A small commuting rant - Page 3

Aliantha · 02-01-2006, 09:33 PM

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Why doesn't anyone design a limited access highway in which the entrance ramp actually creates a new lane ... taking, say, a two lane road into a three lane, and not forcing the cars newly entering to jump into the full speed traffic lanes right away ... they have several miles to do that. At exits, this outer lane would be exit only, and would not continue past the ramp, so you'd have a two-lane ... but the corresponding entering lane would take it back to three (Kind of like the Broomall Entrance to the Blue Route, if you're here near Philadelphia).

Our council is upgrading the major highways around our area. They're all designed like that now which is great. Really saves a lot of time...cept for the FUCKING MORONS who like doing 20 under the speed limit in the passing lane.

FallenFairy · 02-02-2006, 05:22 AM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Whatta ya nuts? Tip my hand? Give 'em time to develop a counter attack?
Not this kid. :p

And yeah, Boston beats 'em all.

LMAO You should be a driver in Northern Virginia.... YES SIR!!
Any one done Seattle? 6 lanes of pure insanity...in the rain!!!

wolf · 02-02-2006, 12:32 PM

Here in Pennsylvania we run the same traffic volume through two lanes.

seakdivers · 02-02-2006, 12:52 PM

Of the many things to be thankful for, one is that I don't have a "commute" per se.
When you live on an island with 14 miles of paved roads, it doesn't take long to get to where you are going.

According to the Yahoo driving directions, here is my commute to work:

Distance: 0.7 miles
Approximate travel time: 1 minute
Directions:
1. Start at XXX, SITKA - go 0.2 mi
2. Turn Left on HALIBUT POINT RD - go 0.3 mi
3. Continue on LAKE ST - go 0.2 mi
4. Bear Right on HARBOR DR - go 0.1 mi
5. Arrive at XXX HARBOR DR, SITKA, on the Right

The car doesn't even have time to get warm.

glatt · 02-02-2006, 12:59 PM

And you drive instead of walk?

Edit: Not that I'm judging you. I just walk more than that each way to my Metro stop each day. Is it a bad place to walk? Speeding cars, no shoulder, etc.

BigV · 02-02-2006, 01:07 PM

Seattle, yes. Insane.

And while I don't want to spook anyone, there's a good chance I'll be commuting to the AIRPORT of all places

. At least for an interview. :crossed fingers:

FallenFairy · 02-02-2006, 01:12 PM

Oh BigV - you have my condolences on the travel to Sea-Tac...
but my fingers crossed on your opportunity.

From which area will you begin your commute?? I lived in Port Orchard and Gig Harbor for 15 yrs....Give my regards to I-5 and Highway 16.

seakdivers · 02-02-2006, 01:22 PM

Glatt - in the summer I walk, but when it's icky out I have my hubby drop me off after he takes the kids to school.

BigV - good luck!!! I hope it works out!

dar512 · 02-02-2006, 01:28 PM

Lucky me. I take the train in which I can read/play on my Nintendo DS/sleep.

BigV · 02-02-2006, 02:44 PM

Ballard to SeaTac. Aurora/99/509/518 is the ticket. I-5 is the way to insanity/morgue/jail. No thanks. I'll walk first.

Kitsune · 02-02-2006, 03:09 PM

Traffic complaints? Woo!

Attention owners of motorbikes that have a loud exhaust (i.e.- Harley, etc): You are just as annoying, if not moreso, than the punk kid with a speaker in his trunk. Squelch that junker and slap a muffler back on that thing! The "potato-potato-potato" racket doesn't make you a bad-ass, lone wolf. It makes you an ass and, in the future, deaf.

Want to be noticed and safer in traffic? I have an orange flag on a pole you can put on the back of your bike plus a helmet for your head.

SteveDallas · 04-02-2006, 06:18 PM

Dear asshole,

The reason I was driving so slowly is that I happened to notice you were holding your mobile phone in one hand and shuffling a sheaf of papers that you were reading in your other hand. I decided you had a pretty high chance of plowing into me if I had to stop quickly. I'm kind of surprised you noticed how fast I was going at all.

Love,
Steve

(I might not have noticed the phone with a casual glance in my mirror, but that paperwork really stood out.)

xoxoxoBruce · 04-02-2006, 07:10 PM

I think that not a safe ploy, Steve.
I'd speed up to get away or pull over and let 'em go by, either way you don't want him on your ass at any speed.

