sense. Unbelievable how one lawmaker can accomplish such a dumbass move that will affect our commutes forever.

Did they do any research before slapping them up everywhere. It's making the horrible commute even more horrible, sitting in these lines waiting to turn right staring at intersection after intersection completely devoid of pedestrians.

There's a pretty militant faction throughout the DMV that wants to make the roads as undriveable as possible. There's no specific research supporting anything they're doing -- they just cite to general research showing that traffic slowing measures can avoid injuries and deaths. But of course that doesn't have any limiting principle because if the goal is to avoid traffic injuries and deaths, then the perfect solution is to get rid of cars and roads altogether. It also doesn't take into account things like lost productivity and increased pollution. It's like they never took an econ 101 class where they learned that some injuries and deaths are part of everything we do (lots of construction workers die every year, but we don't stop building skyscrapers), and so we do need to ask if the costs of slowing people down more actually yields a benefit that is worth it rather than just having a generic goal of making driving as miserable as possible. So their endless pursuit is to make sure you drive as slowly as possible, with as many tools to slow you down as possible (low speed limits, cameras, no right turn on red, speed bumps).

And paradoxically, as driving becomes more miserable, people find other things to ease the misery, like texting and watching TikTok while driving, which may explain why -- despite all the efforts to make driving more miserable -- injuries and deaths have not budged in this region.

This isn't limited to Maryland BTW. It's also in DC and NoVA.

Anonymous wrote:I needed to replace my gas blower so I went and bought a battery leaf blower. I returned it with four batteries. It wasn't powerful at all. I bought the biggest one they had and four batteries. The first battery lasted 15 minutes, the second battery lasted 12 minutes, the third battery lasted 14 minutes, and the fourth battery lasted 12 minutes. I had to wear thick gloves because the the handle was heating up. I packed up everything and returned everything. They gave me a hard time when I returned the blower but I said its a lemon and want my money back.

I got my refund and drove to PG county and bought a backpack gas blower. I don't think my neighbors will rat on me because they have to testify in court and I can get real nasty with them.

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Anonymous wrote:Ok I'll go:

- Separate regulations from the rest of MD on certification of gas outdoor fireplace filaments = only a few manufacturers to choose from and exorbitant prices

- Bag tax, that 1) was not used to actually help the environment, the funds just went into the general fund and 2) applied to paper bags also even though brown paper grocery bags are made from recycled paper and are fuly recyclable.

- Ambulance tax of $600, that was then voted down by voters in referendum, and passed again by the Council, overriding the will of voters, because the Council said voters were "misinformed"

- $470 per tree to remove a tree from anywhere on your own property during a renovation (as part of the sediment control permit process)

Didn't even know this. Truly insane!

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Anonymous wrote:County controlled liquor sales. Why must I drive out to PG to get to a total wine? MoCo stores are often dingy, with crappy selections.

Because running the liquor monopoly contributes $30mln+ per year to the county budget, and they can't give up that sweet revenue stream even if it's anti-consumer and anti-business.

Maybe the county should set up other monopolies to pay the bills. Who needs Giant and Whole Foods when we can just have the county sell us our groceries?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Who came up with “NO TURN ON RED” rule? These signs are popping up everywhere. WTF?

Evan Glass.

Was wondering why there are these new signs around my neighborhood in intersections that dont make sense. Unbelievable how one lawmaker can accomplish such a dumbass move that will affect our commutes forever.

Did they do any research before slapping them up everywhere. It's making the horrible commute even more horrible, sitting in these lines waiting to turn right staring at intersection after intersection completely devoid of pedestrians.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Who came up with “NO TURN ON RED” rule? These signs are popping up everywhere. WTF?

Evan Glass.

Was wondering why there are these new signs around my neighborhood in intersections that dont make sense. Unbelievable how one lawmaker can accomplish such a dumbass move that will affect our commutes forever.