Your federal government at work
Bookworm on May 12 2008 at 11:43 am | Filed under: Bureaucracy
This tidbit showed up in today’s paper:
Adding an extra dollar to peak-hour commutes across the Golden Gate Bridge is supposed to make the trip faster by discouraging people from crossing at the busiest times.
So bridge officials were a little befuddled when, in the days leading up to hatching the new plan, federal transportation wonks weighed in - strongly suggesting that the new toll be $6.50 all day long.
Bridge authorities explained that A) it was the feds’ own idea to charge more at peak times and B) a $6.50 toll would be self-defeating, because toll takers would have to make change, which in turn would lead to even bigger backups.
The feds’ response: How about a $7 toll - but give everyone a coupon for $1 off on their next trip? That way it would still come out to $6.50.
And you wonder why things are so screwed up in Washington.
Life is so confusing when you’re a bureaucrat.
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