EPD and blocked traffic

UPDATE: Another driver, a middle-aged woman, was pulled over by EPD in front of Me & Ollies at  10:45 this morning (8/26).  Another mini-traffic jam ensued, although it probably wasn't noticed in the pothole-ridden, speed crawl that is government-owned and -operated Water St.

I didn't see what happened, but as I passed her, I heard her saying something about nobody letting her in so she had to go. She was probably being assertive in driving beyond the stop sign at the ridiculous bandstand intersection. (I am confident that EPD does not like assertive people.)

Suppose she caused a little traffic in her actions. How do pulling someone over and exacerbating traffic problems fix that? Answer: it doesn't. It does, however, increase the police coffers.

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The other day, an EPD officer was "protecting us" as he pulled over a driver. The driver stopped on Portsmouth Ave. just north of that Thai place. Cars had to drive around carefully to avoid the oncoming traffic. A mini-jam.

Some would comment that it's the driver's fault, that he should have driven a little more and pulled onto a side road to avoid disturbing the traffic flow. This is completely unfair because it mentions only the proximate cause. It does not address the deeper problems that created the situation in the first place:

1. What institution maintains (or not) the roads, which are not prepared for such pullovers?
2. What institution has the monopoly of police power and decides when and where to start trying to pull someone over?
3. Who makes and enforces driving laws, many of which are flawed at the outset?

Meanwhile, if you've ever been pulled over, you might understand the surge of nervousness that often arises. The person, perhaps not comfortable being at the mercy of someone with a gun, might not be in the right mindset to choose deliberately an unassuming spot to stop. Simply blaming the driver just belies an inability to think deeply about such situations.

In a world where private property were respected, would there be traffic jams? Yes, probably. But, they would be far less in number and size than we currently see.