DesignRJC

As I drive through traffic hell in the morning to trudge through 2 plus hours to go 30 miles, I think of solutions that can make this better.  (At least in Los Angeles at least)  As I sit in my car I notice the high amount of 18 wheeler trucks all lined up in the right two lanes thus blocking traffic for daily commuters merging onto the highway and blocking commuters from exiting.  In addition, they are slow and weighed down by the ton of cargo they are pulling thus slowing them down from accelerating or making an easy turn.  This has got to be resolved for I need to get to work by 8 AM.

Sure, not all highways have these trucks but where are they exactly going?  To the Long Beach port?  To LAX?  Could not companies/store/shipping ports/airports choose to hire employees for the late night shift.  Handling all these routes in the wee hours of the night/morning hours.  This will depend on companies accepting freight or having their loading docks open and operating in the middle of the night.  Clearing the highways of all these trucks will probably clear out 20% to 30% of traffic congestion in the morning.  And if we have truckers driving late at night, and workers in these loading docks at night, couldn’t we just have more stores open at night as well?  Why does BestBuy have to close at 9 PM on weekdays and 7 PM on weekends?  If we support a nightlife where Starbucks open til 2 to 3 AM or even restaurants, people will go still.  Not everything needs to be 9 to 5 like the auto mechanic.

This will create more employment and thus generate more revenue for the state and well being of the economy.  Even tourists will appreciate this as they can still do the Hollywood thing or visit Disneyland at all the odd hours since they are experiencing jet lag.  And I am certain there is no shortage of workers and if every one takes part, we can actually have a society/city that is operating efficiently at all hours.  Think about it, living on the west coast, many of us already sit in the office at 6 AM to cater to the east coast businesses, so why not just operate all day.  I for one would not mind taking the late shift as long as I can still get my Quizno’s sandwich or Starbucks coffee, after all, when the clock hits 11 PM, most restaurants close and all I got to look forward to is Denny’s.