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Old 07-09-2011, 09:20 PM   #38 (permalink)
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The rolling roadblocks were in response to the threat of loss of federal funding of highway construction and repair. The Feds were checking for compliance of the new 55 MPH limit. Maryland was infamous for doing this to the DC rush hour traffic in both directions.

The higher accident rate was one of the reasons the whole thing fell apart.

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