Do you agree with the governor's decision or was it too drastic?
All non-emergency drivers were ordered off the roads on Friday when Gov. Deval Patrick issued an executive order banning travel during the blizzard. (Editor's note: The ban is lifted statewide as of 4 p.m. Saturday.) Patrick's executive order is being praised by some and bashed by others, reported The Boston Globe. While former Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis, who was in charge of the commonwealth during the Blizzard of ’78, praised the governor’s move, others called the order “tyrannical” and say the strict ban and hefty fines were too much, according to The Globe. Those caught violating the ban would face up to a year in jail and a $500 fine. What do you think? Do you agree with the governor’s decision or do you think the travel ban …
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Many readers have been asking when the travel ban imposed by Gov. Deval Patrick will end. Well, you ask, Patch answers. According to the Boston Globe, the travel ban will end at 4 p.m. this afternoon. The ban was imposed yesterday due to the 2013 blizzard. It was meant to keep people off the roads as driving became dangerous and to allow crews to clear the streets. Those caught violating the ban would face up to a year in jail and a $500 fine.
6:58 am on Monday, February 11, 2013
After viewing the streets in 3 or 4 cities, the driving ban was just a totalitarian state rule by a supreme leader who was testing the public for further orders to control everything possible and who will treat people harshly such as putting them in jail for a year. more ›
JT
3:40 pm on Sunday, February 10, 2013
People should use their common sense in situations like this--but there are always some who won't and will endanger others in the process. The ban was good in that respect, and the $500 fine certainly should have made folks think twice if they were hesitating over driving or staying home for no particular reason. However, the threatened jail time was absurd--and enough's been said about that here… more ›