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S_Chael t1_j0ju3cf wrote

Reply to National Exit from westbound James River Frwy by Massysmom

I’m not gonna lie it fooled me Monday while I was talking to my passenger and I KNEW it was an exit now.

If I remember right, the solid white line also continues straight like the lane should continue, then just starts fading.

I bet it gets messy around rush hour.

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puck126 t1_j0jrdr1 wrote

Reply to National Exit from westbound James River Frwy by Massysmom

I take that exit to get to work, and in the 15 seconds it takes for me to navigate that exit I seem to always witness someone not realizing it's an exit and merging across the solid white line. If I witness at least one in 15 seconds, this has to happen close to 100 times a day. It's just poor planning by the engineers.

If you have to pass that way, go with the understanding that someone will invariably try to merge late.

Have patience.

Give yourself space.

May the Schwartz be with you!

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sgf-guy t1_j0jop39 wrote

Reply to New student moving in July by jazzylunatic

I say this as someone who used to work between JRF and Republic on 60…but lived by Bass Pro…it’s 8 miles one way to not even be in republic. I was still 10 minutes away from “downtown republic” with lights and traffic.

You could easily chew up over a half hour or more each way depending on your end and beginning points plus fuel and wear and tear. 3 days a week? Ehh, ok. More? Unless it’s like your family getting your hired at a bank in Republic there are dozens in SGF much closer that prob pay the same and will be much more convenient. You have a large time span between now and then and if you are local or could visit for a couple days I would do some exploring and driving to figure some logistics and realities out.

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