pleasedtoseedetrees t1_iwguzik wrote on November 15, 2022 at 3:29 PM

Reply to comment by deduplication in Curious about drivers merging onto the highway by EthicalBribes

I live in this area and you have to just jump in. Stopping is ridiculous. I got rear-ended merging onto 128 north from the 95 south before the Lowell Street exit because the car in front of me stopped. I stopped but the guy behind me didn't and he totalled his car into the back of my SUV. It's a highway on ramp, you can't just come to a grinding halt.

Kodiak01 t1_iwhbtk5 wrote on November 15, 2022 at 5:21 PM

There is a ramp on Rt 9 in Middletown, CT that actually DOES have a stop sign. The accidents are so numerous, they're finally going to take the extra land to extend it into a proper merging length.

Now for real fun, come on down and experience the Merritt Parkway!

pleasedtoseedetrees t1_iwhhkd9 wrote on November 15, 2022 at 5:58 PM

I try to avoid anything with Parkway in the name. I used to spend a lot of time in NY and dreaded driving on the parkways.

Kodiak01 t1_iwhhx8g wrote on November 15, 2022 at 6:00 PM

CT Parkway/Expressway Infographic

InternationalPick515 t1_iwi1ats wrote on November 15, 2022 at 8:03 PM

Entering the highway is a YEALD event and you might have to stop