Submitted by WookieeSteakIsChewie t3_zrnw50 in Pennsylvania
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Ginkpirate t1_j1458xe wrote
Penndot is mostly overpaid guys who keep cleaning the same roads that stay clean. Like over and over and over and over for the whole year. I like how I see some of the guys leave for work at 9 and come home for 230 lmao got a lot done huh
JoshS1 t1_j1493t6 wrote
Can't imagine how unhappy you guys would be in an actual dysfunctional state like Texas... Grew up there, and PenDOT and everything else is like a breath of fresh air when it comes to competence.
Or even worse, some of the state's that are essentially 3rd world countries like Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas, and Oklahoma they are even worse than Texas. I've been to 40 of the 50 states, lived in 5, and PA is definitely within my top 10 most "got their shit together" states.
Present-Day19 t1_j149ugu wrote
True. Realized this when I went to Penn DMV after living in TX and NJ
IJellyWackerI t1_j14a4yz wrote
Last week was driving - big LED sign said right lane closed ahead and then swapped to left lane like 2 miles down the road.
CarbonGod t1_j14ah9c wrote
I miss that road. Was on it once, maybe twice. And suddenly a few months later, it went somewhere. I was slightly confused.
CarbonGod t1_j14aown wrote
How many times I see a sign like that.....and 1: ain't. 2: after freaking out and whipping out my GPS, it's only a stupid sideroad that is closed.
No-Setting9690 t1_j14b3ie wrote
I still like to reference it as the road to nowhere. Really confuses people from other states, haha.
Excelius t1_j14clkz wrote
You can go to the subreddit for pretty much any state/city and you'll find people complaining about the same things.
Including the jokes/memes about the state flower being the orange traffic cone. Pretty much every northern state with a freeze/thaw cycle bitches about the potholes.
SauceOverflow t1_j14gvlv wrote
serpentine!!!!!!!!!
Ryguy55 t1_j14imcl wrote
Ha, as someone who grew up in NJ, when it came time to get my PA license I took a half day off work and brought my laptop. Imagine my surprise when I was in and out in 25 minutes and the lady helping me wasn't treating me like I just bitch slapped her child and took a dump on her dining room table.
Ultium t1_j14l22z wrote
Big surprise to me too about the state. The DMV experience was shockingly smooth and people weren’t dickheads.
IAmMostDope92 t1_j14le06 wrote
I swear the people they hire…
Naugle17 t1_j14m1ti wrote
Been to Arkansas; my experience is definitely better with their infastructure than PA
sashslingingslasher t1_j14ppav wrote
Turns out car infrastructure is functionally impossible to maintain. If only there was a simple solution.
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DonBoy30 t1_j14vusp wrote
I remember my first year being a local truck driver in PA after I made it through my first winter. Spring had sprung, and it was my first shift where the air was cool, the sun was exceptionally warm, and humidity was low. We all know those are the magical days of spring. I role down the highway with high esteem, knowing I survived the winter season, and had nothing but sunshine to look forward to.
But then I saw it. I saw the orange sign. I thought it would instruct me better, but it left me even more confused. I know I wasn't the only one, because NJ plate after NJ plate were weaving and speeding, slamming on their brakes without regard for anyone, desperately trying to understand which lane to be in, and what speed to go. I immediately realized I had left winter behind, but now I have entered PennDot season.
You see, it's a yearly tradition, the betrayal by PennDot. They kept my wheels spinning all winter long, just keep them from turning all summer long.
electricpollution t1_j14xa75 wrote
My thoughts exactly. The sign “no winter maintenance” also comes to mind
Phorfaber t1_j14z1h7 wrote
My parents used to refer to it as the road to nowhere when I was a kid and it always confused me. "Why would they build a road to nowhere?"
It wasn't until I was much older (and taking it almost every day) that it finally clicked and I understood that it wasn't still a road to nowhere.
egJohn t1_j14z5v0 wrote
no money to be made with simple solutions.
TheManInTheSocks t1_j151xib wrote
Meeeeeerge to the right! Meeeeeerge to the left! Criss cross! Criss cross!
screwycurves t1_j157aot wrote
I don’t think that truck will make it through.
compulov t1_j1587nk wrote
I can easily believe that there are no lanes open ahead.
Snark aside, a few weeks ago my wife and I were on the turnpike and got really confused when we passed multiple signs saying the right lane was closed ahead and it was actually the left lane closed. So uh, it's not just PennDOT that can't tell right from left.
Dark_Prism t1_j1599q1 wrote
As funny as this image looks and as easy as it is to rag on PD for all the weird or dumb things that happen, this might be valid. I've driven through construction zones where they split the left and right lanes because of some work that needs to be done in the middle. This probably isn't one of those, but it's a possibility.
WookieeSteakIsChewie OP t1_j15a3t3 wrote
It ended up being the right lane closing. Haha
westinghousesghost t1_j15cadw wrote
Twice this fall, they announced (via those overhead digital signboards) that the wrong lane was closed after an accident (Pittsburgh area). Caused a major traffic cluster when everyone shifted lanes and had to shift back further down the road.
