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Peter Furth, InstantReplay reader and progenitor, was quoted in the Boston Globe today, saying that the Big Dig is "perfectly safe at 45 or 50 miles per hour." That's comforting. "The problem is getting people to obey the limit."

To keep more accidents (like one by a speeding, unlicensed illegal immigrant in a commercial tractor trailer that cost $500,000 to repair) from occuring, the staties are going to close off an exit ramp to use as a speed trap on random nights. I think they should charge hefty fees for speeders. Basically, take their vehicle and resell it. The proceeds will pay for the cops on duty and maybe cover the occassional accident that costs the taxpayers half a mil'. Confiscation of someone's car would be a pretty good incentive not to speed, if you think about it. Just making the punishment suit the crime...