Virginia DOT uses zig zag lines on purpose

Why is the Virginia Department of Transportation painting zig zag lines on the road? The zig zag lines are painted on a stretch of 500 feet of road to get drivers to slow down in a heavy pedestrian and bicycle area. It's the DOT's strategy to get drivers to slow down.

Of course it would slow drivers down because when they come up on the zig zag lines, they'll be wondering "what the?!" I know I would. I'd be looking around for TV cameras or something to see if someone was playing a joke.

A representative from the DOT says it's "low cost," but I'm wondering how low cost is it? You do have to shell out money for this, and don't you think they could've used this money towards something more productive instead of drawing on the road?



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Woman harassed online can't be helped

Barbara Goddard, a 65 year old woman from Virginia, is being harassed online and the police can't help her. Someone posted an ad on Craigslist with her information advertising a night of casual sex.

Men kept showing up at her door and she kept explaining that she didn't post the ad. The police have stepped up patrols in her neighborhood, and even had a cop in her apartment building but it didn't stop the men from coming. Goddard even got 100 phone calls at work one day! She even left a note on her front door saying that it was a hoax, but the ad on Craigslist said to ignore the sign on the front door and bang on the patio door.

Police say they have an idea of who it might be, but can't prove who the culprit is because it's so easy to change your identity online. The men can't be charged because they were "invited."

The harassment has gone on for 18 months. That's a year and a half! You'd think that in this modern era where computers do EVERYTHING for us, we'd be able to modify our laws to protect people from crimes happening online.

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