TightButterscotch645 t1_j15d8te wrote
Just the other day on 476 they had signs saying right lane closed and then with no signage or cones they’re all set up in the left lane like WTF
TightButterscotch645 t1_j15dd5v wrote
Just experienced the same thing on Monday, morons I tell you
Traveler1987 t1_j15jb1k wrote
The state police is actually supposed to enforce standards around this stuff. It’s a public safety AND employee safety concern.
DubC_Bassist t1_j15jf2z wrote
It still amazes me that with the quality of Pennsylvania’s roads, we still allow ourselves to call this a first world country.
Lopsided_Cup6991 t1_j15nivh wrote
Nobody reads signs anymore anyway
innrautha t1_j15ps8q wrote
Those are normally marked with "Lane Shift Ahead" and "Stay in Lane" signs.
ididacannonball t1_j15uos1 wrote
Gives you Fort Pitt bridge vibes
Oraanu22 t1_j15veib wrote
Not gonna lie, it took me a couple minutes to figure out what was wrong with this photo
Libsoccer20 t1_j15wxum wrote
Roads.. Where we're going... We won't need roads.
Redbadger22 t1_j162ug7 wrote
You missed the guy measuring the distance between the cones before placing them, now that's attention to detail!
NewAlexandria t1_j163fky wrote
keeping those tags on your windshield for the old-skool creds
WookieeSteakIsChewie OP t1_j163m0t wrote
What're you talking about? You still need the inspection and emissions tags..
Thee_Autumn_Wind t1_j165l3h wrote
Serpentine, serpentine!
STLLC2019 t1_j1661qd wrote
Nah, looks like more than a football field's worth of space to make up your mind.
NewAlexandria t1_j167vjo wrote
well i'll leave up my L. I forgot and thought it was all the tags, not just the plate
Still7Superbaby7 t1_j169ghi wrote
Everybody clap your hands 👏
sirfuzzitoes t1_j16appv wrote
Naturally, a heavy truck is also not maintaining its lane.
Broke_Bearded_Guy t1_j16diya wrote
I enjoy split highways where it says Left lane closed and yet the cop is parked on the right shoulder. Instead of being on the left shoulder where the cones are.
Broke_Bearded_Guy t1_j16doio wrote
Doesn't matter where it goes in a few months it'll be back under construction again
Lopsided_Cup6991 t1_j16fjw4 wrote
Yeah those big trucks are annoying aren't they
jralll234 t1_j16i293 wrote
People would just be bitching about broken seats on busses and rail lines closed for maintenance.
jralll234 t1_j16j6q8 wrote
99% of complaints about PenDOT are actually contractors, but most people see an orange sign and just scream at PennDOT.
robin_terrae t1_j16luce wrote
Seriously. I thought it was going to take forever, but nope. In and out in a half hour. Jersey was never like that.
sirfuzzitoes t1_j16o6ti wrote
Only when they can't maintain speed or lane, like any other driver. Being a construction vehicle, this truck is necessary. Just a gripe of mine.
Lopsided_Cup6991 t1_j16q13y wrote
It constant now with all the devices too play with
StinkyWizz t1_j17aqoo wrote
You literally have no clue what they’re doing sometimes. And judging by our road conditions, they don’t know their ass from their elbow.
Embarrassed_Bee6349 t1_j17qzwp wrote
Maybe they mean “there’s no lane ahead, so fuck your commute home. Also, we’re on an extended coffee break.”
Joe18067 t1_j182rcp wrote
It may look strange but if the crew had one lane closed and they were switching to the other lane and you took that picture while the crews were switching the signs it makes sense. (Crews are not allowed to cross the road to change the signs)
dakotathedinokid t1_j188qjf wrote
I actively try hard to avoid this bridge but when I had the chance to have my gf cross this bridge, I had to make her do it to really experience Pittsburgh
TheSammalynn t1_j18fog4 wrote
It's a paradox! THERE IS NO ANSWER!
TLR1791 t1_j18gmhe wrote
Damn. Learn to drive, doofus.
Cold_Independence894 t1_j18gzeg wrote
Is this 81?
ezclap1233 t1_j18i0tm wrote
Facts.
Penndot workers are the most useless wage guzzling waste of tax dollars PA has ever known.
sashslingingslasher t1_j18p0g0 wrote
People are always going to bitch, and money will always get misappropriated, but if we know there is a better way, we should still do it.
ididacannonball t1_j18tatc wrote
It's a great experience for everyone but the driver.
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dakotathedinokid t1_j18wzts wrote
Luckily for her it wasn't too busy, my first time going it was almost stand still Bec of how many cars. Gave me more time but it was hard to get anyone to let me lol
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currentsitguy t1_j19i1c1 wrote
Just drove into a construction site on a rural 2 lane road near Elwood City yesterday that was marked "Center Lane Closed".
KitKatKnitter t1_j1hnyx4 wrote
Clap!Clap!Clap! Your hands!
No-Setting9690 t1_j13z93d wrote
Seems about right. Only took decades for the road to nowhere to go somewhere.