washingtonpost.com - Dr. GridlockDr. GridlockReader Has Big Issues With Small Screens- April 24, 2005 Dear Dr. Gridlock: On two occasions recently, one of them at night, I drove behind vans with DVD players running. I found the action on the screens, which were right in the middle of my field of vision, to be extremely distracting.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A20583-2005Mar9.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/d... Good Care Pays in the Long Run- April 24, 2005 In the March 6 column, Dr. Gridlock asked original owners of high-mileage vehicles to weigh in on what their odometer reads and how they have kept the vehicle running so long.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58857-2005Mar23.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/... D.C. Traded Alleys for Development- April 24, 2005 Downtown Washington has scarcely enough lanes to move traffic. Unfortunately, at any given time, some of them are blocked with delivery trucks.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10562-2005Mar5.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/d... Time Has Come for Metro Lot Parking- April 24, 2005 From time to time, readers ask for an update on what time Metro parking facilities fill up. Here is the status report for this month, provided by Metro.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3935-2005Mar26.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/d... Violators Clog I-95 HOV Lanes- April 24, 2005 Dear Dr. Gridlock: I was traveling south on Interstate 95 on Wednesday, Feb. 16. It was just before 3:30 p.m., and I knew not to get in the HOV lanes because I wouldn't be able to get off by 3:30. I passed the last exit south of Springfield exactly at 3:30.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A19110-2005Mar9.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/d... Confessions of an HOV Cheater- April 24, 2005 Dear Dr. Gridlock: Okay, I'll admit it: I'm an HOV cheater. Yes, that's right, folks. And I get so frustrated with people who complain about HOV cheaters clogging the lanes.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A13113-2005Mar30.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/... An Update On Major Road Projects- April 24, 2005 Dr. Gridlock asked for an updated list of the major road projects in Northern Virginia so you'll know the nature of the projects and when they'll be finished. The list was compiled with the assistance of Virginia Department of Transportation spokespeople Joan Morris and Ryan Hall and Woodrow Wilson Bridge Project spokesman John Undeland.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A39051-2005Mar16.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/... Fuming Over Violators Of HOV- April 24, 2005 Dear Dr. Gridlock: I recently used the HOV-2 lanes on Interstate 66 inside the Capital Beltway between 6:30 and 7 a.m. on a weekday. Although retired, my wife and I were traveling to Crystal City that day to attend a seminar.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11826-2005Mar30.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/... Staying Safe Without Being Too Snug- April 24, 2005 D ear Dr. Gridlock: Being a woman of, ahem, endowment, for years I fought with my shoulder harness as it crept up around my neck. In many cases, I had to hold it to keep it from sliding up across the upper part of my chest to the base of my throat.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A50368-2005Mar19.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/... How to Catch a Train or a Ride- April 24, 2005 Most Washington area commuters choose between driving alone (76 percent) or using Metrorail (9 percent). But I seldom see mention of two other options: commuter rail in Maryland and Virginia and ride sharing.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21963-2005Apr2.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/d... |