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August 16, 2005
If it's Tuesday, are we in CT?
Yup. Getting here has become an irritation lately. I suspect the more we drive the same routes, the more we experience the American driver with all his/her faults. Sorry for yet another traffic rant. I can't even begin to tell you how much the left lane huggers irritate me...us. Sunday, I even suggested that traveling down the far right lane at our desired speed would be unobstructed because the left lanes were so congested. I was right for the last 15 miles or so...we only had to pull left to pass once or twice. Geesh.........
We experienced a new phenomenon last week...curves. Yes I said Curves...traffic has actually been reduced to a standstill because of curves in the interstate. All three lanes, mind you, so it wasn't just one person with a curve phobia...3 times it happened during the last stretch going south and a couple times going north ...weird.
Now I have a question....here's the situation: two lanes of road backed up for 3 miles or more...at one point there is a sign that says right lane closed two miles ahead. ( so obviously you know you have to pull left to merge.) The right lane continues to move faster than the left...obviously because everyone is eventually pouring into the left lane causing it to back up. But after a while it gets a bit irritating to BE in the left lane and seeing all these people driving by you and merging left at the last minute at the front of the line while you spend an hour in that left lane...what do you do?
Just asking....just ranting...just getting very tired of I-91 and construction.
Posted by frani at August 16, 2005 08:12 AM
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This happens all the time in the Seattle area--especially when the commuter lanes stop. My solution is to avoid highways whenever possible.
I know, I am no help :)
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at August 16, 2005 10:26 PM
Me....I would do the right lane thing as I refuse to have people pass me.....I have to do that on the home from work at a busy intersection stay rihgt then merge at the last second...
Posted by: Risa at August 17, 2005 11:37 PM
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