Robert James Thomson Quotes

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• 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

  Source: 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

  Source: live.washingtonpost.com

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

  Robert James Thomson

  Jobs, Thinking, People

  Source: live.washingtonpost.com

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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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• 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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• 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

  Source: 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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• Tolling plan is a wonderful opportunity for political pandering, and some candidates are taking full advantage of it.

  Robert James Thomson

  Opportunity, Political, Wonderful

  Source: live.washingtonpost.com

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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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• Metro, built in the late 20th century, is the most escalator-dependent system in the world.

  Robert James Thomson

  World, Century, Metro

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

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• I think that maps showing platform details would be useful to visitors, especially to chaperones of school groups, etc. Also useful would be either a compass rose or an arrow pointing North at every metro exit. Emerging from underground is disorienting, especially at night.

  Robert James Thomson

  School, Night, Thinking

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

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• It would be helpful to be able to see the layout and for the maps to label what exits to use to get to nearby sites/buildings so you aren't wandering the station trying to read the signs in the crowds.

  Robert James Thomson

  Trying, Would Be, Labels

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

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• I wish the dashboard indicators for lights were standardized throughout the auto industry.

  Robert James Thomson

  Light, Wish, Dashboards

  "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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• 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 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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• There are easily accessible programs to help aging drivers maintain their skills, or recognize when they need to give up their cars.

  Robert James Thomson

  Giving Up, Skills, Car

  "Dr. Gridlock". Live Chat, live.washingtonpost.com. Live Chat.

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• The cars themselves are getting smarter and will be increasingly able to assist drivers - to the point where the cars will be completely automated.

  Robert James Thomson

  Car, Able, Drivers

  Source: live.washingtonpost.com

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• My philosophy is: Everybody needs to look out for everybody else.

  Robert James Thomson

  Philosophy, Needs, Looks

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

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• I don't see any possible excuse for any driver anywhere to endanger people.

  Robert James Thomson

  People, Excuse, Drivers

  Source: live.washingtonpost.com

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• Back in 2011, when the weekend maintenance disruptions got more aggressive, we were told that the work on weekends and at night and midday would be enough to get the system back to a state of good repair.

  Robert James Thomson

  Weekend, Night, Would Be

  "Dr. Gridlock" with Robert Thomson, live.washingtonpost.com. October 3, 2016.

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• Many Saturday mornings, I take 495 from Fairfax to Maryland in the morning, and I'm astonished by the speed of many of the drivers. Even when I drive 70 mph, I'm being passed by people driving 80-90+ at times.

  Robert James Thomson

  Morning, Mph, People

  "Dr. Gridlock". Live chat, live.washingtonpost.com. May 2, 2016.

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• If the Metro general manager, Paul Wiedefeld, says those extra hours for maintenance are necessary to help fix the system and make it safer, then that gets top priority.

  Robert James Thomson

  Priorities, Maintenance, Helping

  "Dr. Gridlock". The Washington Post Live Chat, live.washingtonpost.com. October 3, 2016.

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• I don't like the midnight closing on weekends. It's one thing to tell people they have to drive to Jiffy Lube Live in the outer suburbs.

  Robert James Thomson

  Weekend, People, Midnight

  "Dr. Gridlock". Live Chat, live.washingtonpost.com. October 3, 2016.

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