Metro, built in the late 20th century, is the most escalator-dependent system in the world. Robert James Thomson More Quotes by Robert James Thomson More Quotes From Robert James Thomson As our eyes age, they have a tougher and tougher time adjusting to rapid changes in lighting, and we need to be aware of this. Robert James Thomson eyeageneeds Nobody likes paying tolls. It's difficult to explain the concept of dynamic tolling, where the price varies to maintain the flow of traffic. And it's difficult to explain why highway widenings don't wind up helping commuters in the long run. Robert James Thomson runningwindlong I don't see any possible excuse for any driver anywhere to endanger people. Robert James Thomson driversexcusepeople Some people make a separate argument about the red light cameras. They say it just changes the type of crash that's most likely to occur at an intersection. Robert James Thomson redlightpeople I can't see a problem with imposing fines on drivers who violate traffic safety laws. The speed limit is the speed limit. A red light means stop. These things haven't changed since people got their driver's licenses. Robert James Thomson lightlawmean I don't see traffic fines as a substitute for a commuter tax. Robert James Thomson trafficfinesubstitutes Motors that are vulnerable to shorting out because of snow ingestion should have snow filters installed over air intakes, and spare motors should be ready to replace any failed motors. Robert James Thomson should-haveairsnow Metro shows no signs of being able to make its trains run on time. This occurs during single-tracking and it occurs during normal rush hour service. Robert James Thomson normalablerunning If you're driving more than 50 mph through a neighborhood where the speed limit is 25 mph, I question whether you should keep your driver's license. You're a menace to society. Robert James Thomson mphdrivinglimits Back in 2011, when the weekend maintenance disruptions got more aggressive, we were told that the work on weekends and at night and midday would be enough to get the system back to a state of good repair. Robert James Thomson weekendwould-benight I love the cameras and don't mind mailing in my check when I fail to pay attention and go too fast. Robert James Thomson camerasmindattention Seems like people could behave themselves without making a calculation regarding how likely or unlikely they are to kill other people. Robert James Thomson unlikelybehavepeople There are easily accessible programs to help aging drivers maintain their skills, or recognize when they need to give up their cars. Robert James Thomson cargiving-upskills The cars themselves are getting smarter and will be increasingly able to assist drivers - to the point where the cars will be completely automated. Robert James Thomson driverscarable My philosophy is: Everybody needs to look out for everybody else. Robert James Thomson philosophylooksneeds I don't believe any sort of traveler does a better job than any other sort of traveler at obeying traffic safety laws. It's difficult to foresee a camera program that can be used with bikers and walkers. Robert James Thomson lawjobsbelieve Automate the headlights so drivers can't forget to turn them on in low visibility. Robert James Thomson visibilitylowsforget Tolling plan is a wonderful opportunity for political pandering, and some candidates are taking full advantage of it. Robert James Thomson politicalwonderfulopportunity That's the original problem from which the escalator mess stems. There's just too many of them. Robert James Thomson stemmessproblem Over the decades, you got various companies involved in making escalators and you've got Metro varying between internal repair crews and contractors. They're dealing with old equipment, which of course is prone to break down, and the repair crews don't even know what's busted or who made the busted parts till they tear the things open. Then sometimes they have to go back to the shop and manufacture parts, because the original maker has gone out of business. Robert James Thomson down-andtearsgone
