Legal Question

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   Does anybody know, or can anybody point me to a legal citation regarding the law on using exit ramps to skirt traffic then re-entering the highway.  An example of this would be exit 156 N and S on I-95.  Is it legal to perform this maneuver?

	RLD?

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Dhacim Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 26 May 2004 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote Dhacim Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Legal Question Posted: 13 Oct 2005 at 11:47am
	Does anybody know, or can anybody point me to a legal citation regarding the law on using exit ramps to skirt traffic then re-entering the highway. An example of this would be exit 156 N and S on I-95. Is it legal to perform this maneuver? RLD?

N_or_S_bound Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 20 May 2005 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote N_or_S_bound Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 13 Oct 2005 at 12:02pm
	This from the VA Drivers Manual (pages 38 & 27 respectively): Solid white lines designate turn lanes and discourage lane changes near intersections and at other locations where lane changes might be dangerous. Solid white lines also mark the right edge of pavement. Arrows used with white lines indicate which turn may be made from the lane. Stop lines, crosswalks and parking spaces also are marked by white lines. Passing is prohibited: on hills, curves, at intersections or railroad crossings, except on roads with two or more lanes of traffic moving in the same direction; off the pavement or shoulder of the road; when a school bus is stopped to load or unload passengers on a public road (unless a physical barrier or unpaved median separates traffic going in either direction) or on a private road; and, whenever a solid line marks the left side of your lane. I think it's safe to say that crossing any parallel solid line is illegal. NoSb SOV because you can, HOV because you care!

flatulentsluggerhugger Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 10 Aug 2005 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote flatulentsluggerhugger Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 13 Oct 2005 at 12:37pm
	I think DHACIM means taking the exit then coming off the other exit across from it to get back into traffic, thus by passing the traffic inbetween. Am I correct? VOTE HOT!!!! SO GAS PASSERS LIKE ME WON'T ANNOY YOU!!! whoever smealt it dealt it!!!!

bnvus Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 15 Feb 2005 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote bnvus Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 13 Oct 2005 at 1:29pm
	No it is not illegal.

fryed_1 Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 27 Jul 2005 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote fryed_1 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 13 Oct 2005 at 1:33pm
	not illegal... just an ahole thing to do.

oldgoat Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 04 Aug 2005 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote oldgoat Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 13 Oct 2005 at 1:36pm
	Dhacim is talking about the Dale City exit/entrance. Coming North just after the rest stop, I usually take the Dale City exit, stay on the 'access' road and rejoin the highway just south of the Prince William Parkway exit. I don't think that is illegal

Dhacim Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 26 May 2004 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote Dhacim Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 13 Oct 2005 at 1:42pm
	Old Goat, Yes that is exactly what I am talking about.... Fryed 1, why is it an ahole thing to do?

MDC Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 04 Dec 2002 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote MDC Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 13 Oct 2005 at 9:27pm
	I thought you were really talking about a problem like where the ramp from Route 1 merges onto 95 tafter the Occoquan River. Bunch of azzes do it there. I got hit by an 18 wheeler doing that when I was on the ramp actually coming from rte 1. Fortunately it was minimal damage since the driver didn't even stop when I pulled over.

Undisclosed Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 01 Mar 2005 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote Undisclosed Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 13 Oct 2005 at 10:23pm
	I'm sure Robert Lang Direct knows the answer. He knows everything. In fact, he has a code section which says that you must turn your wheels to the curb when you park. He think this means that you can park anywhere, as long as you turn your wheels toward the curb. Since there are no signs saying you can't park on the exit ramp, feel free to do so with RLD's blessing.

Baz Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 14 Oct 2004 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote Baz Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 14 Oct 2005 at 6:45am
	Good one Undisclosed. Seems like common sense in this area is non-existent. We want everything in writing and laws put in place - otherwise we wont know how to live!! Thats whats wrong with the US now. I hope that law showing us how to wipe our ass correctly gets passed thru Congress soon...