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Great Lakes and Ohio Valley / Re: Ohio

Last post by Rothman - Today at 12:30:44 AM

Today I drove across Ohio on I-90, the Turnpike, I-75, I-475 and US 24.  My observation is that Ohio sucks and deserves the "It's giving Ohio" saying adopted by the younger generation.

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Road Enthusiasts Meetings / Re: Brattleboro Roadmeet - Aug...

Last post by froggie - Today at 12:09:43 AM

I've requested the day off so I'll be there at least for the lunch.

Val, your tour notes note a potential stop on the Vermont side of the old 119 bridge with "an up-close look at the old bridge, if it's still around."

The old bridge isn't going anywhere.  The plan is to convert the old crossing into bike/ped, much like what happened with the old Route 9 bridge upstream.

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Mountain West / Re: Interstate 11

Last post by Scott5114 - Today at 12:01:41 AM

If the federal gub'ment has any desire to get projects like I-69, I-49, I-14, etc. completed any time soon at all (if ever) they might need to bring back that old chargeable mileage system. Otherwise we're all going to be long dead before any of this shit gets finished.

I don't think the feds had any interest in any of those beyond whichever random senator's vote was needed to pass whatever bill created those.

We might actually see I-11 in Arizona finished at some point, because it fills a legitimate need that existed before someone had the idea of slapping a blue shield on it. (The same might be true of I-49, at least.)

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Off-Topic / Re: Minor things that bother y...

Last post by Scott5114 - July 10, 2025, 11:58:04 PM

It does if you try to drive between the lines.

Which most people in most states try to do. Not mine, but most states.

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Off-Topic / Re: Minor things that bother y...

Last post by CtrlAltDel - July 10, 2025, 11:56:34 PM

See, I don't like that, because it makes the double lines too far apart. (It also means if you can't pass you also lose a few inches of lane width, although that doesn't really matter if the lane is full width.)

You don't lose any lane width.  The highway stays the same size, no matter.

It does if you try to drive between the lines.

The double solids are too far apart

Too far apart for what?

The double solids are too far apart and the solid and dash are too close for efficiency and clarity as well as aesthetics. I would prefer something like this:

[NIMBY!]

#6

Mid-South / Re: Houston: Fort Bend Parkway...

Last post by Great Lakes Roads - July 10, 2025, 10:55:45 PM

https://abc13.com/post/fairchilds-neighbors-rally-toll-road-proposal-could-force-people-homes/17041151/

A new toll road coming through the village of Fairchilds? NIMBY!

#7

Off-Topic / Re: Minor things that bother y...

Last post by kphoger - July 10, 2025, 10:31:20 PM

When there's one stripe or dashed line, it should be at the center.  When there are two stripes, the center of the road should be between them.

How is this possible?

#8

Off-Topic / Re: Minor things that bother y...

Last post by Dirt Roads - July 10, 2025, 10:29:20 PM

Ahh!  That striping technique hails from the days when the dashed line was required to be white.  Thusly, there were three paint heads on the machine. 

Doh!  There are still three heads on the line paint machine, it's just that they are now all spraying what we West Virginians call "State Road yaller".

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Off-Topic / Re: Minor things that bother y...

Last post by kphoger - July 10, 2025, 10:28:05 PM

See, I don't like that, because it makes the double lines too far apart. (It also means if you can't pass you also lose a few inches of lane width, although that doesn't really matter if the lane is full width.)

You don't lose any lane width.  The highway stays the same size, no matter.

The double solids are too far apart

Too far apart for what?

#10

Mountain West / Re: Interstate 11

Last post by Max Rockatansky - July 10, 2025, 10:18:04 PM

I don't foresee either of the big parties becoming interested in something like 90% fund contributions again in my lifetime.