Larry.. why doesn't she take the Omni-Ride bus to the Franconia/Springfield Metro?
On Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 3:07 PM, Larry C. Lyons <larrycly...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Knowing what drivers are like on I-66 I wouldn't be surprised. > Actually in this area its almost a guarantee of a near (if not) fatal > accident. Those drivers are dangerous. > > I drive a MIni and in this area I have to be very alert to all those > over-sized SUVs whose drivers are usually talking on their cell > phones, eating breakfast, putting on makeup etc. A few weeks ago I had > to replace a rim and tire after being forced off the pavement because > of an SUV driver not paying attention. > Another example I remember from last year, I was giving my wife a ride > to work and saw some nit actually reading the paper and drinking > coffee while traffic was going about 25mph or so. > > Motorcycles are even more at a risk from those geniuses in this area. > > While this can be a nice area to live and work, the DC/MD/NoVA area > has about the most congested traffic in the country, just behind the > LA region. So if you are moving into this area you have to take that > into account. For instance my wife works in Bethesda, MD while we live > on the western edge of Northern Virginia. Its about 35 to 40 miles one > way. During rush hour if you're lucky it takes about an hour and a > quarter to an hour and a half. If you're not, the trip can take over 2 > hours easily. > > regards, > larry > > On Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 2:51 PM, Scott Stewart <webmas...@sstwebworks.com> > wrote: >> >> I think he means riding between lanes of stopped traffic.. which on >> the east coast may introduce a motorcyclist to the inside of a car >> door fairly quickly... >> >> On Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 2:15 PM, Larry C. Lyons <larrycly...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> I may be confused. What do you mean by split lanes? >>> >>> On Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 1:53 PM, RobG <sled...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> On 11/8/10 10:39 AM, Larry C. Lyons wrote: >>>>> >>>>> HOV regulations in Virginia allow motorcycles to use the HOV lanes and >>>>> I-66 inside the beltway during rush hour. >>>> >>>> Yeah that's a federal law, in fact. But being able to split lanes saves >>>> a TON of time when traffic inevitably slows down... likewise filtering >>>> to the front of traffic lights between cars is also a huge time-saver. >>>> AND (at the risk of sounding like a PDA), studies have shown that it's >>>> SAFER than not splitting because you're much less likely to get rear-ended. >>>> >>>> I can get anywhere in the SF Bay Area or Los Angeles basin in 1/3 the >>>> time it takes in a car. I cut my own commute in LA from 45 minutes (9 >>>> miles each way) to 15 minutes because of lane splitting. >>>> >>>> Rob >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-jobs-talk/message.cfm/messageid:4368 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-jobs-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-jobs-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
