When I go to work I I like to get on the road and move. What happened yesterday morning? I went down our road and made it to the access road. That's where the fun began.
Traffic was backed up. Really backed up. Since the construction began on the highway by the house things are beginning to get interesting. In order to help facilitate traffic flow by the Pilot Travel Center, Pilot has reworked their traffic flow pattern. Trucks are not allowed to enter the fueling area from the access road any more. They must turn at the light and enter in the rear of the center. Now, instead of blocking traffic on the access road by waiting to turn in the trucks block traffic on the access road because they are all trying to funnel to the rear and now get stacked up at the intersection and backing up down the access road.
That's what happened yesterday. Trucks and other traffic was stacked up from the light past the car entrance, the truck exit, and the exit ramp from the highway. I had to stopped several cars before the exit ramp and wait. Traffic at the light was moving. I wasn't. I was having to wait for vehicles exiting. When there were no more vehicles exiting, the light was red and traffic was stopped again. That just drives me crazy.
Another thing that drives me crazy is when the vehicle in front of me on the highway doesn't go the speed limit. So I decide to pass them but I can't. Why? Because every vehicle behind me is pulling out in turn to pass me. Frustrating!
Be careful when you drive. That big red truck in your rear view mirror might just be me.
© 2008 Barry T Horst
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