{"id":37050,"date":"2014-03-17T16:00:12","date_gmt":"2014-03-17T20:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smart-union.dev\/news\/highway-homicide-affects-railroads-too\/"},"modified":"2014-03-17T16:00:12","modified_gmt":"2014-03-17T20:00:12","slug":"highway-homicide-affects-railroads-too","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/highway-homicide-affects-railroads-too\/","title":{"rendered":"Highway homicide affects railroads, too","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"
This is about a highway homicide \u2013 and we know who dunnit. The perp long ago was identified by state and federal authorities. Yet Congress refuses to order the collar, closing its eyes to a mayhem playing out at every hour, on every federal-aid roadway and adversely affecting every taxpayer and every motorist in the wallet, while simultaneously turning on its head the concept of economic efficiency.<\/p>\n
Beyond a shadow of doubt is that heavy trucks pummel pavements and weaken highway bridges, shortening the lives of each while avoiding payment for the damage caused. That’s highway homicide.<\/p>\n