Rt 17 heads up

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Originally posted by SpotsyDriver

	[br]Just a heads up to any drivers who pick up Rt 17 riders in the afternoon at the Pentagon. I have been caught off guard twice so far by a gentleman who does not stand in the slug line ...he waits in the wings (out of sight) ...and as you pull up ...he quickly appears and gets in. The problem is that he is very large ...and cannot negotiate the seat belt. I did not appreciate the tactic he uses ...and short of being rude and asking him to get out of the car ...I gave him the ride. In the future ...I think I will avoid the Rt 17 line ...and opt for the Rt 610 or Rt 630 riders.

	
	Where specifically does he wait??  Where does he hide?  Does he cut others off in line?

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mirangus Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 28 Aug 2002 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote mirangus Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 02 Sep 2003 at 11:51am
	quote: Originally posted by SpotsyDriver [br]Just a heads up to any drivers who pick up Rt 17 riders in the afternoon at the Pentagon. I have been caught off guard twice so far by a gentleman who does not stand in the slug line ...he waits in the wings (out of sight) ...and as you pull up ...he quickly appears and gets in. The problem is that he is very large ...and cannot negotiate the seat belt. I did not appreciate the tactic he uses ...and short of being rude and asking him to get out of the car ...I gave him the ride. In the future ...I think I will avoid the Rt 17 line ...and opt for the Rt 610 or Rt 630 riders. Where specifically does he wait?? Where does he hide? Does he cut others off in line?

SpotsyDriver Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 02 Sep 2003 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote SpotsyDriver Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 02 Sep 2003 at 10:50am
	Thanks for the response. He is usually there from 3PM to 3:30PM. I also think he needs to review the slug etiquette rules on this site about seatbelt usgae. If he cannot fit into a standard seatbelt ...maybe he should think about an alternative means of commuting ...rather than put drivers and himself at risk.

waterelf Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 05 Dec 2001 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote waterelf Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 02 Sep 2003 at 9:24am
	What time do you usually see this person? If those of us in line know to look for this person, we may be able to "remind" him of the "rules" of slugging. There are few enough drivers at the Pentagon for Route 17. I'd hate to lose another just because of some rude individual.

SpotsyDriver Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 02 Sep 2003 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote SpotsyDriver Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 02 Sep 2003 at 6:58am
	Just a heads up to any drivers who pick up Rt 17 riders in the afternoon at the Pentagon. I have been caught off guard twice so far by a gentleman who does not stand in the slug line ...he waits in the wings (out of sight) ...and as you pull up ...he quickly appears and gets in. The problem is that he is very large ...and cannot negotiate the seat belt. I did not appreciate the tactic he uses ...and short of being rude and asking him to get out of the car ...I gave him the ride. In the future ...I think I will avoid the Rt 17 line ...and opt for the Rt 610 or Rt 630 riders.