METRO Claims 3rd Victim, Continues to Terrorize Houstonians

Maybe some people should learn to watch where their going. This seems to be a fairly avoidable accident.

 

Not only that, but some people should learn not to take illegal left turns. Learn to read a traffic sign, people! Turning left on Main has been illegal for a long time.

 

Is this the same "no left turn" sign that is RIGHT NEXT TO a "one way" sign with the arrow pointing left? Who's the dumbass that put those signs next to each other, anyways? Take out that one way sign, and you're problem is solved

 

Come on T_J. As a conservative (like me), I would think that you would expect personal responsibility from the people. Do not make illegal turns, watch where you are going, etc. Not being from Texas, I don't know much of the politics behind the light rail. I am guessing from your use of the phrase "The liberals moaned and groaned" that you object to the light rail on political grounds and are using this avoidable accident to attack it on safety. I'll say that I think light rail in San Jose was a big waste of money that did not seem to help the rush hour traffic problems while I was working there, but the trains were not too difficult to avoid being hit by.

 

so since 3 people are driving illegally and cause accidents, this means that the whole METRO agency is a failure and its rail projects are a debacle?

you have the over-dramatic flare of a drag-queen

why don't you apply your 'self-responsbility' diatribe to the auto-drivers of houston to you love to apply to education and welfare reform?

ahh yes, because it doesn't further your fringe-minority political agenda

 

Nope.

But it means there is a problem with signage or traffic patterns. One accident could be dismissed. Three -- during test runs is too many.

Time to spend more money on accident prevention. Perhaps a new study is needed??

 

I'm all for it... it will increase the proportionality of Democrats in Harris County.

 

People, as someone not living in Houston, I think I can see this will objective lucidity, and let me share my perspective.

I believe it is now obvious. Someone is paying people to become METRO martyrs. I know this is shocking, chilling news, but think about it. How could people be so stupid as drive parallel to a large train and then take an illegal turn to place themselves exactly in front of the train?

Answer: on purpose, that's how. Now, I will leave it to your keen insights to figure out who could be evil enough to be paying these METRO martyrs. Who opposes the project in a very vocal manner? Who has disposable income, say, even after pimping out a luxury SUV and dropping embarrassing amounts of money at Treasures?

 

Who invokes the inflamatory religious extremist rhetoric of a jihad by interposing the word "demon" into the titles of his enemies?

 

You're forgetting that a lot of Republicans feel entitled and more important than others. Hence, they are more likely to be in a hurry and think the traffic laws don't apply to them. After all, rules are made to be broken and anyone who pays attention to those "little people" rules is just a big sucker in life, right?

 

Et tu, Jorge? You made a rude pun with the term "light," but I'll let that slide.

Honestly, I am wondering how this new, confusing, 20mph huge visible train will fit with an enormous influx of not-smart visitors for the Superbowl. I'm not kidding. If Houstonians can somehow drive in front of trains, what's going to happen with weary, traffic-addled sports reporters from, say, Alabama?

 

1. and yet i dont hear you getting your panties in a bunch over the Halliburton debacle

2. road construction being delayed? OMG,. this never happens in any other city..

3. when you build new roads or remake roads, of course you will tear up the roads, this will go on for the rest of your life in every city you ever live in

4. link?

5. link?

6. Houston has never had an aesthetic appeal - the thousands of billboards and stip malls do more to destory aesthetic appeal than road contruction

7. I think adding 40+ new bus routes, building new park and ride centers, new buses, plus the train and future expansiion of the trains will do all that they can to help congestion. Until Houston stops the urban spraw, congestion is going to happen during rush hour....and this isn't even touching the whole zoning issue which is the root cause for a lot of traffic problems.

8. which road projects have been elimated because of train funding?

do please back up your claims with facts instead of broad generalizations

 

Forget it. T_J never provides facts, he just spews propaganda from his leash holders.

 

uhmmmm

T_J, you never directly refuted a single thing I had to say..you responded with more broad general statements that have nothing to do with the facts at hand.

I was born and raised in Houston and continue to reside here,I am very familar with road construction. It has been going on since I can remember. Like I said, urban sprawl, the city never having real mass-transit and the lack of zoning are all more direct causes of Houston's traffic problems. Not METRO trying to do something about the problem.

Will road contruction be messy and annoying? of course

Do the long-term benefits outweight the short-term hassels? absolutely

the voters of the city of Houston agree with me