An irritating trend?

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Originally posted by getmehome pweeze

Pele- good for you and your skinny self. (I myself am about 215 post newborn) You cant tell me your comment was 100% in jest. I myself have cringed when a particular particularly large slug has gotten into my car on a few occasions- big enough to not be able to get a seatbelt on.

Slug'n till 2010 (when the HOT lanes roll in)

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All slugs who ride in my car are required to wear a seatbelt. But back to the discussion:

Its all at the drivers' option, to take two or three riders, and slug riders should be thankful that the driver participates in the slug system. General rule-of-thumb for slug riders: Don't piss off the drivers!

But experienced slug drivers will know and observe some common sense and courtesy guidelines;
-if there is a line of cars behind you, only pick up two (to allow riders for the other cars),
-in the event of poor weather, pick up as many as your car will hold (while observing the previous guideline),
-don't leave a woman alone (especially at night) waiting for a ride, if you can take another rider, do it!
-if the line is long, consider taking a third slug, but not if there is a line of cars waiting behind you.

In the end, its all up to the driver; and slugs should remember to be courteous and thankful, regardless of the drivers' decision. There may be a situation that slugs in line do not know about, preventing that driver from filling up their car (I know a driver who stops by the slug line proir to picking up his wife at work, she then hops into the front seat).

Happy slugging!

I agree with Raymond and the general rules of thumb. It is always the driver's choice. If I drive, I do pick up as many as my vehicle will hold, but I don't mind one bit because I'm usually the one waiting in that line. I actually get really annoyed when standing in line at the Pentagon (Tackett's Mill line) and I hear slugs getting attitude if a driver will only take two. I realize it would benefit the lines (especially at 5:30pm), but I feel like the drivers are doing us a favor and we should be grateful.

My top ten reasons for only taking two (and I always drive)

- I have my briefcase/laptop/jacket on the seat behind me

- I have a two door car and don't feel like getting unbuckled and out of my car and back in and buckled back up

- I have my seat back as far as it will go and anyone behind me would end up kicking me in the back with their knees

- The time it takes to get three people into the car is greater than two people; same with getting three vs two out

- All things being equal, the heavier the car, the worse the mileage

- The rule is HOV-3 not HOV-4

- Driver's Choice!

- And the number one reason I only take 2 --- because it gives people something else to bitch about!~!




FKA Atlantis.99

I understand drivers who have car seats in the back can only take two riders. For those of us who work until 5 or 5:30 pm and cannot change our work hrs, our window of opportunity to catch a ride before 6 pm is smaller than those who get off at 4 or 4:30. I hope drivers who pick up after 5 pm will consider taking 3 riders in their car.

I never take 3 people in the mornings for one main reason. I drive on 18th street. If the person behind me wants to get off at F street and the person on the right side wants to get off at G street then that doesn't leave me a lot of room to satisify both riders and get aross 3 lanes of traffic. So I stopped taking a 3rd all together especially in the mornings and have no ill will whatsoever to drivers who only take 2 riders considering that I now ride more than I drive.