Problems with Metrorail’s signaling system cause headaches for commuters
Over ten days ending Monday, Metro reported 13 problems with its train signaling system, each one of them causing delays for riders.
Between Saturday, June 14 – the day of the U.S. Army’s 250th birthday celebration – and Monday, June 23, Metro reported signaling system issues near each of the following stations:
June 15, Loudoun Gateway, Silver Line
June 15, Navy Yard, Green Line
June 16, Mt. Vernon Square, Green/Yellow Lines
June 16, Medical Center, Red Line
June 16, Van Dorn Street, Blue Line
June 16, Friendship Heights, Red Line
June 16, Stadium Armory, Blue/Orange/Silver Lines
June 16, Dupont Circle, Red Line
Jun 17, West Falls Church, Orange Line
Jun 17, Dupont Circle, Red Line
June 19, Silver Spring, Red Line
June 20, Friendship Heights, Red Line
June 23, Silver Spring, Red Line
Each of the signaling system issues caused delays for riders. The delays ranged from relatively minor to meltdowns — Red Line riders bore the worst of the pain.
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Marylanders in disguise rack up speeding fines, frustrating leaders
More than 11% of motorists who’ve been cited by Baltimore speed cameras this year had Virginia tags, racking up $1.2 million in fines, according to city data.
Nearly three-quarters of the fines are still unpaid, The Baltimore Sun found in an analysis of public speed camera data.
That’s because of a loophole that Maryland officials have wrestled with in recent years. Virginia tags, available through sellers who advertise their services on social media and Baltimore signposts, have proliferated on Maryland roads in recent years. Thousands of motorists with Virginia tags actually reside in Maryland, according to a review by state officials.
The loophole allows Maryland residents to dodge the state’s high registration fees as well as renewal flags from unpaid fines and tolls, because Virginia does not have a reciprocity agreement with Maryland. For years, drivers with Virginia tags also didn’t have to carry car insurance if they paid an annual fee, though the commonwealth dropped that with a law change last year.
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More than 11% of motorists who’ve been cited by Baltimore speed cameras this year had Virginia tags, racking up $1.2 million in fines, according to city data.
Nearly three-quarters of the fines are still unpaid, The Baltimore Sun found in an analysis of public speed camera data.
That’s because of a loophole that Maryland officials have wrestled with in recent years. Virginia tags, available through sellers who advertise their services on social media and Baltimore signposts, have proliferated on Maryland roads in recent years. Thousands of motorists with Virginia tags actually reside in Maryland, according to a review by state officials.
The loophole allows Maryland residents to dodge the state’s high registration fees as well as renewal flags from unpaid fines and tolls, because Virginia does not have a reciprocity agreement with Maryland. For years, drivers with Virginia tags also didn’t have to carry car insurance if they paid an annual fee, though the commonwealth dropped that with a law change last year.
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