MDOT nonsense

[Nathan Miller]

Anybody else see this MDOT bullshit? Great messaging: speeding is bad, but not speeding is also bad.

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[Nick Kaufmann]

won't somebody please think of the FLOW?

Nick Kaufmann

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[Zack Barowitz]

Wow. I mean roads are engineered to a minimum speed to keep cars from flipping over but the road rage missive is a outrageous.

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[Stephen Houdlette]

Perhaps a derail (sorry), but someone was shot and killed yesterday in GA for putting too much mayo on a sandwich. This from MEDOT is baffling, yes, but that this sentiment makes it into public consumption at all hints at a deeper pathology that is increasingly present in drivers. This has consequences for transportation policy and...'other' policy.

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[John Clark]

America's concept of the "speed limit" is baffling... I still don't understand how it became so normalized to drive above a legal limit, and how the MaineDOT is now saying not to drive under it or you'll be at fault for making people mad and causing road rage. I'm disappointed but not surprised that they'd put something like this out.

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[George Rheault]

MDOT is just repeating the gospel:  "Maine law also says you must not drive so slowly that you interfere with the normal and reasonable movement of traffic except where reduced speed is necessary for safety."

See pages 81-82 of this: motoristhandbook.pdf (maine.gov)

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[Zack Barowitz]

They also single out people from away as likely to be confused:

“ People who may be confused. A person who is confused is very likely to make a move without looking. People who may be confused include:

• Tourists, often at complicated intersections.”

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[Jim Tasse]

BCM saw that post and we sent a note to the commissioner and a few other folks, and the post was removed and a clarification issued the next day. We pointed 

out that the post suggested that speed limits should be treated as minimum speeds.    

Worst possible messaging.  

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[Emilie Swenson]

Thanks for your advocacy on this! Really terrible messaging. Glad they removed it. 

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