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Old 07-07-2012, 08:55 PM
 
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My biggest issue with Indiana drivers was the fact that most of them seemed to treat railroad crossings (with no trains coming of course) as stop signs and would coast over the tracks going 10 mph--even SUVs with plenty of road clearance.
Maybe they've been up north and experienced many of our worn crossings? Our towns crossing is actually terrifying considering the number if times the gates have failed to come down when trains are coming.We really have some bad ones, but completely braking isn't safe either way when you're on a bigger hwy with more traffic.
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Old 07-08-2012, 08:26 AM
 
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Running reds is a big problem in indy. Dont start up too fast at a green you might get hit.
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Old 07-08-2012, 11:48 AM
 
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I grew up in NW Indiana where there are a lot of railroad tracks, and we were taught to slow down before going over railroad tracks. None of them were smooth, the asphalt around them was usually crumbled, and if you didn't slow down you'd run the risk of needing a front end alignment on a regular basis. I still slow down for tracks, old habits die hard.
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Old 07-08-2012, 11:51 AM
 
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In Fishers there are stop signs at railroad tracks, along with signs posted that state the amount of the fine for a "rolling" stop, and "complete stop = no fine."
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Old 07-08-2012, 12:10 PM
 
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Sorry, but I had a good laugh. After living in Boston, Dallas, and ATL, the traffic in Indy is a breeze.
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Old 07-08-2012, 12:53 PM
 
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Sorry, but I had a good laugh. After living in Boston, Dallas, and ATL, the traffic in Indy is a breeze.
I live in Nashville now, and I agree.
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Old 07-08-2012, 12:55 PM
 
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I hear horns honking so seldom that I have to wonder if the OP was getting in everyone's way? Or looking at his GPS or cell phone instead of the road?
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Old 07-08-2012, 03:12 PM
 
Location: Cary, NC
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Maybe they've been up north and experienced many of our worn crossings? Our towns crossing is actually terrifying considering the number if times the gates have failed to come down when trains are coming.We really have some bad ones, but completely braking isn't safe either way when you're on a bigger hwy with more traffic.
Interesting. The two crossings in particular both have clear lights that flash when trains come as well as the gates that lower. No stop signs. The ones I am referring to are on W 56th past Georgetown and Guion and on White River Parkway near W 10th street.

And I don't mind people slowing down for the tracks, but people would literally stop dead in front of the tracks then coast over them, which can be extremely dangerous if people aren't expecting it.

It was so frequent and so many vehicles that did it that I honestly began to wonder if there was an Indiana law I didn't know about. However, since Indiana required me to take a written test in moving into the state, I knew that it didn't exist .
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Old 07-08-2012, 04:53 PM
 
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Interesting. The two crossings in particular both have clear lights that flash when trains come as well as the gates that lower. No stop signs. The ones I am referring to are on W 56th past Georgetown and Guion and on White River Parkway near W 10th street.

And I don't mind people slowing down for the tracks, but people would literally stop dead in front of the tracks then coast over them, which can be extremely dangerous if people aren't expecting it.

It was so frequent and so many vehicles that did it that I honestly began to wonder if there was an Indiana law I didn't know about. However, since Indiana required me to take a written test in moving into the state, I knew that it didn't exist .
I coast over railroad tracks. Dangerous only if people are following too close and/or not paying attention which seems to be rampant these days.
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Old 07-08-2012, 06:22 PM
 
Location: Englewood, Near Eastside Indy
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I was someone use their car horn last night on the southside. Some car tried to drive into a construction zone on Emerson Ave then pulled in front of a car going the other direction, who honked at him. Then, someone pulling out of the gas station blocked all traffic for reasons unknown, and people honked at him. Two incidents in a span of 30 seconds, I must have won the car honk lotto.
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