Have they no clue? Do we really need a bus speeding through the narrow emergency lane? How many passenger side mirrors does Miami-Dade County plan on replacing when their bus drivers misjudge just how much space they have. Additionally, drivers already tailgate behind ambulances trying to gain an advantage. This will just entice them to follow behind the bus into the emergency lanes causing more chaos and further traffic tie-ups.
That is not truly the point of this posting. What truly make this idea as dumb as a box of rocks (and I apologize if I have offended any rocks) is that the majority of the people who live in Miami-Dade County live out West. This county is sprawled way way out towards the west and the majority of us work way East. However, they only focus their efforts into North / South corridors. They need to stop concentrating on North / South and start thinking about East/West.
The point I am trying to drive home here is that the problem in this county is getting everyone who lives West to the East part of town and back. And their plan to allow buses to drive on the shoulders to expedite service and hopefully increase ridership is what they bring to the table. BUT, and this is a big BUT here... this plan will not go into action on the ONLY EAST / WEST corridor in the county. The article notes, "Express routes will be established on the turnpike, the Palmetto Expressway (State Road 826), Interstates 75 and 95 and other feasible roadways.'' These are all North / South expressways. It makes no mention of 836, probably the most chaotic and most congested expressway in the County (Yes, Palmetto is bad but truly only because of Hialeah). During rush hour there is a 20 mile string of cars from its beginning all the way to its end crawling at a snail's pace. And there they sit atop their perches and tell us that the answer lies in allowing buses traveling north or south to use the emergency lanes. Man you just gotta laugh at how ridiculous these politicians are...
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