Anonymous wrote:Where are all these bad drivers coming from? I thought DC was full of transplants who knew how to drive and especially about how to zipper merge?

Maryland probably

Where are all these bad drivers coming from? I thought DC was full of transplants who knew how to drive and especially about how to zipper merge?

Anonymous wrote:Make more money, move to DC, and you won't be in gridlock for 90+ minutes/day.

Yeah Old Town is full of poor people who are economic failures

I’ve done both. It doesn’t add 15 minutes to get in line at Gravelly Point.

I lived in Old Town for 7 years and did the commute every day. I lined up for the first sixth months. Then became a last minute merger. Sorry.

Suburban commuting pleb problems

Make more money, move to DC, and you won't be in gridlock for 90+ minutes/day.

Anonymous wrote:I go extra out of my way to not let in line cutters.

Same.

I go extra out of my way to not let in line cutters.

Anonymous wrote:The last-minute cut-in stresses me out so much I’d rather be the “sucker” who waits patiently in the exit lane. But I’m super frustrated with aggressive driving, traffic crashes, and near misses in the area, so I try to do my part to be civil on the road.

Same. It’s not worth the stress or the risk. I always merge early. But I’m also happy to let you in if you merge at the last minute.

The last-minute cut-in stresses me out so much I’d rather be the “sucker” who waits patiently in the exit lane. But I’m super frustrated with aggressive driving, traffic crashes, and near misses in the area, so I try to do my part to be civil on the road.

Anonymous wrote:In DC only suckers lineup early for the merge.

This works until you get a ticket (they have stings sometimes there) or shot.

Anonymous wrote:In DC only suckers lineup early for the merge.

+1

I use to commute on the GW parkway and at one point there was construction on the American legion bridge which caused the PKWY exit onto the beltway to get backed up. I drove up and cut in every single day. People at the front are never paying attention and there are always huge 3-4 car length gaps so i jump right in.

In DC only suckers lineup early for the merge.

I don't usually commute to DC from the Old Town area, but I have to this summer. I always get over to the left most lane after DCA ASAP. I take the 14th Street Bridge into DC and you have to exit right.

SO many drivers pass those waiting in the right lane to exit right and then cut the line at the last minute. It's so infuriating.

I wish we just had two 14th Street lanes there with signs that directed everyone to "alternate merge".

For the first time this past week, I did the last minute merge over thing and cut my drive time by maybe 10 - 15 minutes! But I don't want to be that person.

Do you sit in the right lane and let everyone cut you or do you treat the two lanes as 14th Street exit lanes and go to the end and merge in?