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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I hope they do this. I have no dog in this fight but Maryland drivers are assholes. [/quote]

How about we ban Virginia drivers in Maryland who insist on never going 1 mile above the posted speed limit?

As a Marylander, we highly value every mile on the road where there isn't traffic, and we like to take advantage of it by going at [b]least 10+ miles[/b] over the speed limit and do not appreciate being blocked by a goody two-shoes Virginian going the posted speed limit. WAZE knows where the speed cameras are. So get out the way or go back to Virginia, slowpokes. [/quote]

[b]The Beltway and Clara Barton and GW Parkway as well as 66 are major local arteries.[/b]  We have family and friends etc in MD, DC, and VA.  VA and DC have far more diligent local police for speeding and tickets.  When in DC and VA , MD residential drivers need reminding on speed limit observation and NO right turn on red where marked.

We like canal and gtown pike - width, foliage, curves, put a natural speed break and that enhances safety.  GW parkway needs speed cameras and cops and mega tickets -  45 does mean you go 55 and 60.

One thing NOT addressed in these pages of comments is the other traffic on the Beltway and the bridge.  From Baltimore down to Quantico it's our midlantic region.  But traffic - cars and trucks heading down the entire eastern seaboard have it as the only artery.

It's like in PA which carries the load from west to major eastern population centers.  Then passes through dense population centers with numerous on/off ramps.   First step should be the beltway limited to Capitol area regional traffic - hence Baltimore through Quantico.  MD residents work in all sorts of VA locations from Dulles Corridor to the Pentagon to Tysons to a large federal government location within walking distance of Langley HS in Mclean.  Anyone really think the feds would allow closure on that ramp?

I doubt it.  Mclean residents complaining bought properties on those residential streets knowing the location of the Beltway and the American Legion Bridge.  VA employment growth has increased the volume of MD commuters.  Housing growth in Loudoun, Lorton,  and decay in some areas changed commuter patterns as well.   The DC area also gets move-ins from other parts of the country that don't get rush hour-  their points of comparison don't include places like NYC or Philadelphia or Boston.  It's now easier to commute to downtown DC on metro from Arlington, Mclean, Reston etc than from MOCO.  Blue/Orange/Silver v Red.

So MD EZ pass charges.  Take Baltimore and the tunnel.  http://mdta.maryland.gov/Toll_Rates/harbor_crossings_rates.html

Have a VA EZ pass on that ramp with dramatic discounts for FX county and Arlington residents.  Steep prices for others.  No charge for federal employees.  Problem solved.

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