From: bashley101@gmail.com   
      
   On 12/03/2015 11:14 PM, Ashton Crusher wrote:   
   > On Thu, 3 Dec 2015 20:57:41 -0800, The Real Bev    
   > wrote:   
   >   
   >>On 12/03/2015 08:15 PM, thekmanrocks@gmail.com wrote:   
   >>> Jeff wrote: "Ashton Crusher  wrote in   
   >>> news:id7n5b5oum6u2ppu0ulhpcg8bf7q0b94nl@4ax.com:   
   >>> - show quoted text -   
   >>> I would much rather see that than the ones that jump right into the traffic   
   >>> lane while they are still only going 30-40 mph."   
   >>>   
   >>> Not me.  I take care of business in an on-ramp, and   
   >>> except for the stupid parkway ones with a STOPSIGN   
   >>> and barely three car lengths of merge lane beyond it,   
   >>> I'm going fast enough to merge before the solid line   
   >>> becomes dashes.   
   >>   
   >>Three car lengths?  LOOOXURY!   There are on-ramps to the Pasadena   
   >>Freeway where the stop sign is AT the freeway.  At least it used to be   
   >>that way.  I haven't used it for a long time.   
   >>   
   >>> IOW, I shake my ASS, not sniff roses.  ;)   
   >   
   > Those things were designed in the 40's weren't they?  High speed back   
   > then was 50 mph.   
      
   It's the second (maybe first) freeway in the US.  They might have been   
   able to knock down some houses and reroute some streets to give longer   
   ramps, but it's so curvy (fun to drive) that it's doubtful that that   
   would do much good.  I'll try to notice next time.   
      
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   Cheers, Bev   
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