Berkeley CSUA MOTD:Entry 20695
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2001/2/26-27 [Transportation/Car] UID:20695 Activity:high
2/26    Anyone knows why the southbound 880 freeway was shutdown by the CHP
        this morning around 8:15?  There was obviously no accidents on the
        freeway.  KCBS says the CHP shut it down for "an undisclosed reason".
        \_ The Martians have landed!
        \_ from http://sfgate.com/traffic
          East Bay
          (FIRST REPORTED AT 5:07 am)
          ACCIDENT IN BERKELEY, A
          TRAILER FROM A BIG-RIG HAS
          OVERTURNED ON THE
          UNIVERSITY AVENUE OFF-RAMP
          FROM EASTBOUND 80. CHP IS
          THERE. THE RAMP IS SHUT
          DOWN UNTIL ABOUT 9:45 A-M.
          TRAFFIC IS A MESS: EASTBOUND
          80 IS BACKED-UP ONTO
          WESTBOUND 580, WHICH IS
          BACKED-UP ONTO WESTBOUND
          24 FROM ROCKRIDGE BART
          STATION. NORTHBOUND 880 IS
          BACKED-UP TO THE POST
          OFFICE. (UPDATED AT 9:58 am)
          \_ No, I'm thinking about the shutdown on Southbound 880 near the
             Coliseum exit around 8:15am.  I saw two CHP cars blocking all
             four lanes and two officers walking around a few hundred feet
             ahead.
troll   \_ The Martians have landed!
troll   \_ no doubt to "protect the public" or for "security reasons".
        the police are supposed to be working for us -- in return for the power
\_troll the police are supposed to be working for us -- in return for the power
        we invest in them, they should completely disclose what they do
        and why, nothing less. the police have too much power if they
        cannot disclose their "reasoning"
           \_ No, no. Orson Welles and the Mercury theater made that whole
              thing up.
        \_ Save a few syllables. Just call it "880 south." No "the." No
           "freeway."
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