Metro-area commuters will get a four to six week break from freeway ramp meters starting next Monday. The Minnesota Legislature has ordered the shutdown in order to study the effectiveness of the meters. A leading critic of the ramp meters expects the study will show that the mini-stoplights impede the flow of traffic. However, a representative of the firm that will collect the data, says, meters in other cities have been beneficial to travellers. Minnesota Public Radio's Brandt Williams reports