20 February 2004
Vermont re-routes all motor traffic
"Vote left but look right" campaign gains momentum
MONTPELIER, Vt. -- In a joint news release, President George Bush and Vermont
Governor Jim Douglas announced today that Vermont has changed its motor
vehicle code to become the first—and perhaps only—state in the nation to require vehicles
be driven on the left sides of roads, streets, highways, and other
thoroughfares.
The surprise move, which was enacted overnight through gubernatorial
executive order, is intended to add much needed revenue dollars to the
coffers of the Green Mountain State and at the same time shore up
America's frosty relations with the UK.
The idea for the change came about as the result of a US government
sponsored survey completed recently in England. The survey showed that
British tourists avoid traveling to the U.S. for three reasons: (1) They
are off-put by bright colors (2) they have no access to Wimpy Benders,
and (3) vehicles in the U.S. travel on the "wrong side of the
carriageway."
Travel Fox has learned that since the survey results became known to the administration
this past September, White House
staffers have been working behind the scenes to overcome these
impediments.
When contacted by Travel Fox, Shirley Fresnel, a spokesperson for the
White House said,
"Donna Karan has introduced her new Johnny Cash Collection and
Burger King has agreed to remove as much taste as
possible from its Whopper. So this bold move in Vermont has now cleared the
way for what is expected to be a wave a British tourists to the US."
The state of Vermont was approached with the idea to re-route traffic
because it
is closer to Britain than most other states of the union, it is
relatively sparsely populated, there are no highway billboards that need
to be repositioned, and because Vermonters are known for their natural leftist tendencies anyway.
Motorists in downtown Burlington seem to be adapting well
to the new driving patterns while there are still problems occurring
outside the urban areas.
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