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Years ago, I worked for a company as one of their six grant writers. Four of them, along with our manager and the division manager, were alcoholics.
I learned the following from them after going to lunch and going on business trips with them:
1. Use side streets after lunch to avoid police and their breathalyzers.
2. On business trips, don't ever go out to eat for dinner. Stay in the hotel bar and drink all night.
3. When you're asked to go and get beer when you are WORKING on a Saturday, don't get a six-pack -- get a case. They were so upset that I bought only a six-pack, they sent me home.
I am not a drinker.
So I would bet that the crazy drivers taking the backroads at high speeds are probably drunk.
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Originally Posted by Poggly Woggly
Exactly. Probably using backroads as shortcuts because of being in a hurry.
IMO, the traffic light on Westhigh is unnecessary and too close to the one on W Chatham. They should just put a No Left Turn 7-9am & 4-6pm sign on Westhigh and call it a day.
IMO, the traffic light on Westhigh is unnecessary and too close to the one on W Chatham. They should just put a No Left Turn 7-9am & 4-6pm sign on Westhigh and call it a day.
I think it’s great. People drive like F1 drivers on that stretch of Cary Pkwy. Will be nice to slow them down.
I was once rear-ended so hard on Cary Parkway (by someone trying to cut around me as I slowed to make a right turn) that it totalled my car. Good times.
IMO, the traffic light on Westhigh is unnecessary and too close to the one on W Chatham. They should just put a No Left Turn 7-9am & 4-6pm sign on Westhigh and call it a day.
I'm a bit more restrictive-minded...
The opening in the median at Cary Parkway and Westhigh should have been closed years ago. No lefts in or out.
It is a shame that development of Estates at Westhigh, or even Bishops Gate, couldn't have resulted in a realignment of West High with W Chatham, or another alternative, for a single signalized intersection.
TOC actually owns 4 acres across from W Chatham intersection. Crabtree Creek, so probable environmental hurdles, too.
Hindsight = 20/20 vision, of course.
I'll just go ahead and jump out there and be the lone person who disagrees with the prevailing sentiment of this thread.
My office is on Evans Rd, and my commute takes me on either Cary Pkwy or Maynard, depending on my mood. Using Maynard is about 1.5 miles shorter, but the gauntlet of traffic lights on Kildaire Farm out in front of Trader Joes, et al makes the going slower, so both routes take about the same amount of time.
Going to work at 6:30am, the traffic on Maynard/Cary Pkwy is so light that I use my cruise control so that my speed does not creep up too high. Coming home, however, is another matter. I just go with the flow of traffic, which is usually at about 10 mph above posted.
In my opinion, one of the things that makes things more dangerous (more than the speeding), is when people get in the left lane and do the posted speed limit. I know, I know, the speed limit is 35/45 mph. . . . BUT. . . . they are impeding the flow of traffic. This causes people behind them to get frustrated, check their mirrors more often to look for openings in traffic, tailgate, etc. I understand that these drivers have a right to be in the left lane as Cary Pkwy/Maynard are not freeways, and I know that these drivers will argue that they don't want to be in the right lane due to people turning off onto side streets, but it creates a mess.
Also, people who speed aren't necessarily "in a hurry". Everyone's internal clock is different. Some people bound out of bed in the morning and are rarin' to go. Others hit the snooze 3 times and need 2 cups of coffee before they can function. I'm in the former category. When I am out for a leisurely walk with my family, my wife is constantly telling me to slow down. "Why are you in a hurry?". I'm not in a hurry, that's just the speed in which I am comfortable. Same with driving.
Also, people who speed aren't necessarily "in a hurry". Everyone's internal clock is different. Some people bound out of bed in the morning and are rarin' to go. Others hit the snooze 3 times and need 2 cups of coffee before they can function. I'm in the former category. When I am out for a leisurely walk with my family, my wife is constantly telling me to slow down. "Why are you in a hurry?". I'm not in a hurry, that's just the speed in which I am comfortable. Same with driving.
I was with you until you decided to make an excuse for ignoring rules/laws - your personal "comfort" doesn't apply when getting behind the wheel of a 4000 lb vehicle that is subject on rules/regulations.
I'll just go ahead and jump out there and be the lone person who disagrees with the prevailing sentiment of this thread.
My office is on Evans Rd, and my commute takes me on either Cary Pkwy or Maynard, depending on my mood. Using Maynard is about 1.5 miles shorter, but the gauntlet of traffic lights on Kildaire Farm out in front of Trader Joes, et al makes the going slower, so both routes take about the same amount of time.
Going to work at 6:30am, the traffic on Maynard/Cary Pkwy is so light that I use my cruise control so that my speed does not creep up too high. Coming home, however, is another matter. I just go with the flow of traffic, which is usually at about 10 mph above posted.
In my opinion, one of the things that makes things more dangerous (more than the speeding), is when people get in the left lane and do the posted speed limit. I know, I know, the speed limit is 35/45 mph. . . . BUT. . . . they are impeding the flow of traffic. This causes people behind them to get frustrated, check their mirrors more often to look for openings in traffic, tailgate, etc. I understand that these drivers have a right to be in the left lane as Cary Pkwy/Maynard are not freeways, and I know that these drivers will argue that they don't want to be in the right lane due to people turning off onto side streets, but it creates a mess.
Also, people who speed aren't necessarily "in a hurry". Everyone's internal clock is different. Some people bound out of bed in the morning and are rarin' to go. Others hit the snooze 3 times and need 2 cups of coffee before they can function. I'm in the former category. When I am out for a leisurely walk with my family, my wife is constantly telling me to slow down. "Why are you in a hurry?". I'm not in a hurry, that's just the speed in which I am comfortable. Same with driving.
The problem is the people getting frustrated, not the people going the speed limit or 5 over.
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