Many
suspect that more roads are ‘under construction’ than is strictly necessary,
with the main beneficiary being the construction companies themselves, who lobby
to receive larger government contracts. This rent-seeking behavior is extremely annoying and woefully inefficient for society due to the enormous amounts of gas that is wasted. One suspects that at least some of this
effort is intended to make the roads safer, of course.
Not so much with these roadblocks:
Mullinville,
Kansas has its Elm Street closed to traffic by a private citizen. An M. T. Liggett, who owns property adjacent
to the road, claims that the city lost the rights to the road due to misfiling
some paperwork…back in 1949 (KWCH-12 News), even though the road has been
maintained by the city for the intervening 63 years. Mr. Liggett is demanding the issue be settled
in court, while the city would prefer to negotiate.
Two
days ago, in Hyattstown, Maryland, an armored truck apparently spilled ‘a snow
globe of cash’ onto I-270 (WTOP 103.5 FM). This accident resulted in chaos as the road
was impeded, because 30 vehicles stopped to help…loot the area. The police are asking for the money to be returned,
no questions asked. Good luck with
that. On the other hand, one expects the
discipline for the driver to be severe.
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