Comments on: California Roads Suck: Update on TRIP http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/california-roads-suck-update-on-trip/ The Truth About Cars is dedicated to providing candid, unbiased automobile reviews and the latest in auto industry news. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:01:32 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Juniper http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/california-roads-suck-update-on-trip/comment-page-1/#comment-226692 Juniper Fri, 14 Mar 2008 16:53:55 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/news-blog/california-roads-suck-update-on-trip/#comment-226692 At least TRIP is pushing for better roads. Sierra Club would prefer no roads at all. At least TRIP is pushing for better roads.
Sierra Club would prefer no roads at all.

]]> By: dean http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/california-roads-suck-update-on-trip/comment-page-1/#comment-226632 dean Fri, 14 Mar 2008 16:45:43 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/news-blog/california-roads-suck-update-on-trip/#comment-226632 Hmm, if I make my money working on road infrastructure projects, it would certainly be in my best interest to promote the idea that our roads and bridges suck and need a lot of work. And of course, it would be even more in my best interest if I promoted said idea behind the mantle of some (illusorily) arms-length non-profit agency that could presumably fool the gullible into believing that the motivation is to improve our environment, congestion and safety rather than to prompt governments to spend more money with my company. No, I'm not at all cynical. Hmm, if I make my money working on road infrastructure projects, it would certainly be in my best interest to promote the idea that our roads and bridges suck and need a lot of work.

And of course, it would be even more in my best interest if I promoted said idea behind the mantle of some (illusorily) arms-length non-profit agency that could presumably fool the gullible into believing that the motivation is to improve our environment, congestion and safety rather than to prompt governments to spend more money with my company.

No, I’m not at all cynical.

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