Gridlock News

It ever heard the tale about the race car driver who would not drive his own personal car on the interstate?

The concept is simple, he basically didn't want to drive with a bunch of amateurs, who drove like crazy fools.  Driving on a NASCAR track with professionals may be somewhat dangerous due to the high speeds involved, but it leaves everybody is trained and practiced at driving in a circle.  (Who was that guy, I can't find the interview anywhere.  Was it Dale Earnhardt?

What does it really say for the state of our roads and the skills of our drivers and professional drivers won't drive on our roads?

It's kind of the American dream to drive a car whenever you want and where ever you want.  It's this weird subset of American culture that probably grows out of our former dependence on riding horseback.  Maybe there's something actually coded into our DNA over the last couple of centuries that makes us want to be able to freely travel and taken a turn that we choose.

But more and more the roads are filling up with gridlock and too many cars driving around like slot cars out of control, released slot cars controlled by the remote control of a deranged child that takes a light and watching the cars crash over and over and over again.

There has got to be a better way to get around.