On Thursday evening, heading home from work, my windshield was cracked by a flying rock, kicked up by a speeding bus driving partly on the shoulder, in one of the perpetual VDOT NoVA construction zones. Why does it take VDOT longer to do anything than any other transit agency on the planet? (Except maybe Metro... but really, that's a pretty low freaking bar.)
Now, mind you - because this hellhole of a state says "reckless driving" is 20mph over the speed limit, or anything over 80... I couldn't pass the bus, who had to already be doing 75 mph. And, knowing my luck, I'd be the one pulled over since I'm an easier target than a big ass Loudoun County bus.
There are times when I really dislike living and driving in Virginia. This weekend is again one of those times.
Also, at what point will VDOT do something about the cluster-fark they've created on BOTH SIDES of the Dulles Toll Road? Eastbound there's the debacle I mentioned in my last post. Westbound, there's now a left lane that magically disappears - right into the lane next to it - without a sign, without a marking... nothing. The lane just... ENDS. As if they ran out of paint, or someone put the lane lines down incorrectly in the first place. It's incredibly dangerous. And yet, even though several people I know have reported it, VDOT has done what VDOT does best - jack shit. Maybe after someone dies, they'll pay attention.
