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Old 05-25-2014, 07:47 AM
 
Location: Baltimore
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I live in NoVA and the driving and traffic is awful. I agree. I will also say that in the area I live in there are A LOT of out of state drivers here, and there are just too many people in the area in general.

I guess just stay out of NoVa if you don't like the drivers. I don't have that option because I live here...
Meh, it's the same here in Maryland, but it seems like driving habits are always worse once I get on 495. Baltimore drivers generally aren't the best, but it seems that the DC area is way worse, and this is compounded by over-capacity roads and an outdated interstate network through the region.
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Old 05-25-2014, 08:24 AM
 
Location: Montgomery County, PA
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Drivers aside, roads aren't helping either. Take Tysons Corner. What is with all these dividers? You want to make a left turn but you realize there is a concrete divide between you and the lane you want to be in that you should have seen 300 ft earlier.
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Old 05-25-2014, 10:29 AM
 
Location: Baltimore
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Drivers aside, roads aren't helping either. Take Tysons Corner. What is with all these dividers? You want to make a left turn but you realize there is a concrete divide between you and the lane you want to be in that you should have seen 300 ft earlier.
That's called channelization, and is usually done for safety reasons especially if a busy intersection experiences a lot of sideswipes due to through lane/left turning traffic trying to get into or out of their lane. When designed correctly, they can also provide increased capacity. I'm a transportation engineer who designs roadways, that's the only reason I know .
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Old 05-25-2014, 10:43 AM
 
Location: Southern Arizona
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What's wrong with you? Why can't you drive? Are you doing it on purpose, or are you really just that stupid regarding all things driving?

Unfortunately, Mr. Maryland . . .

Sounds like an epidemic of First Person Singular Syndrome to me.
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Old 05-25-2014, 10:57 PM
 
Location: Montgomery County, PA
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That's called channelization, and is usually done for safety reasons especially if a busy intersection experiences a lot of sideswipes due to through lane/left turning traffic trying to get into or out of their lane. When designed correctly, they can also provide increased capacity. I'm a transportation engineer who designs roadways, that's the only reason I know .
I remember a few years ago we were in the area in the middle of one of those big snowstorms. I just put my truck in 4WD and drove right over them. You couldn't see them anyway. They are terrible for out of towers.
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Old 05-26-2014, 10:03 AM
 
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The habit of people abandoning their cars in the snow gets me.

But, it's generally not referred to as driving, either.. It's 'commuting'. You do things differently there than you would in any other part of the country. And even the people who live there, they get south of Fredricksburg or so.. Driving style completely changes.
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Old 05-27-2014, 08:40 AM
 
Location: Metro Washington DC
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That's called channelization, and is usually done for safety reasons especially if a busy intersection experiences a lot of sideswipes due to through lane/left turning traffic trying to get into or out of their lane. When designed correctly, they can also provide increased capacity. I'm a transportation engineer who designs roadways, that's the only reason I know .
I don't mind the channelization stuff, but please pass the word around to other engineers about the need to put up better signs alerting people about it.
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