10-21-2016, 12:45 PM
Oof. There is an on-ramp near my house that merges from Edsall Road to I-395 South, which I occasionally have taken to get down to Dominion or VIR. In the truck, with the car on the trailer waggling behind me.
The on-ramp is all of about 50 feet long before it becomes an off-ramp. There are four lanes of traffic to your left going 65 mph. And the fucking ramp is metered, so there is a red/green light that is intended to space cars out for the sake of merging. It only operates during rush hour times, but goddamn. You come to a full stop, and then are tasked with getting 12k lbs of 'Murica and Schnitzel up to any sort of reasonable speed as a battered Chevy Express with ladders falling off of it wants to exit the highway and some dipshit in a Sienna won't let you over.
Oh, and you have to get at least three lanes to your left to make the I-95 South lanes, otherwise you end up going to Tyson's Corner.
My strategy is basically blinker on, stand on skinny pedal and merge with one hand ready on the horn. People will move given enough of an impetus. It's terrifying.
The on-ramp is all of about 50 feet long before it becomes an off-ramp. There are four lanes of traffic to your left going 65 mph. And the fucking ramp is metered, so there is a red/green light that is intended to space cars out for the sake of merging. It only operates during rush hour times, but goddamn. You come to a full stop, and then are tasked with getting 12k lbs of 'Murica and Schnitzel up to any sort of reasonable speed as a battered Chevy Express with ladders falling off of it wants to exit the highway and some dipshit in a Sienna won't let you over.
Oh, and you have to get at least three lanes to your left to make the I-95 South lanes, otherwise you end up going to Tyson's Corner.
My strategy is basically blinker on, stand on skinny pedal and merge with one hand ready on the horn. People will move given enough of an impetus. It's terrifying.
Now:
'16 Ram 1500 | '97 BMW M3 | Some Press Loan
Then:
87 BMW 325e | 91 BMW 535i | 96 BMW 328i | 95 BMW 325i | 95 Mazda Miata | 13 Focus ST | 09 BMW 128i | 00 Pontiac Firebird | 05 Yukon Denali | 96 BMW 328iC | 11 Ford F-150 | 06 BMW M3 | 10 Range Rover SC | '03 Ford Ranger | '18 Ford F-150 | '01 BMW X5 | '98 Volvo S70 T5M
'16 Ram 1500 | '97 BMW M3 | Some Press Loan
Then:
87 BMW 325e | 91 BMW 535i | 96 BMW 328i | 95 BMW 325i | 95 Mazda Miata | 13 Focus ST | 09 BMW 128i | 00 Pontiac Firebird | 05 Yukon Denali | 96 BMW 328iC | 11 Ford F-150 | 06 BMW M3 | 10 Range Rover SC | '03 Ford Ranger | '18 Ford F-150 | '01 BMW X5 | '98 Volvo S70 T5M