Mornin’…. Loving the blog as always….
Yesterday as my husband and I sat in the bridge traffic to get back into Gloucester we started talking (again) about the Gloucester bridge traffic game…..
It seems there are three categories: The wait-in-liners, the blockers and the passers. And its fast becoming a sport with the passers and the blockers pulling some pretty intricate maneuvers. Just yesterday we saw three trucks in plow formation blocking the whole road!
I wrote on my Facebook page the other day asking people which team they were and we’ve been having a great conversation. (the gist of which comes down to: If we could all agree to just use both lanes, everyone might be happy.)
I thought of your blog and wondered if you’d ever want to start that conversation. Its getting pretty heated on the road lately and i think maybe some people would do well to hear from the other teams.
Just a thought Have a good one
Erin
Good Morning Gloucester 
It is, by law, two lanes merging into one. Things would go smoothly if everyone would abide.
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Right, Mary. Why can’t people understand this? If we used both lanes and merged cars, every other one, at the point at which the two lanes themselves merge, traffic would keep flowing to some extent. Instead you have the nervous Nellies who race over to the right lane the moment they see the first yellow sign and then seethe at everyone sailing past in the left lane. And I admit to being such a wimp that the second I get a dirty look I head over to the right lane and sit there like a dummy rather than face the resentment that comes with staying in the left lane. So I contribute to the problem.
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I get off at 133 on my way home from work – much easier!
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I am with Bex…after the drive from Waltham the bridge is way too vexing for me….
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I’m a passer. I’ll also admit that I’ve gone around blockers in the breakdown lane.
I travel this road everyday going to and from work. I’ve seen some really bad accidents right after Concord Street because the one lane is back up just over the hill where you can’t see it until it is too late. You have to remember that during rush hour everyone goes between 70 and 80 mph. Last year, I saw a young couple get in a bad rear end collision with a child in the car.
I wish there was a big sign saying, “There are two lanes, use them!”
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The key to merging is to drive a junk heap… Sooner or later, someone in a $50K -$100K vehicle will let you in.
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I love that you posted this story. I really don’t understand why people rush to get into the right lane when the sign clearly says “merge in 1/2 mile”. Why do people interpret that message as “merge IMMEDIATELY or else you may never get accross the bridge!”? I don’t get it.
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