395 and Duke Street Interchange...VDOT what the fuck?!?!?!?
Posted by:
Night.Driver
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Date: June 04, 2016 09:58PM
Greetings from INOVA Alexandria Hospital...
So, 30 minutes ago I was exiting 395 south onto Duke Street east. As I climbed the on-ramp, I saw the glint of 8 sets of teeth which I later found out belonged to 8 darkly clad, brown, savage, mud-people ranging in age from early 70's to 4 years old.
I locked up the brakes. Fortunately, I didn't hit anyone.
I then stared in horror as a beaten up 1993 Toyota Camry ALSO being driven by a brown, savage mud person came up the ramp behind me and rear ended my 1969 GTO, likely totaling it.
As I was loaded into the ambulance, I noticed there is now a crosswalk and a crossing signal going across the on-ramp. Fortunately, the motorist behind the Camry handed me his business card and said he was emphatic that the crossing signal was not on despite the fact that the pedestrians were crossing.
I mean what the hell...where does pedestrian right of way begin and end? Should I have just plowed into them to avoid being rear ended?