1.   The city has been unable to reach any solution to its traffic mess.

2.   The Giuliani administration has generally tried to put a smile button on the traffic mess, calling it a sign of good times.

3.   Maganto, however, says discipline, sacrifice and road courtesy are the keys to a long-term solution of the traffic mess.

4.   The traffic mess even punished some VIPs.

5.   With the traffic mess in the city worsening by the day, motorists do not want a further problem in the form of flash floods.