Toll For Free Cash?
By Tyler Graves
Senator Chris Romer seems to believe that if he puts up a fine/toll for early bird skiers, he can liquidate some or at least most of the ski traffic on Interstate 70. He wants to make it so that during a certain time of the day when skiers go up they have to pay. He believes that this idea will limit traffic on the highway. Here’s a thought of a side effect: what if everyone then chooses not to pay the toll and wait until the “curfew” is lifted? His excuse to this proposal was so he can have the FIRST Wikipedia bill. All of the ski traffic will probably be built up and redirected to the new time frame, therefore not making much of a difference. If Romer wants to find a way for the traffic levels on I-70 to decrease, he should probably try these alternatives. Build a specific truck lane and chain up/off areas for truckers to actually pull over on to, and have a million signs before the ski area exits such as Winter park , Vail, and the passes. When I get up at 5 o’clock in the morning to go boarding to beat the crowds, there are no crowds. The problems that I encounter while driving that stall or bring traffic to a complete stop, are the idiots that don’t know where they are going, and the fact that they are cutting across traffic to get to their exit, therefore slowing traffic just to cross two or three lanes. So here’s an idea man, know your fact before you try to change something for better or worst.
