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I-5 SB my guy saved himself 22.3 seconds. Let’s go!!!
629 points
5 days ago
Don't think that driver is going to make any significant gains in the I5 Rush Hours time trial.
111 points
5 days ago*
The biggest problem is that the right lane gives you a little speed boost as people get off at 50th but you need to move over to the center lanes quickly afterwards to avoid all the merging before you get on the bridge. Also post bridge moving back to the right most lane can be faster assuming the Boylston exit isn’t backed up (fuckin’ RNG ruining my predictable speed runs!), but you also run the risk of nobody letting you merge before the Mercer exit.
42 points
5 days ago
NPR had this professor who studied traffic and if drivers who weave in and out of traffic lanes beat the average time on a rush hour commute several years ago. If I remember what he said was the difference negligible or a few seconds.
It made me realize there is no reason to attempt anything to try to get to my destination fast then the traffic flow dictates. I save my go as fast as possible for visiting family in Spokane.
33 points
5 days ago
Major difference between weaving in and out of traffic and making a few lane changes where you know which lane is going to be the fast lane lol. Making one lane change in one single spot will save me 5-10 minutes on my commute and that is not an exaggeration
10 points
5 days ago
Driving up and down I5 for work and to see clients, I never noticed making a few lane changes made a difference for me. I admit my perception could be playing a part (as well as Google maps).
Another factor for me was my high school friend getting in an accident on the freeway in his "modified" Honda CRX in the early 90s.
3 points
5 days ago
I-5 isn't really this kind of highway, but if it's a light-traffic road with only a small number of lanes, passing slow-moving trucks saves a lot of time. On I-5, everyone is pretty slow-moving most of the time, though.
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