Tolling plan is a wonderful opportunity for political pandering, and some candidates are taking full advantage of it.

I wish the dashboard indicators for lights were standardized throughout the auto industry.

Many Saturday mornings, I take 495 from Fairfax to Maryland in the morning, and I'm astonished by the speed of many of the drivers. Even when I drive 70 mph, I'm being passed by people driving 80-90+ at times.

Many police officers watch for vehicles without headlights because it's a telltale of a drunk driver.

Metro shows no signs of being able to make its trains run on time. This occurs during single-tracking and it occurs during normal rush hour service.

There are easily accessible programs to help aging drivers maintain their skills, or recognize when they need to give up their cars.

I think that maps showing platform details would be useful to visitors, especially to chaperones of school groups, etc. Also useful would be either a compass rose or an arrow pointing North at every metro exit. Emerging from underground is disorienting, especially at night.