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Article: Zealots Can't Drive Us Off the Road
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- October 30, 1994
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Last week, this nosy, mandatory questionnaire arrived in the
office mail from a boss: How did I get to work? How long was the
trip? How far? What buses and trains could I have taken?
Hey, I said (to myself), whose damn business is it how I get to
work? All that should matter is that I present myself on time, do a
good job and clear out. Just who the hell thinks he should care if I
drive, carpool, walk or crawl to work?
The answer, of course, is the Washington politicians and
environmental zealots who think they can make our commuting decisions
for us. Well, not actually they. They're going to force our
employers to decide for us. Which isn't exactly fair for the
employers either, but ...