Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I posted about Arlington county not enforcing traffic laws. Arlington Is down almost 25% of its force.

It is across the states as well as local departments are short on police everything bubbles up. Police put what patrols they can on the street; gut their back offices and try to use state resources to offset what they can.

Unfortunately now that I know all this in Arlington I no longer consider yellow lights for stopping[b]. I blow through them because everyone else does.

Yellow has always meant "floor it."

I recently moved to an area where yellow means nothing. Red doesn’t even mean stop. Everyone waits when the light turns green. I’ve seen a LOT of red light accidents and I’ve only been here a year.

I have yet to see a police traffic stop. The police force is way down.

Anonymous wrote:I posted about Arlington county not enforcing traffic laws. Arlington Is down almost 25% of its force.

It is across the states as well as local departments are short on police everything bubbles up. Police put what patrols they can on the street; gut their back offices and try to use state resources to offset what they can.

Unfortunately now that I know all this in Arlington I no longer consider yellow lights for stopping[b]. I blow through them because everyone else does.

Yellow has always meant "floor it."

I drive these roads a few times each week.

Maybe people are driving a little faster, but I'm not noticing more reckless behavior.

Are accident rates up?

I posted about Arlington county not enforcing traffic laws. Arlington Is down almost 25% of its force.

It is across the states as well as local departments are short on police everything bubbles up. Police put what patrols they can on the street; gut their back offices and try to use state resources to offset what they can.

Unfortunately now that I know all this in Arlington I no longer consider yellow lights for stopping. I blow through them because everyone else does.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I used to commute 5 days a week before Covid. I’d usually aim for about 70 in the middle or left lane and be fine. Now I could be doing 75 and people are tailing me. As soon as I get over, they’re whizzing by me.

I feel like people are driving a lot faster on 270/495. Have others noticed that too? Do people realize that pushing 80 is really asking for a pretty serious ticket, not to mention dangerous?

70 was always too slow for the left lane. Just stay right and stop trying to play speed enforcer.

For 10 years I kept up with flow of traffic at 70 in the left lane.

Not on 495.

Yes on 495. I commuted down 270 and onto 495 for 10 years and kept a steady 70 MPH in the left lane.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I used to commute 5 days a week before Covid. I’d usually aim for about 70 in the middle or left lane and be fine. Now I could be doing 75 and people are tailing me. As soon as I get over, they’re whizzing by me.

I feel like people are driving a lot faster on 270/495. Have others noticed that too? Do people realize that pushing 80 is really asking for a pretty serious ticket, not to mention dangerous?

70 was always too slow for the left lane. Just stay right and stop trying to play speed enforcer.

For 10 years I kept up with flow of traffic at 70 in the left lane.

Not on 495.

America is becoming poorer, dirtier, more littered and more shabby.

Less enforcement.

How is this possible? The roads are more crowded.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I used to commute 5 days a week before Covid. I’d usually aim for about 70 in the middle or left lane and be fine. Now I could be doing 75 and people are tailing me. As soon as I get over, they’re whizzing by me.

I feel like people are driving a lot faster on 270/495. Have others noticed that too? Do people realize that pushing 80 is really asking for a pretty serious ticket, not to mention dangerous?

70 was always too slow for the left lane. Just stay right and stop trying to play speed enforcer.

For 10 years I kept up with flow of traffic at 70 in the left lane.

I've noticed this.

I haven't noticed that. Are you perhaps driving different hours?

Anonymous wrote:I used to commute 5 days a week before Covid. I’d usually aim for about 70 in the middle or left lane and be fine. Now I could be doing 75 and people are tailing me. As soon as I get over, they’re whizzing by me.

I feel like people are driving a lot faster on 270/495. Have others noticed that too? Do people realize that pushing 80 is really asking for a pretty serious ticket, not to mention dangerous?

70 was always too slow for the left lane. Just stay right and stop trying to play speed enforcer.

Running away from covid

I used to commute 5 days a week before Covid. I’d usually aim for about 70 in the middle or left lane and be fine. Now I could be doing 75 and people are tailing me. As soon as I get over, they’re whizzing by me.

I feel like people are driving a lot faster on 270/495. Have others noticed that too? Do people realize that pushing 80 is really asking for a pretty serious ticket, not to mention dangerous?