Mad Man Traffic

…that’s why we invited you: Jim Maddux, party pooper. The Atlanta city councilman has apparently been breathing too much sewer gas from the city’s decaying infrastructure. He’s floating the lame-brained idea of turning off the lights on portions of 3 interstates that run through Atlanta so the city doesn’t have to pay the bill. But the city would pay the price. The Downtown Connector between Brookwood near 17th and I-20 is one of the 5 busiest stretches of road in the entire nation! And you want to turn out the lights or make the feds or state pay?!? Brian Allen who runs Gwinnett County’s DoT is thinking along the same lines. He tells the Atlanta Journal Constitution, “It may be more important to keep ambulances and fire trucks running than it is to have interstate lights.” Right. Sure. On I-85 in Gwinnett County. Believe me that road’s a hazard in broad daylight. Those vehicles will be worn out. Smooth move Ex-lax. In these treacherous economic times that we’re dealing with, on all levels, we need people, leaders, with workable solutions. Not poorly thought out ideas. It’s obvious there’s no one home at Jim Maddux’s house. But the lights are on.