Attempt to toss out DUI cases based on too many narrow lanes.
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When traffic volume goes up, engineers have a plan; add more lanes, but is there also a plan when volume goes down? 

They say "down?"  "You know, we never really thought about that."

Well now there is a plan; reduce the lanes a reclaim the space.  Create a more friendly street for all.  Pedestrian and bicycle advocates are starting to suggest lane reduction on an urban arterial; especially where traffic volume no longer justifies so many lanes.  It makes the street friendlier.  Two wider lanes, rather than 3 narrow ones, can even make the experience less nerve wracking for drivers.  Besides the slightly wider lanes, extra space is also available for a bike lane. 

This plan was tried on State Street, in Bellingham, WA., during a re paving project in 2001.  The street looks calmer and more residential in nature.  This fits a new trend that is developing for use of downtown buildings; housing.  Like the older cores of many cities, people are rediscovering the virtues of living in a higher density neighborhood.  Downtown is becoming a residential address of choice.  It is getting a healthy mix of housing, small businesses and recreational opportunities.  The new street fits right in.

Apparently someone feels that it is too hard for cars to stay with-in the narrow lanes on Ellis (while turning at least) so they shouldn't be pulled over for swerving out of the lane.  This lawyer even thinks 100 DUI cases can be let off since they should not have been pulled over. 

Some car "drivers want to have their cake and eat it too."  They want more lanes to accommodate traffic, but then they say that the lanes are too narrow. 

No I wouldn't wish to let off drunk drivers, but I would like to see Ellis Street go the way of State and Magnolia streets.  Reduce the number of lanes for wider, safer lanes.  Also a bike lane. 

I am not for letting drunk drivers off.  Maybe the narrow lanes on Ellis have one good use.  Like speed traps, they can weed out marginal drivers.  Good drivers can stay in the lane; even those narrow lanes. 

On the other hand, if people feel the lanes are too narrow, it is a good argument for lane reduction. 

Lane reduction works well on State street and I think Ellis doesn't carry enough traffic to justify its 4 lanes; especially north of Lakeway and Holly.  This article was about south of Lakeway and Holly, but there are basically too many car lanes in this world.  North of Lakeway there is no excuse for all those lanes; except maybe as traps to weed out marginal drivers. 

If there is too much traffic volume on roads with too few lanes, I say encourage people to drive less.  This is better than cramming more lanes into a narrow right of way.