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The section of road shown in the video is the I-5 express lane where it rejoins the regular freeway in North Seattle: https://www.google.com/maps/@47.7021836,-1
by sbierwagen 8y ago
The section of road shown in the video is the I-5 express lane where it rejoins the regular freeway in North Seattle: https://www.google.com/maps/@47.7021836,-122.3299637,3a,71.1y,1.16h,84.22t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sYXkNVtnY-X8Sfmqd0y9eIg!2e0!7i16384!8i8192 https://www.google.com/maps/@47.7021836,-122.3299637,3a,71.1... Note how it's configured for southbound traffic in the street view image. It switches direction twice a day.
Though you can't see it very well in the video, there is a crash arresting net after all the signs. https://www.google.com/maps/@47.7034263,-122.3302029,3a,19.3y,47.28h,85.46t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1spHUvncIcF23Me7vFXwhCNQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192 https://www.google.com/maps/@47.7034263,-122.3302029,3a,19.3... You can't just drive through a couple of boards and run into oncoming traffic.
- Scoundreller 8y agoI followed back the first link for the opposite direction of travel and didn’t find any signage before the swing-gates. You kinda truck along at 45mph+, sticking to the left to continue and with a small amount of notice time, you need to fork to the right. I get that a local would know you are to always fork to the right, but someone unfamiliar or a machine could be confused by the initial half barriers, with only a 2 lane wide barrier after the demarcation point. Along with the oddly painted lanes. But as I said in another post, I guess DOT would have the data on incidents (and hopefully act on it if there’s enough evidence in favour of more safeguards).
- justinv 8y agoThere is signage - there are signs to tell you whether the Express Lanes are open or not that are level with the general signage for direction of travel (ie above the road)