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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This morning about 9:00am, I had to drive north from the Tysons corner area to Rockville.  It's not a drive I normally take and I thought by getting an early start it would be relatively pleasant.

Things started to get dicey approaching the American Legion Bridge.  The road construction -- which I understand has been going on perpetually -- narrowed everyone down into a kind of funnel.  Nevertheless, everyone was speeding.  The semi trailer trucks were the worst offenders -- they were going 65-70 MPH and constantly wandering into my lane.  I thought I was going to be hit on multiple occasions.  Passing on the right was commonplace, as were seriously close tailgaters.  I was driving 55-60 MPH just above the speed limit.

As I approached and got onto 270, the truck traffic thinned out, but it then appeared as though it was racing day for a bunch of young men in their race cars.  No less than a half dozen times, guys in fast cars ranging from high end sports cars to souped-up rice burners were busting through traffic going 80-90 MPH, weaving dangerously between cars on the left and right like it was their personal slalom course.  Several times they cleared my front bumper by just a few inches.  At one point, I was in the far right lane, and one of these guys passed me on the right in the shoulder going about 90 MPH -- his car was bouncing up and down on the dirt as the shoulder narrowed and he swerved in front of me almost losing control of his vehicle.  It was clear to me they were doing this deliberately.

My mind kept thinking: WHERE ARE THE POLICE?  They were no where.

When I drove back home about 10:30am, I noticed several Transit Police vehicles on the road, and no more egregious racing.

So I have to ask: is there some kind of sweet spot early on Saturday morning that these guys know about where the police are not on duty yet which they exploit to behave like this?  I'm just appalled that this isn't being regulated.  Someone is going to get killed, and I'd rather it not be me or my family.

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Don't drive like such a baby then. Grow up or get off the road.[/quote]

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