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OK LETS WATCH THE DRIVER EXITING THE FOOTHILL ROAD EXIT FROM INTERSTATE 580
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HERE IS ANOTHER ONE
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HOW ABOUT THIS ONE FROM A DIFFERENT ANGLE
IF YOU SIMPLY STAND AT THE INTERSECTION OF FOOTHILL ROAD AND DUBLIN CANYON ROAD IN PLEASANTON
YOU WILL SEE DRIVERS DIVE BOMBING THE ROADWAY
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THEY BASICALLY CROSS FOUR LANES OF TRAFFIC SO THEY CAN MAKE A LEFT AT DUBLIN CANYON ROAD
WHICH RAISES A QUESTION, IS WHAT THEY ARE DOING IN ANYWAY BEHAVING BADLY?"
THE ANSWER IS YES AND NO ...... I KNOW..... HOW CAN THAT BE ALLOW ME TO EXPLAIN IN DETAIL
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WELL FIRST OFF THERE ARE NO REGULATORY SIGNS THAT SAY NO, ONLY THIS SIGN RECOMMENDING THAT
YOU USE THE SECOND SIGNAL TO GET TO STONERIDGE MALL
SO THE SIMPLE ACT OF CROSSING OVER IN IT SELF IS NOT ILLEGAL EVEN WITH THE SOLID WHITE LINES
HOWEVER, IF YOU CROSS OVER AND CUT OFF ANOTHER DRIVER CAUSING THEM TO SUDDENLY BREAK THAT
IS CALLED AN ILLEGAL LANE CHANGE AND THAT IS BEHAVING BADLY
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ALSO IF YOU STOP ON THE OFF RAMP AS YOU PONDER THE DANGEROUS LANE CHANCE EVEN BRIEFY... THAT'S
CALLED IMPEDING TRAFFIC AND THAT IS ALSO BEHAVING BALDY
NOW IF YOU ARE THINKING WHAT I'M THINKING ....MAYBE SOME OF THOSE CONES WOULD FIX THE
PROBLEM ... SEE GREAT MINDS THINK A LIKE
HOWEVER OVER ON THE SHOULDER I FOUND CONES ON A BREAK ..... WELL NOT REALLY ON A BREAK
BUT THEY HAVE BEEN RIPPED FROM THE ROADWAY
YOU KNOW THE FACT IS ALL DRIVERS HAVE TO DO IS DRIVE ONE EXTRA BLOCK WHERE THEY CAN SAFELY
MAKE A LEFT HAD TURN
BUT THAT MIGHT BE ASKING FOR TOO MUCH
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