The American demanded from the Ministry of Transport to compensate her to 16 dollars for gasoline spent in traffic

Carol Greenberg, a resident of the American town of Perrizburg, at the end of last month, at the wheel of her car, was stuck in a huge traffic jam at the intersection of two I-275 and I-75 highways in Monroe County. She had to stand for about 50 minutes, and this really angered her and prompted her active actions.

First, the American by e -mail sent a complaint to the Ministry of Transport of Michigan (Michigan Department of Transportation, Mdot), and after that she did what many motorists are sure of, but did not dare to implement. Mrs. Greenberg sent a 4 $ 16 for gasoline in MDOT, which she was wasted, idle in a traffic jam. Toledoblade.com is increasing about this.

“Thousands of cars that moved to the intersection of the two highways on that day, including my own, stood there for almost an hour, simply spending money paid for fuel, which is currently costing 4 dollars per gallon. At the same time, cars whose engines did not stop working, threw tons of harmful substances into the atmosphere,” she noted in her written appeal in MDOT.

Rob Morozi, a representative of the department in Detroit, said that they did not receive such a letter with the required material compensation before. “Usually we receive complaints with a request to pay for the repair of a car spoiled by stones flying off the highway, but I have never heard of compensation for allegedly wasted gasoline,” he says.

Carol Greenberg also added that such a delay on the way was doubly unpleasant for her, since her cat, sitting behind, constantly howled. According to her, she rode home with a pet from the veterinarian.

In her letter, she noted that the Department should work better, in particular, to warn drivers who count their time in advance about the difficulties on the roads.

Mr. Morozi explained that the cake in the area that Greenberg was talking about was caused by morning repair on the highway, and there was no time to notify motorists before the start of work. “I feel good, understand if we paid you the required 16 dollars, we would have to reimburse money losses to all motorists who have fallen into the traffic jam that day? And not only for gasoline, but also compensate them for losses in the salary in the event that they got into the jam in their working hours. And this was simply impossible,” MDOT said.

As Carol said when she sent a letter with the required compensation, she was sure that her chances of success were zero, and her refusal did not surprise her at all. “I just wanted to express my dissatisfaction,” she says.