Many of my coworkers thought I was crazy to move into DC. They thought my commute would be horrible. For the most part, my commute is pretty easy. I make my way to River Road and then take I-495 to I-270 North. Getting to I-270 from my place takes about 20 minutes. I take Exit 11B off of I-270 and to get to the exit takes about 10 minutes.
From this point on, my commute is annoying...ridiculously annoying. When I take the exit, I can see the building I work in. There are 3 traffic lights between the exit and the parking lot at work. I hate these traffic lights with a penchant. If I have to wait for each one, it could take me 10 minutes to go a half a mile.
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The first balloon is right at the end of the exit ramp to get onto Montgomery Village Avenue. This is the first annoying traffic light. Typically, I usually sit here for about 2 minutes. I usually do not have to sit at this light more than one cycle.
When the first traffic light turns green, I drive to get into the inner most left turn lane. This left turn lane is for drivers wanted to make a left turn onto Frederick Avenue (MD-355). Now, this is the 2nd traffic light, by far the worst traffic light of the three. It's not unusual for me to sit here for two cycles if not three cycles. What makes this traffic light so annoying is that it's a 4-way traffic light including left turns. So, there is a lot of waiting. What irritates me the most, is when people make a U-Turn which holds up traffic and causes me to miss my left turn. To all drivers out there: STOP making that U-Turn especially during rush hour.
Finally, when I make the left turn onto Frederick Avenue, I wait at the 3rd traffic light to get into my work parking lot. You would think that this light would be green right after I made my left turn, but no, I must wait at the red light for at least 2 minutes. I have never waited more than one cycle at this light.
Overall, this takes about 10 minutes...which breaks down to about 20% of my commute. To all my coworkers, even if I did live near work, those lights would still make up a good fraction of my commute.
From this point on, my commute is annoying...ridiculously annoying. When I take the exit, I can see the building I work in. There are 3 traffic lights between the exit and the parking lot at work. I hate these traffic lights with a penchant. If I have to wait for each one, it could take me 10 minutes to go a half a mile.
To give you and idea what I'm talking about, click here.
The first balloon is right at the end of the exit ramp to get onto Montgomery Village Avenue. This is the first annoying traffic light. Typically, I usually sit here for about 2 minutes. I usually do not have to sit at this light more than one cycle.
When the first traffic light turns green, I drive to get into the inner most left turn lane. This left turn lane is for drivers wanted to make a left turn onto Frederick Avenue (MD-355). Now, this is the 2nd traffic light, by far the worst traffic light of the three. It's not unusual for me to sit here for two cycles if not three cycles. What makes this traffic light so annoying is that it's a 4-way traffic light including left turns. So, there is a lot of waiting. What irritates me the most, is when people make a U-Turn which holds up traffic and causes me to miss my left turn. To all drivers out there: STOP making that U-Turn especially during rush hour.
Finally, when I make the left turn onto Frederick Avenue, I wait at the 3rd traffic light to get into my work parking lot. You would think that this light would be green right after I made my left turn, but no, I must wait at the red light for at least 2 minutes. I have never waited more than one cycle at this light.
Overall, this takes about 10 minutes...which breaks down to about 20% of my commute. To all my coworkers, even if I did live near work, those lights would still make up a good fraction of my commute.
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