{"id":81688,"date":"2022-04-22T06:24:39","date_gmt":"2022-04-22T11:24:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/?p=81688"},"modified":"2022-04-22T06:25:01","modified_gmt":"2022-04-22T11:25:01","slug":"lather-rinse-repeat-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/?p=81688","title":{"rendered":"Lather, Rinse, Repeat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A friend of the blog emails:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>This is the 2nd time this year that a driver has driven into a utility pole on St Anthony Ave in Saint Paul and has caused power outages in the city. St Anthony Ave is a street that has been &#8220;traffic calmed&#8221;- bike lanes added, parking removed in some places, speed limit &#8220;reduced&#8221;.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>It&#8217;s funny, because before we started calming traffic, I don&#8217;t recall things like this happening with as much frequency. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Yet, I am seeing people on social media asking for more traffic calming, speed bumps, bump outs, etc and I am seeing CM Jalali agreeing.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>What are they not asking for? More traffic violation enforcement, more enforcement of impaired driving violations, more enforcement of drug and crime laws- you know, things that would actually help solve problems like these.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1036\" height=\"1499\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/7936ed20-8f38-4e68-8478-cedceaf17046-69462-000025cc0c319fd5_file.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-81686\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/7936ed20-8f38-4e68-8478-cedceaf17046-69462-000025cc0c319fd5_file.jpg 1036w, http:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/7936ed20-8f38-4e68-8478-cedceaf17046-69462-000025cc0c319fd5_file-207x300.jpg 207w, http:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/7936ed20-8f38-4e68-8478-cedceaf17046-69462-000025cc0c319fd5_file-708x1024.jpg 708w, http:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/7936ed20-8f38-4e68-8478-cedceaf17046-69462-000025cc0c319fd5_file-768x1111.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1036px) 100vw, 1036px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1530\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/52740c0c-d1d4-4c9c-b84d-754b0264a6dc-69462-000025cc41351d6a_file.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-81687\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/52740c0c-d1d4-4c9c-b84d-754b0264a6dc-69462-000025cc41351d6a_file.jpg 1080w, http:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/52740c0c-d1d4-4c9c-b84d-754b0264a6dc-69462-000025cc41351d6a_file-212x300.jpg 212w, http:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/52740c0c-d1d4-4c9c-b84d-754b0264a6dc-69462-000025cc41351d6a_file-723x1024.jpg 723w, http:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/52740c0c-d1d4-4c9c-b84d-754b0264a6dc-69462-000025cc41351d6a_file-768x1088.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTraffic calming\u201c is to \u201ccalm\u201d, what a straitjacket is to \u201csane\u201d. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A friend of the blog emails: This is the 2nd time this year that a driver has driven into a utility pole on St Anthony Ave in Saint Paul and has caused power outages in the city. 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