can't be safe

[.dsaavedra.]

driving down the beltway today, i looked over and saw a lady driving her car, talking to her passenger in sign language.....with both hands.

i just thought to my self that can't be too safe..... :

[BassinWill301]

You should have had your eyes on the road dave. ;D

[Tin]

driving down the beltway today,

:-? :-/   Never heard that before

[Hookemdown.]

driving down the beltway today,

:-? :-/ Never heard that before

The Beltway is a highway that circles around DC.

[=Matt 5.0=]

I got rear ended on the Beltway at over 60mph. I had just bought my truck three days earlier and was on my way down to Ft. Lauderdale. That place is a zoo.  :

[.dsaavedra.]

I got rear ended on the Beltway at over 60mph. I had just bought my truck three days earlier and was on my way down to Ft. Lauderdale. That place is a zoo. :

true dat

and i wasn't driving by the way

[Tin]

driving down the beltway today,

:-? :-/ Never heard that before

The Beltway is a highway that circles around DC.

Smart as$. I figured it was just what you guys called highways down there.

[Hookemdown.]

I'm sorry Dr. Phil. ;D

[Sam]

Dave,

If it was a guy I could understand how he was steering the vehicle.

But a lady?

That is very dangerous.

Welcome to the most dangerous place in the world - a United States interstate highway.

More dangerous than serving our great country in a war zone.

This is why you need to practice defensive driving and let the fools go past you or you go past them.

What kills me is seeing the small vehicles driving next to a tractor-trailer rig on an interstate.

Let's see....4,000 to 6,000 pounds vs. 70,000 pounds.  Guess who is going to win that contest?  And at 75 miles per hour, too.

Be safe as we need you to pay a lot of F.I.C.A.  

[Muddy]

What a coincidence! That same lady got rearended today and she

SCREAMED HER HANDS OFF

[Sam]

Tin,

Any highway around a population area is called a beltway.

They are marked with an even number such as I-295 or I-695, etc.

Interstates leading into population areas have uneven first numbers, such as I-395 or I-195.

Interstates covering a large expanse of land have even numbers for east-west bound roads and uneven numbers for north-south roadways such as I-66 or I-10 and I-95 and I-83.

In Rhode Island you have I-295 going around Providence and I-195 going into Providence.

I-95 goes through Providence as the main highway.

There is really not a beltway around Providence unless you take I-95 north to I-295 to I-95 south.

Haven't you heard of the "Beltway Mentality"?  This means our congressmen and Senators thinking for themselves and not for the good of all citizens.

Come on down south for a spell and do some good fishing, eat some great food and see all the pretty girls.  

[daviscw]

As my father says repeatedly, "BE A DEFENSIVE DRIVER".

[grimlin]

Ain't safe at all.

That's how i feel about people on cell phones driving too.

My work has actually banned cell phone usage while in plant.I've actually almost seen somebody get hit while the drivers are talking on cell phones.

[Dan:]

The Washington beltway is ridiculous. I used to work down in Springfield and would have to take I-495 to get there. I got stuck behind a guy going 45mph in the Springfield "mixing bowl" (I was going the opposite way from rush hour traffic so traffic was flowing at about 65mph) on that big looping ramp exit from 95 to 495 Tyson's corner. I think that was more dangerous than a guy doing 90.

The people are just stupid, plain and simple. We have terrible drivers in the DC metro area.

[Tin]

Thanks Sam

O yes, Hookem. Your mom does come to me with all of her issues.

[fish-fighting-illini]

 I'd have to look it up but what most of you are describing as "beltways" are called "bypasses". IE they "bypass" the inner art of a city and go around it. Perhaps they are one in the same?

FFI - AKA Matt Crum

[Catt]

As per Merriam-Webster

Beltway: a highway skirting an urban area

Bypass: a deflected route usually around a town

[atx_newbie]

Sam explained it right.  All interstate highways have 2 number names, as in I-20, I-35, I-90.  Shorter interstate highways that serve a singular purpose have 3 number names, and the first number of the name determines what that stretch of highway does:  an even first number means that it is a bypass/beltway/whatever your area calls it that goes around a city, and if it is odd then it is a spur into the city.  For example, driving west on IH-94 towards Chicago you have a choice--stay on 94 and go through Chicago, or take IH-294 for a short period and skirt the city and theoretically miss the traffic.  Or, if you are driving into Baton Rouge, IH-10 will take you through one part of the city, or you can take the IH-110 spur to go into the northern part of the city that is not serviced by IH-10.

On a side note, Austin, TX is the largest city in the U.S. to not have an interstate bypass.  This means that IH-35 is a parking lot for the 20 miles or so around Austin, 24/7.  There is no rush hour.  It's just always packed because all traffic is forced to go straight through downtown.

[Muddy]

Form my touring days, there are beltways around: Atlanta,Wash DC,New York( called the Belt Pwy System),Austin,and Chicago. I am sure there are more, when we played and visited these cities the people refered to them as Beltways.

[Grey Wolf]

I've seen people driving while they are reading a book , shaving , doing make up. People are the dumbest creatures God ever created.

[Muddy]

I've seen people driving while they are reading a book , shaving , doing make up. People are the dumbest creatures God ever created.

I have driven a few times in lets say, adult situations, that can not be openly discussed here, THAT WAS UNSAFE IN SOOO MANY WAYS

[Tokyo Tony]

I've seen people driving while they are reading a book , shaving , doing make up. People are the dumbest creatures God ever created.

I have driven a few times in lets say, adult situations, that can not be openly discussed here, THAT WAS UNSAFE IN SOOO MANY WAYS

Muddy, that gave me an idea for my new pickup line: "Hi there. Would you like to join me in an adult situation?"

;D

[atx_newbie]

Form my touring days, there are beltways around: Atlanta,Wash DC,New York( called the Belt Pwy System),Austin,and Chicago. I am sure there are more, when we played and visited these cities the people refered to them as Beltways.

I can promise you that there is no highway around Austin, especially on the N/S route.  E/W, maybe, but there really isn't any E/W traffic here.

[Muddy]

Never mind I googled it Mo-Pac to 183, called the LOOP

[atx_newbie]

Yeah you've got a point, that is a second N/S thoroughfare.  The problem, though, is that it never connects to IH-35, so it doesn't alleviate any traffic issues on 35.