If the Metro general manager, Paul Wiedefeld, says those extra hours for maintenance are necessary to help fix the system and make it safer, then that gets top priority.

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.

I love the cameras and don't mind mailing in my check when I fail to pay attention and go too fast.

That's the original problem from which the escalator mess stems. There's just too many of them.

Automate the headlights so drivers can't forget to turn them on in low visibility.

Nobody likes paying tolls. It's difficult to explain the concept of dynamic tolling, where the price varies to maintain the flow of traffic. And it's difficult to explain why highway widenings don't wind up helping commuters in the long run.

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