I was headed to the cape this past week for little vaca with the wife. I made the trek via the pike and 495 and volume was heavy, not a problem usually. Now we all know it's no big secret that drivers over time are getting more pushy and of less skill. I have seen some really crazy moves over the past few years but my contact with them is rare since I try and keep myself out of it.
The problem now is most people are lacking in the basic rules of driving like merging, lane changing, etc. The pike was just heavy volume you would go 70then 50 no big problems 495 was all down hill. I get to the tolls for 495 I have an easy pass so I have to go all the way over to the right, perfect for me it puts me in line for the exit. The people who have to pay cash are spread out and the exits straight across the cash lanes for 495N or you have to cut across to get to 495S. I'm okay since I was so far over but the a#$h*le chick talking on her cellphone decides she owns the world and comes across the tolls, I'm driving in the lane with the right of way headed right into the ramp and she comes across my drivers side fender/nose into the little gap just before the curve of the ramp. I had to get on the brakes and turn right to avoid her. The b*tch just kept going never looked, cell phone in hand not a care in the world. WTF people!!! I laid on the horn mostly for self worth because again it did nothing. I guess I needed to stop to avoid the accident, if I would have held my ground my truck would have gotten damaged doubt she would have cared much she had plenty already.
I'm now headed on 495S far right lane, no big rush headed towards Taunton when a guy is merging into the highway. I have cars next to me in the middle lane and I'm just about at the entrance of his ramp at speed ( if I was further back I would have let up so he could get on) there is enough of a run out area he can use to merge but nooooooo he comes right on, like here I am. I has to slow but get right up on is rear close because I had someone ridding me ( and they where not smart enough to see what was going to happen and give me room) and cars on my left. I'm dragging the brake to keep off him and to keep from getting rearended at the same time, my wife is grabbing the passenger door like she is going to die..again WTF people!!
It gets better, I blow the horn at the guy for almost killing us and I might add if I didn't have any driving skills probally a few others. I then find a hole in the middle lane and jump in it when I going buy my wife looks over at him. doesn't do anything just looks. I'm driving along he shows up in my left in teh high speed lane, there is a huge gap in front of me so he goes for it but cuts my nose super close w/o a binker, it was a f$%^& you cut over what it was but he hauled butt and I let it go. The last and final dump driver of the day because yes it happens in 3s decided while everyone was moving along at the same speed ( about 70 ) to move from the slow lane in cruise since they where catching up to slower vehicle to move into the middle lane with the cruise still on at slower speed than the main body of traffic and almost cause a mega pile up. That was it for me, all I needed at that point was an exit with a route I knew would get me down towards the cape. I finally got of teh highway and we made our way down to the bourne via back road america w/o a problem. Vaca was great, most of the state was in rain we where spared a few more days than them. The ride back yesterday was no bad, little pockets of volume but everyone behaved just the usual one would deal with.
I don't spend much time on highway. My wife travels 84 and she said it isn't no where that bad. I know eastern MA is full of fast paced living and driving vs central/western MA. I had friends that traveled rt's 9. 2 and 3 for starters and they said it was nuts and they all had accidents also. that had to be one of the worst driving days I have had in this state and it was all on 495 during evening rush hour. that was just what was happening to me I was watching other crap going on at the same time.
The problem now is most people are lacking in the basic rules of driving like merging, lane changing, etc. The pike was just heavy volume you would go 70then 50 no big problems 495 was all down hill. I get to the tolls for 495 I have an easy pass so I have to go all the way over to the right, perfect for me it puts me in line for the exit. The people who have to pay cash are spread out and the exits straight across the cash lanes for 495N or you have to cut across to get to 495S. I'm okay since I was so far over but the a#$h*le chick talking on her cellphone decides she owns the world and comes across the tolls, I'm driving in the lane with the right of way headed right into the ramp and she comes across my drivers side fender/nose into the little gap just before the curve of the ramp. I had to get on the brakes and turn right to avoid her. The b*tch just kept going never looked, cell phone in hand not a care in the world. WTF people!!! I laid on the horn mostly for self worth because again it did nothing. I guess I needed to stop to avoid the accident, if I would have held my ground my truck would have gotten damaged doubt she would have cared much she had plenty already.
I'm now headed on 495S far right lane, no big rush headed towards Taunton when a guy is merging into the highway. I have cars next to me in the middle lane and I'm just about at the entrance of his ramp at speed ( if I was further back I would have let up so he could get on) there is enough of a run out area he can use to merge but nooooooo he comes right on, like here I am. I has to slow but get right up on is rear close because I had someone ridding me ( and they where not smart enough to see what was going to happen and give me room) and cars on my left. I'm dragging the brake to keep off him and to keep from getting rearended at the same time, my wife is grabbing the passenger door like she is going to die..again WTF people!!
It gets better, I blow the horn at the guy for almost killing us and I might add if I didn't have any driving skills probally a few others. I then find a hole in the middle lane and jump in it when I going buy my wife looks over at him. doesn't do anything just looks. I'm driving along he shows up in my left in teh high speed lane, there is a huge gap in front of me so he goes for it but cuts my nose super close w/o a binker, it was a f$%^& you cut over what it was but he hauled butt and I let it go. The last and final dump driver of the day because yes it happens in 3s decided while everyone was moving along at the same speed ( about 70 ) to move from the slow lane in cruise since they where catching up to slower vehicle to move into the middle lane with the cruise still on at slower speed than the main body of traffic and almost cause a mega pile up. That was it for me, all I needed at that point was an exit with a route I knew would get me down towards the cape. I finally got of teh highway and we made our way down to the bourne via back road america w/o a problem. Vaca was great, most of the state was in rain we where spared a few more days than them. The ride back yesterday was no bad, little pockets of volume but everyone behaved just the usual one would deal with.
I don't spend much time on highway. My wife travels 84 and she said it isn't no where that bad. I know eastern MA is full of fast paced living and driving vs central/western MA. I had friends that traveled rt's 9. 2 and 3 for starters and they said it was nuts and they all had accidents also. that had to be one of the worst driving days I have had in this state and it was all on 495 during evening rush hour. that was just what was happening to me I was watching other crap going on at the same time.
) and they are doing the same or more on the dam ramp they take away the margin of error. It a game of chicken most times.
