Those Blazin' Truckdrivers

Valerie Griffin, Traffic Engineer (guess she watches traffic lights change all day- guess we need one of those) says that the big trucks are a "blazin'" down Central Avenue at 60 MPH!!! Hard to "blaze, Val, with the gear ratios on those big trucks and traffic lights at every corner, isn't it? Ms. Sherrer isn't happy either at this rogue "blazin'" The city has decided to start fining these ROGUE truck drivers that blaze. Of course they will....another pathetic attempt at generating revenue while being a business/people friendly little community at the same time! Let's mess with the people who bring us the supplies to the few businesses that remain in town....especially downtown. That's smart city hall! Real smart. Whoops....Hoffman says that the increase in truck traffic might be the result of the Sorg demolition. Those darn rogue truckers hauling away the rubble!

Might be wasteful, but I still get a kick out of hearing the verbage usage by these people. Rogue and blazing to describe the situation. Great humor!

Vet.....We're gonna get ticketed if we don't quit driving our pickups through there at 60 mph!  

I may be wrong on this - but wouldn' the speed limit downtown be 25 not 35. 

Vet - It's not even noon yet and your already in trouble 

 

I guess I need to find that article so I can put in my three cents worth.

Found the article....who ever this Adriane Scherrer is it is apparent she hasn't a clue about what she is complaining about,sorry. As a former driver for starters it would take a loaded tractor/trailer at least ¾ to 1 mile to even get up to 60 miles per hour, bobtailing (thats the tractor minus the trailer) could be at 60 mph in a short distance.

 

All drivers know you can not take a truck through a town on a no truck route, they know this is illegal & they would not put their driving record in jeopardy and have to pay a fine if they were just passing through. I think Ms. Scherrer is seeing dump trucks running back and forth to the demolition sites which would make her complaint null and void. Besides there is not enough people or business in the downtown area to even worry about it.

 

I think she may also have been using a metaphor when she said 60 mph.

Wow that's quite a slam on Adrian. I have had my run in with her, but I wouldn't call her the worst person in Middletown.

Of course now that Dr. Price has left town, there is a new opening...lol

John Beagle wrote: Wow that's quite a slam on Adrian. I have had my run in with her, but I wouldn't call her the worst person in Middletown. Of course now that Dr. Price has left town, there is a new opening...lol

 

I agree it would be absolutely impossible for a truck to stop at lights, and legally accelerate to 60 mph on Central. There is a light about every 100 yards downtown, and coming up, with a trailer, there is no truck which could reach 60 mph before it came to Marathon. I think the word would be hyperbole than a metaphor, although wild exaggeration is an appropriate description. I think I saw Augusta Rodin driving one, with Monets and Rembrandts in the rear.    

I do believe that ya all are being very unfair to Adriane Scherrer.  She fights everyday to make things right for Middletown.  Adriane works very hard along with others to bring things like The Broad Street Bash and Troop Aid to Middletown to be able to bring people from out of town to see what our city can do. We have a good town .  I was born here and my family helped to build this town and I am proud of it and  of Ms Scherrer for all her hard work.  I have seen large trucks going way to fast on central ave at Main.  again could those vibrations caused the 5th 3rd sign to fall.??   

I think the lesson should be - Pick your battles.  We have bigger problems in Middletown then trucks going down Central Ave.  I know Ms. Sherrer tries her best to help Middletown, however we are not a high class area.  I think with her statement she unintentionally offended alot of Middletonians.  Alot of individuals feel that those making decisions and their friends want to have a high class town.  That is kind of hard to achieve when you have a high unemployment rate, and no future of business coming to this town.  Bring in the business - get people employed, that should be the number one focus. 

I thought the 60 miles per hour was hilarious.