Originally Posted by
StayingHomeIsBetter
I don't seek to discourage anyone from posting comments at the DOT site, in fact I encourage it.
But, it is going to take a lot of postings to be heard above the background noise.
109 pages of public comments... no, I did not read them all. But every one I opened, (repeat, every one) pertained to the peanut allergy issue.
I don't think it will be that bad. First of all, the DOT is actually required to read and respond to every comment. Second, when people say the same thing over and over, they generally will respond with something like, "Many commenters said X," or "27 comments mentioned Y." Unique ideas get attention. I once provided unique comments to some FAA regulations (I'm a pilot), which were individually responded to when the final rule came out.