Denise Goldberg's blog

Wednesday, February 22, 2006

Please, stay on vacation!

I think this happens every year, but it surprises me every year too. This week, coinciding with the President's Day holiday, is school vacation week in this area. And I'm absolutely amazed at the difference in the traffic patterns.

My morning commute in the non-biking season is always by car. Sometimes I take the highway (I-93 to Route 128), but more often as I drive over I-93 I see heavy traffic and I stay on surface streets. Avoiding the highway's heavy traffic gets me to work faster, and also lessens morning aggravation level. But this week? I find it hard to believe that everyone who has children takes this week off - and if my office is anything to judge by, they don't. And school children don't drive on the highways...

The roads have been clear all week, with traffic absolutely flying. While I'd love to have the week off too, I'm just as happy having the easy drive commuting days.

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