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

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.

I don't see traffic fines as a substitute for a commuter tax.

I can't see a problem with imposing fines on drivers who violate traffic safety laws. The speed limit is the speed limit. A red light means stop. These things haven't changed since people got their driver's licenses.

I don't know of any source for online maps showing the platform, stairs, escalators, elevators, mezzanines and other station details.

I don't see any possible excuse for any driver anywhere to endanger people.

Metro, built in the late 20th century, is the most escalator-dependent system in the world.