Freed Roger wrote:With all the traffic stalled, I get the feeling that folks will be out there trying to collect even more.
I hate it when pan handlers and people collecting stare you down while stopped at a traffic light. Sometimes I'll contribute, but I don't feel the need to every time, especially to the same person. Has anyone ever faked being on their cell phone? I feel awful, but it's uncomfortable when you're held hostage at a light and people come up and basically knock on your window.
Same goes for the Salvation Army people at every store.
I'm cool with donating to their cause, but you always feel uber-guilty any time you walk in and out of the store and they stare you down.
Straying off topic - but how about bicyclists on these main roads? Its pretty rare to see so I guess I shouldn't make a deal over it, but am just mentioning because I heard biking as an alternative during highway 40. It seems bikes would only gum up the works more.
I'm not anti-biking, occassionally I do so myself. But bikes and cars and trucks don't mix very well with the way our roads are. many intersections that are nearly impassible for bikes. Its too bad St. Louis doesn't have many bike lanes
Tambourine Man wrote:I've rather enjoyed driving in the one really wide lane, but they do change without notice exactly where maddash stated.
I had no idea what to do when I was in that lane...so I swerved a lot to make sure I was using the *whole* lane.
Do you ever find yourself sorta protective of your wide lane? I do. It's like, "What the hell does that Civic think he's doing, with his little tires touching the stripes on my lane?" <swerve toward Civic>
maddash wrote:Did MoDOT just kinda decide to take a little break in the middle of painting new lines? For the last few days there's been a spot east bound after Jefferson (or thereabouts) where the lines just go from five lanes down to four with no transition at all. They just stop and start up again, so cars have to weave and swerve to find what new lane they want to get into. Did they not consider that, uh, maybe some issues might arise from that?
...somebody is going to get killed out there.
Might be a good spot and reason to pull people over for a DWI check. "Sir, you swerved suddenly, which is why I pulled you over."
