Safety Concern: Tacketts Mill Afternoon Drop Off
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Topic: Safety Concern: Tacketts Mill Afternoon Drop Off
Posted By: 3ForHOV
Subject: Safety Concern: Tacketts Mill Afternoon Drop Off
Date Posted: 08 May 2003 at 4:29pm
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Yesterday on my way down Minnieville Rd towards Old Bridge Rd, I almost rear-ended a driver dropping off slugs at Tacketts Mill. The driver just stopped abruptly on Minnieville to drop off his passengers and could have caused a serious accident, worse yet, someone could have gotten killed. This is not a place to drop off slugs. He should have pulled into the commuter lot or pulled up to the bus stop area. I've noticed several drivers doing this lately.
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Posted By: Hurrytooth
Date Posted: 09 May 2003 at 3:14pm
Posted By: 3ForHOV
Date Posted: 09 May 2003 at 3:22pm
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For your entertainment, I wasn't tailgating. There happens to also be a bend in the road and when one is coming around that bend...BOOM one comes to a dead stop because someone has decided to stop in the road rather than pull off or pull into the parking lot.
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Posted By: viper
Date Posted: 13 May 2003 at 2:29pm
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I think you make a good point. I've dropped off at Tacketts by pulling way off on the gravel shoulder (far enough that a rider could disembark without being hit by oncoming traffic). One should NEVER stop on a road, street, etc. to drop off passengers -- too dangerous!
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Posted By: Mr. Bill
Date Posted: 19 May 2003 at 4:16pm
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Originally posted by viper ... One should NEVER stop on a road, street, etc. to drop off passengers -- too dangerous!
Except if they are dropping off in downtown DC [:D]
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Posted By: voriah
Date Posted: 20 May 2003 at 12:14pm
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Tackets can be dangerous. I believe I know where your talking about.. and there really isn't a way to see them stopping abrubtly. Better to either pull all the way in the lot or coming the other way off to the shoulder.
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