Friday, August 10, 2012
A study confirms that driving home on Fridays takes longer than commutes during the rest of the week.
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Friday, August 10, 2012
A recent study confirms what Washingtonians have long known to be true—Friday afternoon commutes cause more headaches than your average drive home. A study conducted by an outside traffic research firm for Governing.com shows that Friday afternoons are the worst time to drive in nearly three-quarters of metro areas nationally, including Washington, DC. DC ranked as the ninth worst metro area for Friday afternoon delays of the 100 cities included in the data, according to the report. The average Friday afternoon delay in the region clocked in at 7.47 minutes for a 30-minute commute. Monday through Thursday, the data shows the average delay to be about 5.94 minutes for a half-hour trip. Washington ranked just below Portland, OR, at eighth …
Friday, June 15, 2012
But, Maryland State Police it was only a military aircraft.
Commuters took to Twitter on Wednesday evening when they believed a UFO landed on the beltway near Kenilworth Avenue. However, the aliens weren't landing. Maryland State Police told WTOP that the saucer-like aircraft was actually a military plane in transit from West Virginia to Maryland's Naval Air Station Patuxent River. Check out this video from a previous encounter with a similar aircraft. For the full story, read WTOP.
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Several state police commercial vehicle teams will be patrolling the beltway.
The Maryland State Police Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division Thursday will be conducting “Operation Tailgate, ”an initiative targeting unsafe and overweight commercial vehicles in Prince George’s County. “Operation Tailgate” will target commercial trucks and buses traveling the I-95/I-495 corridor. State police personnel, along with state and local law enforcement and regulatory agencies will be operating stationary inspections and roving patrols in the area. Several state police commercial vehicle teams will be patrolling I-495. During the inspection process, efforts will be focused on locating wanted fugitives, impaired drivers, unqualified commercial vehicle operators, fraudulent documents and other unlawful behavior. During the …
Ashley
7:01 pm on Thursday, December 22, 2011
Police departments have little incentive to focus on anything but whatever can net the department some money or grants. Traffic and drug violations end up being the priority, as they lead to more money, whereas focus on violent crime takes a backseat. If someone accused of assault is also thought to be in possession of marijuana, cocaine, etc., you better believe the police are going to focus … more ›