WHEN “ROAD DIETS” KILL: Paradise narrowed its main road by two lanes despite warnings of gridlock during a major wildfire. “The so-called Skyway ‘road diet’ slowed traffic, and a local civic group donated benches and landscaping to beautify the zone. Nearly two weeks ago, Skyway was the scene of unspeakable horror when the worst wildfire in California history besieged Paradise. Up to 27,000 residents trying to escape the flames instead were stuck in traffic, the buildings around them burning. Some died in their cars when the fire roared over them.”

God spare us from the political class’s fads.