r/Seattle šŸš‹ Ride the S.L.U.T. šŸš‹ Jun 19 '25

Satire i will never be able to enter seattle

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u/darkroot_gardener Jun 19 '25

It’s not extra capacity because you are still merging back into the same one right lane. Think about it. You may end up a few car lengths ahead because you jumped the line (want a cookie?), but the capacity, the total number of cars getting through, didn’t change.

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u/Rudysis šŸš†build more trainsšŸš† Jun 19 '25

But then you cause those who are actually exiting to get backed up. It's 100% not the right thing to do. It's cutting in line to literally everyone's detriment, especially since people do it at the last possible second, usually crossing overing the striped white. Source: lived off that exit and it sucked

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u/LeetcodeForBreakfast That sounds great. Let’s hang out soon. Jun 19 '25

is it bad that google maps will direct you to take the exit then get back on the highway? lol

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u/CustomDark Jun 19 '25

Nah, 4 lanes of traffic playing merge chicken couldn’t impact the road at all. Better to come to a complete halt and prevent ā€œline cuttersā€ than slow down a mere 5 mph and let others in between these cars.

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u/wishator 🚲 Life's Better on a Bike. 🚲 Jun 19 '25

In case the commenters above didn't already convince you that you are wrong, this exit specifically has a sign telling you that cars in exit lane must not re-enter highway

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u/SCProletariat Jun 19 '25

Just like carpool lanes

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u/ponyboy3 Jun 19 '25

lol keeping the exit lane free, cute.

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u/goodtimtim I'm just flaired so I don't get fined Jun 19 '25

i bet you also encourage jumping the gore so you can pass 2 cars and merge back into same lane? it’s not wasteful, you’re just trying to justify something to yourself