Roadside Crosses

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    But is it fair to us—whose children regularly drive that stretch of highway—for the authorities to dismiss the tragedy so quickly? It seems to me that their attention has faded quicker than the flowers sitting sorrowfully beneath those roadside crosses.

    Reply to Chilton, posted by Ronald Kestler.
    If you look at the budget situation in Monterey County and in the state in general, you will find that one area taking the brunt of our economic woes is adequate warning measures along high-risk highways. My son was killed in an accident along Highway 1 because the Curve sign had become covered with mud. It would have been an easy thing for state workers to find and clean it, but did they do this? No. Their neglect was inexcusable. Thank you, Mr. Chilton, for calling attention to this problem.

    Reply to Chilton, posted by A Concerned Citizen.
    Highway workers make obscene amounts of money and sit on their fat [deleted] all day long. you’ve seen them, everybody has, standing by the road not doing anything when they couldbe fixing dangerous highways and making sure we’re safe. another example of our tax dollars NOT at work.

    Reply to Chilton, posted by Robert Garfield, California Department of Transportation.
    I wish to assure you and your readers that the safety of our citizens is Caltrans’s number one priority. We make every effort to maintain the highways of our state in good repair. The portion of road where the accident you’re referring to occurred is, like all highways under state control, regularly inspected. No violations or unsafe conditions were found. We urge all drivers to remember that highway safety in California is everyone’s responsibility.

    Reply to Chilton, posted by Tim Concord.
    Your comment is EPIC WIN, Chilton! The police will get away with murder if we let them! I was pulled over on Sixty-eight because I’m African-American. The police made me sit on the ground for half an hour before they let me go and they wouldn’t tell me what I’d done wrong, except for a light that was out. The government should be protecting lives not dissing innocent citizens. Thank you.

    Reply to Chilton, posted by Ariel.
    On Friday me and my friend went to see the place where it happened and we were crying when we saw the crosses and flowers there. We were sitting there andwe looked all over the highway and there were no police there, I mean, none! Just after it happened! Where were the police? And maybe it was there were no warning signs or the road was slippery, but it looked pretty safe to me, even tho it was sandy, that’s true.

    Reply to Chilton, posted by SimStud.
    I drive that stretch of highway all the time and it’s not the most dangerous place in the world, so what I’m wondering is, did the police really look at who was behind the wheel, I know [the driver] from school and I don’t think he’s the best driver in the world.

    Reply to SimStud, posted by Footballrulz.
    Dude, not the BEST driver in the world???? H8 to break it to you but [the driver] is a total fr33k and a luser, he CANT drive. I don’t even think he has a license. Why didn’t the cops find THAT out? Too busy going for dounuts and coffee. LOL.

    Reply to Chilton, posted by MitchT.
    Chilton, You’re always trashing the government which is total win but in this case forget the road. It’s fine. That guy from Caltrans said so. I’ve drove down there a hundred times and if you missed that curve because your drunk or stoned. If the police [deleted] up its because they didn’t look at [the driver] close enough. He’s a n00b and scary too. SimStud OWNS this thread.

    Reply to Chilton, posted by Amydancer44.
    This is weird cause my parents read The Report but I don’t usually so it’s weird that I’m here. But I heard around school what you’d posted about the accident and so I logged on. I read everything and I think you’re one hundred percent right, and what that other poster said too. Everybody is innocent until proven guilty but I don’t understand why the police just dropped the investigation.
    Somebody who knows [the driver] was telling me that he was up all night before the party, I mean 24 hours, playing computer games. IMHO, he fell asleep driving. And another thing—those gamers think they’re hot [deleted] behind the wheel b/c they play those driving games in the arcades but it’s not the same thing.

    Reply to Chilton, posted by Arthur Standish.
    Federal funds for road maintenance have