Breakdown Lane Use!!!

[labrax]

Route 128 where the breakdown lane use is permitted is a nightmare. I don't drive it anymore, but used to on a regular basis and think that it should not be used. Too many people use it as the high-speed lane (as has been mentioned before). It seems like it is the agressive drivers that use it the most. Trying to exit from the original slow lane to the off ramp is like Russian roulette. I always got a special kick when a Trooper would bag a couple of cars outside of the time when you could use the lane.

[Clogston29]

If people knew how to drive there wouldn't be any issues. I'll take a shorter trip with someone driving next to me in the breakdown lane over sitting in traffic any day. I have a hell of a lot more than a third grade education by the way and most of it is in this particular field. I guess I assumed that if you did understand the logic behind it (3rd grade level as it may be) that you would see the need for it. Is it a perfect situation? No but it alleviates traffic with minimum cost and safety impacts. Its a no win situtation and at least something is being done. I'm done with this.

[BigFish]

Clogston....I could not agree with you more....if people knew how to drive....they think they do....but they don't!

Hope you did not take offense to my 3rd grade comment....I just thought it was so appropriate given that people do not know how to drive.....some need it explained to them just like that!

[Mike P]

Go live in NY for 25 years and then come back and tell me what a hell-hole Rte 3 is