Jeff7
Lifer
Or you've got a tight cloverleaf configuration right near a large cluster of warehouses, so there's heavy truck traffic in the area. And of course because it's a tight cloverleaf, the on-ramp is right in the firing range of trucks that are trying to slow down to 30mph so they don't go blasting over the side of the off-ramp.I can think of many on-ramps in Pittsburgh where there is simply not enough space to get up to speed and get into traffic. The merge lane is simply too short.
Maryland drivers are the worst though. They do not understand left lane discipline.
Or some of the on-ramps onto Rt 22 near Allentown had STOP signs at them for awhile, going onto a 55mph highway. That might still be the case, but I haven't driven out that way in a long time; it was usually desirable to avoid those roads whenever possible.
I've also had the privilege of driving in the Beltway highways around Washington DC, and once along Constitution Avenue during rush hour. Insanity. The stop signs along the highway are much preferred to that. Good. God. I need to bring an emergency switchblade along so I can slit my wrists if I ever get the idea to attempt to drive in downtown DC again.
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