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Jul 16, 2009 - Stupid Is Forever

It's bad when bad things happen, but it's starting to bug me when people think that everything bad can be prevented or eliminated. We're never going to get rid of stupid.

Case in point, apparently they're having a problem in Texas with people driving the wrong way on the North Dallas Tollway. As of June 25th they've had at least 5 wrong-way crashes on the tollway this year and 15 since 2007.

Naturally, there are all kinds of suggestions to stop the wrong way drivers before they get started. Harris county has installed 14 sensors at exit ramps to detect wrong-way vehicles at a cost of $25-$50,000 per sensor. They've been triggered 10 times since being installed last year. Haven't stopped a single wrong-way driving incident from happening, but hey, what's another $1 million or so in government spending to be able to say, "At least we're doing something."

In an ironic twist, an Iowa personal injury attorney who has tracked wrong-way driving incidents across the country for two years (I just bet it's the fault of the road design that these morons drive the wrong way and get hurt) may have actually stumbled onto the key when he says...

"A lot of these people don't have a license, they don't have insurance, and yet they're out here drinking and driving. At the end of the day, people have got to take more responsibility for their actions."

What a concept!

Read the entire article at dallasnews.com

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