Scott Ventura ([info]tfofurn) wrote,
@ 2007-08-15 21:52:00
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Am I Going the Wrong Way?
I've had several occasions to make car trips from Rochester down to the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania area recently. The most direct route involves copious time on Route 15. In Pennsylvania, they have a disturbing habit of offering places to turn around. They have more invitations to make a U-turn than they have signs indicating the current route number and direction of travel. I find this incredibly unnerving; I'm on 15 South, but all of the signs I see are for 15 North. I'd much rather have reassurance that I'm on the right road than offers to reverse my trip. This is all the more vexing because they'll list distances to places I've already passed through rather than places I've yet to go. Are there any other similarly signed roads?



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[info]reynold
2007-08-16 02:03 am UTC (link)
Hey there! Long time no talk! It's been hectic over the last few months! You, me and Dave need to catch up some time.

-B

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[info]alynch
2007-08-16 05:57 pm UTC (link)
Routes 1 and 4 here in coastal Rhode Island are like that... The first time I ventured down the beach a while back, I made a U-turn, because I'd thought I was on the wrong street.

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[info]patrickwonders
2007-08-16 07:15 pm UTC (link)
This isn't quite as aggregious, but still confusing: heading south out of Boston, there are all kinds of signs for 'New Hampshire/Rhode Island'.

Similarly, heading on I-80 through Pennsylvania toward New Jersey or through New Jersey toward Pennsylvania, neither state puts any sign indicating how many miles you are from a city in the other state. Thus, you're riding along I-80 looking at the road signs and they only mention cities that are in the state you're currently in. "Delaware Water Gap" is a PA euphamism for "New Jersey", apparently.

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[info]tfofurn
2007-08-16 07:48 pm UTC (link)
neither state puts any sign indicating how many miles you are from a city in the other state

Maybe they're afraid the other state will move a city and not tell them.

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nothing quite like it...
[info]pixieranger
2007-08-18 08:29 pm UTC (link)
There's nothing quite like 15! Every time I've been on that road with an out-of-state passenger, I show them the unending u-turn options. Considering the fact that the road is one lane in both directions for long stretches, maybe they're trying to give you one last chance to save yourself and turn around. Probably not a bad idea... :)

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