STOP trying to LABEL us as DEMS or Hillary supporters or worse

When the media looks at what is happening in social media and on the streets, being led by intelligent compassionate women, they want to put us in a convenient political bucket. They say "Where was this passion during the election?" to imply that, if had been present, HRC would now be president. Well, that is factually untrue. It was out there in pockets they were ignoring and obviously still do, just as the Democratic party was ignoring it. The women from the March were from several different political fronts. Many were democrats who felt that their candidate did not get the nomination. Some were independents who might have felt the same way. Others were Green party activists with Jill Stein always as their candidate. The coming together of these groups was a result of the winner, not the losers. The party chose their candidate irrespective of the passion that was evident elsewhere and not for her. Now the media needs to GROW UP and start doing some actual journalistic activities, which includes analyzing the force behind the movement. Is it Liberal? Is it Progressive? Or is it more than that? More than the sum of the parts? It was not just the "Women's March on Washington " that 5 women initiated. It grew way beyond their wildest imagination. It had a life of it's own. The marches errupted all over the map of the USA and all over the world. Each had it's own format, structure, focus. None was quite exactly like another. There was a central place to register your planned march but it was not managing marches. Unbeknown to many, the marches in some cases included "Pro-Life" and "Pro-Choice" participants. Following up "the organizers of the Women's March on Washington posted the "10 Actions for the first 100 Days" campaign to keep up the momentum from the march." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Women's_March

Traffic and highway patrol Crisis in New England

Every weekend and holiday we have police, both local and state on roads and highways, sitting in wait  in the crossover of a highway to catch an unsuspecting motorist who might loose track of their speed for a bit. Or sitting in wait in a small town area where the speed limit drops quickly and dramatically for a bit so that they can get their quota and make some money for the town.

I understand that speeding is a problem and it is dangerous. I think that making sure people are aware of their speed, and habitual perpetrators are fined, is a necessity. However it is my humble opinion that there is too  much focus on this activity and not enough focus on catching people who blatantly ignore traffic signs and endanger people just as much if not more so. Additionally, I find that in bad weather, like in a recent unexpected ice event when I was traveling on an old local highway, I do not see any police monitoring speed levels or driving dangers until there is already an accident to clean up. If speed patrol is a priority it surely should be so on ice covered highways with temps teetering on the freezing edge.

For me however the crisis is something not monitored at all.  I don't know if this is an issue in other areas of the country but on New England highways, where on and off ramps are old and short and inadequate at best, the YIELD sign is almost ALWAYS ignored. People entering the highway put their own lives and the lives of those already on the highway at major risk by blatantly ignoring the fact that the sign even exists. Many if not most of them don't even look. They blindly look forward expecting the driver in the lane, already on the highway, to make any and all adjustments to avoid hitting them and possibly causing a multi car pileup. This is coupled with the fact that drivers in the left lane ignore the plight completely and do not allow the driver on their right any leeway. Regardless the fault lies with the driver entering the highway ignoring the signs.

In New England we pay many taxes and fees that are associated with traffic control and highway maintenance and with all our pot holes and decaying bridges I think we see little in return. I believe that there are many driving infractions that go completely unnoticed because there is no monitoring even though the police are fully aware of the problem and the danger. I would like to see a campaign similar to the one Massachusetts had years ago to raise awareness of pedestrian crosswalk 'right of way' with a corresponding program of monitoring and penalties. This is a proven way of fixing the problem and in my humble opinion will provide more of a public service than lying in wait to catch someone who might need to pass another driver and accelerate over the speed limit temporarily.

I'm looking for any info on a program that might already exist. If you know of any please let me know.