Robert James Thomson Quotes

• As our eyes age, they have a tougher and tougher time adjusting to rapid changes in lighting, and we need to be aware of this.

  Robert James Thomson

  Eye, Age, Needs

  "Dr. Gridlock". The Washington Post Live Chat, live.washingtonpost.com. January 4, 2016.

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• I can't see a problem with imposing fines on drivers who violate traffic safety laws. The speed limit is the speed limit. A red light means stop. These things haven't changed since people got their driver's licenses.

  Robert James Thomson

  Mean, Light, Law

  Fuente: live.washingtonpost.com

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• Nobody likes paying tolls. It's difficult to explain the concept of dynamic tolling, where the price varies to maintain the flow of traffic. And it's difficult to explain why highway widenings don't wind up helping commuters in the long run.

  Robert James Thomson

  Running, Wind, Long

  Fuente: live.washingtonpost.com

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• If you think your job requires you to endanger people, get another job.

  Robert James Thomson

  Trabajo, Pensamiento, Personas

  Fuente: live.washingtonpost.com

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• Automate the headlights so drivers can't forget to turn them on in low visibility.

  Robert James Thomson

  Visibility, Forget, Lows

  "Dr. Gridlock". The Washington Post Live Chat, live.washingtonpost.com. January 4, 2016.

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• Seems like people could behave themselves without making a calculation regarding how likely or unlikely they are to kill other people.

  Robert James Thomson

  People, Unlikely, Behave

  "Dr. Gridlock". The Washington Post Live Chat, live.washingtonpost.com. February 8, 2016.

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• Some people make a separate argument about the red light cameras. They say it just changes the type of crash that's most likely to occur at an intersection.

  Robert James Thomson

  Light, People, Red

  "Dr. Gridlock" with Robert Thomson, live.washingtonpost.com. February 8, 2016.

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• El plan de peaje es una magnífica oportunidad para la complacencia política, y algunos candidatos la están aprovechando al máximo.

  Robert James Thomson

  Opportunity, Political, Wonderful

  Fuente: live.washingtonpost.com

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• I don't see traffic fines as a substitute for a commuter tax.

  Robert James Thomson

  Substitutes, Traffic, Fine

  "Dr. Gridlock". Live Chat, live.washingtonpost.com. February 08, 2016.

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• Motors that are vulnerable to shorting out because of snow ingestion should have snow filters installed over air intakes, and spare motors should be ready to replace any failed motors.

  Robert James Thomson

  Air, Should Have, Snow

  Fuente: live.washingtonpost.com

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• Metro no da muestras de ser capaz de hacer que sus trenes circulen a tiempo. Esto ocurre durante el servicio de vía única y durante el servicio normal en hora punta.

  Robert James Thomson

  Running, Able, Normal

  "Dr. Gridlock". Live Chat, live.washingtonpost.com. February 8, 2016.

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• If you're driving more than 50 mph through a neighborhood where the speed limit is 25 mph, I question whether you should keep your driver's license. You're a menace to society.

  Robert James Thomson

  Mph, Limits, Driving

  "Dr. Gridlock". The Washington Post Live Chat, live.washingtonpost.com. February 8, 2016.

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• I don't believe any sort of traveler does a better job than any other sort of traveler at obeying traffic safety laws. It's difficult to foresee a camera program that can be used with bikers and walkers.

  Robert James Thomson

  Jobs, Believe, Law

  "Dr. Gridlock". The Washington Post Live Chat, live.washingtonpost.com. February 8, 2016.

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• I love the cameras and don't mind mailing in my check when I fail to pay attention and go too fast.

  Robert James Thomson

  Mind, Cameras, Attention

  "Dr. Gridlock". Live Chat, live.washingtonpost.com. February 8, 2016.

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• That's the original problem from which the escalator mess stems. There's just too many of them.

  Robert James Thomson

  Problem, Stem, Mess

  "Dr. Gridlock". Live Chat, live.washingtonpost.com. January 4, 2016.

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• El metro, construido a finales del siglo XX, es el sistema más dependiente de las escaleras mecánicas del mundo.

  Robert James Thomson

  World, Century, Metro

  "Dr. Gridlock". Live Chat, live.washingtonpost.com. January 4, 2016.

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• Creo que los mapas con los detalles de los andenes serían útiles para los visitantes, especialmente para los acompañantes de grupos escolares, etc. También sería útil una rosa de los vientos o una flecha apuntando al Norte en cada salida del metro. Salir del metro desorienta, sobre todo de noche.

  Robert James Thomson

  School, Night, Thinking

  "Dr. Gridlock" with Robert Thomson, live.washingtonpost.com. January 4, 2016.

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• Over the decades, you got various companies involved in making escalators and you've got Metro varying between internal repair crews and contractors. They're dealing with old equipment, which of course is prone to break down, and the repair crews don't even know what's busted or who made the busted parts till they tear the things open. Then sometimes they have to go back to the shop and manufacture parts, because the original maker has gone out of business.

  Robert James Thomson

  Tears, Gone, Down And

  "Dr. Gridlock". The Washington Post Live Chat, live.washingtonpost.com. January 4, 2016.

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• SafeTrack - I keep saying this - is not going to fix Metro. It's a speeded up track work program, compressing three years of already planned work on the track bed into about a year.

  Robert James Thomson

  Years, Track, Bed

  Fuente: live.washingtonpost.com

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• I'm surprised when I see someone doing the logical, commonsense thing: Walk facing the oncoming traffic.

  Robert James Thomson

  Logical, Traffic, Walks

  "Dr. Gridlock". Live Chat, live.washingtonpost.com. January 4, 2016.

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• Many police officers watch for vehicles without headlights because it's a telltale of a drunk driver.

  Robert James Thomson

  Drunk, Police, Watches

  "Dr. Gridlock" with Robert Thomson, live.washingtonpost.com. January 4, 2016.

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• I don't know of any source for online maps showing the platform, stairs, escalators, elevators, mezzanines and other station details.

  Robert James Thomson

  Details, Maps, Online

  "Dr. Gridlock". The Washington Post Live Chat, live.washingtonpost.com. January 4, 2016.

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• When different generations of cars are combined into one train, it messes with the loudspeaker system.

  Robert James Thomson

  Car, Different, Generations

  "Dr. Gridlock" with Robert Thomson, live.washingtonpost.com. January 4, 2016.

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• Drivers tend to look for other drivers, rather than for pedestrians or cyclists.

  Robert James Thomson

  Looks, Cyclists, Pedestrians

  "Dr. Gridlock". The Washington Post Live Chat, live.washingtonpost.com. January 4, 2016.

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• When I look at the faces of turning drivers, I mostly see them looking in the direction of oncoming motorists rather than at the people they're about to turn into.

  Robert James Thomson

  People, Looks, Faces

  "Dr. Gridlock" with Robert Thomson, live.washingtonpost.com. January 4, 2016.

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