SteveDallas · 04-02-2006, 07:16 PM

Good point... it being City Avenue at rush hour "speeding up" isn't exactly relevant (you could go from 35 to 37 I suppose). Anyway, he solved the problem for me.

wolf · 04-04-2006, 01:27 AM

I figured out the other day why there are so many fatal crashes on Route 422 (a stretch of highway that runs between King of Prussia and Reading, Penna.)

I was doing 80 in the left lane when some bastard decided that wasn't quite fast enough for him, and passed me on the right.

02-02-2006, 12:32 PM	#33
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Here in Pennsylvania we run the same traffic volume through two lanes. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

02-02-2006, 12:59 PM	#35
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	And you drive instead of walk? Edit: Not that I'm judging you. I just walk more than that each way to my Metro stop each day. Is it a bad place to walk? Speeding cars, no shoulder, etc. Last edited by glatt; 02-02-2006 at 01:05 PM.

02-02-2006, 01:07 PM	#36
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Seattle, yes. Insane. And while I don't want to spook anyone, there's a good chance I'll be commuting to the AIRPORT of all places . At least for an interview. :crossed fingers: __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

02-02-2006, 01:12 PM	#37
FallenFairy nope Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 322	Oh BigV - you have my condolences on the travel to Sea-Tac... but my fingers crossed on your opportunity. From which area will you begin your commute?? I lived in Port Orchard and Gig Harbor for 15 yrs....Give my regards to I-5 and Highway 16. __________________ ~going, going... gone now

02-02-2006, 01:28 PM	#39
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	Lucky me. I take the train in which I can read/play on my Nintendo DS/sleep. __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

02-02-2006, 12:52 PM	#34
seakdivers Icy Queen Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Southeast Alaska Posts: 700	Of the many things to be thankful for, one is that I don't have a "commute" per se. When you live on an island with 14 miles of paved roads, it doesn't take long to get to where you are going. According to the Yahoo driving directions, here is my commute to work: Distance: 0.7 miles Approximate travel time: 1 minute Directions: 1. Start at XXX, SITKA - go 0.2 mi 2. Turn Left on HALIBUT POINT RD - go 0.3 mi 3. Continue on LAKE ST - go 0.2 mi 4. Bear Right on HARBOR DR - go 0.1 mi 5. Arrive at XXX HARBOR DR, SITKA, on the Right The car doesn't even have time to get warm.

02-02-2006, 01:22 PM	#38
seakdivers Icy Queen Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Southeast Alaska Posts: 700	Glatt - in the summer I walk, but when it's icky out I have my hubby drop me off after he takes the kids to school. BigV - good luck!!! I hope it works out!

02-02-2006, 02:44 PM	#40
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Ballard to SeaTac. Aurora/99/509/518 is the ticket. I-5 is the way to insanity/morgue/jail. No thanks. I'll walk first. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

02-02-2006, 03:09 PM	#41
Kitsune still eats dirt Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 3,031	Traffic complaints? Woo! Attention owners of motorbikes that have a loud exhaust (i.e.- Harley, etc): You are just as annoying, if not moreso, than the punk kid with a speaker in his trunk. Squelch that junker and slap a muffler back on that thing! The "potato-potato-potato" racket doesn't make you a bad-ass, lone wolf. It makes you an ass and, in the future, deaf. Want to be noticed and safer in traffic? I have an orange flag on a pole you can put on the back of your bike plus a helmet for your head.

04-02-2006, 06:18 PM	#42
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	To the asshole who passed me because I was going too slow on Friday afternoon Dear asshole, The reason I was driving so slowly is that I happened to notice you were holding your mobile phone in one hand and shuffling a sheaf of papers that you were reading in your other hand. I decided you had a pretty high chance of plowing into me if I had to stop quickly. I'm kind of surprised you noticed how fast I was going at all. Love, Steve (I might not have noticed the phone with a casual glance in my mirror, but that paperwork really stood out.)

04-02-2006, 07:10 PM	#43
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	I think that not a safe ploy, Steve. I'd speed up to get away or pull over and let 'em go by, either way you don't want him on your ass at any speed. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

04-02-2006, 07:16 PM	#44
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	Good point... it being City Avenue at rush hour "speeding up" isn't exactly relevant (you could go from 35 to 37 I suppose). Anyway, he solved the problem for me.

04-04-2006, 01:27 AM	#45
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	I figured out the other day why there are so many fatal crashes on Route 422 (a stretch of highway that runs between King of Prussia and Reading, Penna.) I was doing 80 in the left lane when some bastard decided that wasn't quite fast enough for him, and passed me on the right. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

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