Dumbest Letter Ever

Sorry, I know I promised Jack Cochrane's letter would be the last on this, but someone responded and I felt compelled to include it.

I live near Seven Locks Road and can say that the road becomes the western leg of Interstate 270.

It is illegal to bike or walk along I-270, as the ramp sign stipulates. Why should the ‘‘western” I-270 be an exception?

Because it isn't I-270. You just nicknamed it that. If I call I-66 the southern Mt. Vernon Trail, does that ban cars.

I have seen large groups of teenage joggers on the shoulders of Seven Locks during rush hours. Just imagine an errant car would plow into such a group and kill a dozen young people because of traffic conditions or the driver had a heart attack

I have seen large groups of twenty-somethings play softball on the Mall during rush hours. Just imagine an errant car would plow into such a group and kill a dozen young people because of traffic conditions or the driver had a heart attack. Thus - no softball on the Mall.

For your recreation there is Cabin John Regional Park. Use it and enjoy a long life.

The guy missed Jack's point. Cycling isn't just for recreation and the road can be made safe - so it should.

Comments

[gwadzilla]

I give up

[Chris]

On my commute to work, I go on a portion of 14th Street, which motorists treat as an entrance ramp to the highways going into Virginia. By this guy's logic, I suppose that makes it an extension of the 14th Street bridge, complete with the illegally speeding cars.

[guez]

Wow. Even I think this is the dumbest letter ever.