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LOL, I forgot all about that when the right on red went into effect. So very true, Mass politicians acted like it was the end of the world. If I recall correctly it was put into effect in order to use less gas in response to the OPEC oil embargo. Long lines that stretched down the street to get gas, $5 minimum/maximum of gas, you could only get gas on even/odd dates that corresponded with even/odd final digit on your license plate.Were you around for the Right on Red change? The feds passed a law to allow drivers to take a right on red and rather than abide by that law, the pols in MA made it illegal at 99.9% of the state's intersections and put No Right on Red signs out. Some hack's relative probably made the signs.
The average amount that a state in the US spends for road maintenance per mile was 28K a few years ago. Taxachusetts spent 80K.
Note: everyone please disregard what I just wrote, it was for historical purposes only. I do not want to have to ban myself for turning a football thread into a political discussion.