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A State Police trooper monitored the northbound entrance to the Southeast Expressway's HOV lane Friday. Troopers have been posted there in an effort to halt occupancy and speed violations. (GEORGE RIZER/GLOBE STAFF)

By Mac Daniel, Globe Staff | June 3, 2007
Jennifer of Weymouth takes the Southeast Expressway's car-pool lane into Boston every weekday from home. Saves a lot of time, etc., etc.



Over the last several weeks, however, there's been a sudden official concern over speeding at the entrance to the walled-in lane. Signs were posted limiting the speed to 35 miles per hour. And there were two -- count 'em, two -- State Police officers standing outside their cruisers to slow drivers down with that telltale hand motion that is the international sign for "slow down," she wrote.
"They stand so close to the edge that it looks like you could hit them," she wrote of the troopers. "And they continually wave at you to slow it down. . . . I entered at 15 miles per hour, and he was still standing there waving his hand to slow it down."
This, Jennifer wrote, causes huge backups right before the HOV entrance. Jennifer said she saw two vehicles veer out of the entrance lane to avoid hitting vehicles in front of them because of the sudden slowdown.
"As far as I know there have been very little or no incidents at the entrance on either end. Also, is it really necessary to have TWO State Police officers at one entrance. Why all of the sudden is there this great concern about the entrance speed? Who is paying their wages? "

Full Story: http://www.boston.com/news/local/art...ce_questioned/

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Posted by: Wolfman

Jennifer of Weymouth is a nitwit.

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Posted by: frank

15mph and being told to slow down? Next thing you know, she'll be riding in a sleigh with Santa Claus in the middle of June, just for the ability to ride in the HOV lane...

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Posted by: MM1799

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This, Jennifer wrote, causes huge backups right before the HOV entrance.

Apparently Jennifer has never seen what a car that hit the median and is subsequently strattling all 3 lanes can do to traffic.

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"As far as I know there have been very little or no incidents at the entrance on either end.

I really hope she had the intelligence to make the obvious connection..

I never read the Jennifer and her passengers ride the HOV lane. I have a feeling someone has been cheating and got caught.

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Posted by: Sniper

Douche !!!!!!!!!

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Posted by: wgciv

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Originally Posted by kwflatbed Who is paying their wages? "

Never fails, does it?

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Posted by: KJack815

""As far as I know there have been very little or no incidents at the entrance on either end"

Then maybe these guys are doing their friggen job miss Jennifer of Weymouth

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Posted by: bbelichick

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Originally Posted by KJack815 ""As far as I know there have been very little or no incidents at the entrance on either end"

I wonder if "Jennifer" is notified of all public safety incidents on all roads. That would explain her expertise in commenting on deployment of police personnel.

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Posted by: PBiddy35

Impressive, I wonder if every piece of crap I write about my insignifigant life will hit the headlines. I think Jennifer of Weymouth should shove it!

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Posted by: sdb29

Gee Jennifer, maybe if you'd been concentrating on your driving instead of looking at troopers and wondering who is paying them you'd have glanced in your mirror and seen the mini van driven by the soccer mom who was chatting on her cel phone while breast feeding her infant, yelling at the toddler in the back seat and rummaging thru the diaper bag for a bib while going into the HOV lane at sixty mph, you'd have known who the trooper was waving at.

Sorry Jen, Jen may I call you Muffy? I hate to be the one to break this to you but the entire world isn't revolving around you. Everything you see, experience and percieve isn't directed at you.

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Posted by: amf232

Unless her name is Jen Delaney, she shoud not comment on the deployment of troopers.

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Posted by: sempergumby

I wonder if JENNIFER is a FUCK HEAD?....No not really

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Posted by: JoninNH

I wonder if Jennifer is married.

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Posted by: 209

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Originally Posted by JoninNH I wonder if Jennifer is married.

I expected that comment from Andy...lol

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Posted by: Dane

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Who is paying their wages?

The same people who would be paying the exorbitant medical bills of the uninsured, inebriated illegal immigrint who barrels in there at 75 mph and plows into a family of six.

If the troopers weren't there.

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Posted by: snapbox

She whines like my girlfriend.

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Posted by: Sniper

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Originally Posted by snapbox She whines like my girlfriend.

I THOUGHT that sounded familiar........

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Posted by: KozmoKramer

Is it true or urban legend.
I heard a few years back people were caught using mannequins (or something similar) to simulate multiple commuters in order to use the HOV lane. Yes, No?

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Posted by: kwflatbed

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Originally Posted by KozmoKramer Is it true or urban legend. I heard a few years back people were caught using mannequins (or something similar) to simulate multiple commuters in order to use the HOV lane. Yes, No?

It's true they are always finding someone trying this.

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Posted by: Delta784

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Originally Posted by KozmoKramer Is it true or urban legend. I heard a few years back people were caught using mannequins (or something similar) to simulate multiple commuters in order to use the HOV lane. Yes, No?

True...there was a picture in the Herald a few years back, showing a trooper posing with a mannequin he bagged someone with in the HOV lane.

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