Having been caught in downright rotten traffic this evening while aboard an MTA bus, I was struck by something - the number of people driving by themselves! At one point, I counted OVER 40 single occupancy vehicles before spotting one with two people in it.

Those who are complaining about the commutes and obstructions like this one on Conway really need to look at their own driving habits as they are contributing to their own frustrations. This of all times should be the time when people explore adjusted hours, telecommuting, carpooling, and public transit. Instead people continue on their same foul habits and can only voice outward complaints.

Can't agree more. One of the major commuter routes and Conway to Howard is a disaster. Also coming from Lombard to Howard to get to 395 is just as bad. One lane to get to 395 with buses and the light rail all mixed together. Just bad.

The collected snow drift may have killed someone today. From nowhere, in an open lane, WTF? where did that come from!

We dodged them, but a sudden, 10 ft high snow drift this pm on north ave. (x15) belair (x5) and kenwood (x2) didn't stop us.

my only hope was that these were a product of larger removal.

my experience for that last 2 week says otherwise.

Maybe while you're at it you could demand they finally open the second track on the metro all the way to Owings Mills? I know it's a lot ot ask to get a subway line back up and running a mere 8 days after the snow stopped falling and all, but somehow Washington, DC, was able to manage.

What in heaven's name is the reason for having snow removal activity take place during the heaviest rush hour times? A commute from Baltimore and Light Streets to north Baltimore took over an hour and a half last evening, because front end loaders and lines of dumptrucks were blocking lanes on Falls Road, Roland Ave, and other key arteries between 5pm and 6pm. Then, this morning around 8am, snow removal was underway on Cold Spring Lane just east of Falls Road, where the left two lanes were completely blocked by equipment. Those are just a couple examples that I have witnessed, and I have heard similar stories from others in other locations. Who is doing the scheduling? Not smart!

Adam, the problem with your suggestion that people take public transit is that the transit is just as bad--if not worse. And that's making the driving all the worse.

Adam and Don - I totally agree about transit. The problem is, no one had a snow clearing plan that actually made transit routes a priority. As a result, for a week after the 2nd snow, my bus was not running AT ALL. This despite the fact that it travels only on main arteries. It was incredibly ironic that here I was, wanting to take the bus to avoid snow hassles, but I couldn't, and instead, a group of 20 from my neighborhood dug out our own street so we could all drive to work. Even now, though my bus is running, I cannot get to the stop. The crosswalks are covered by snow mounds, and the intersections are too congested and constricted to cross any other way. The stops also do not have a clear place to stand, and there's simply no way I'm standing on the road at Northern Parkway waiting for a bus while commuters whiz by on slippery pavement. So driving is the choice for me. It is unfortunatel, but a reality. I hope this City has learned a lesson to make transit more of a priority. Forget the complainers on the side streets and clear main arteries and stops so we can move larger numbers of people.

For all of you complaining about your bus stops being covered in snow I have a novel idea. Grab a shovel and dig it out. God helps those who help themselves.