You mean to Vienna.. Omniride is OK but we've timed it and taking OmniRide to Vienna, then the Orange Line to MetroCenter, then the Red Line to Bethesda takes about 2 hours. The VRE is about the same maybe a bit shorter. Driving averages about an hour and a quarter.
OmniRide works pretty good now - it has free wireless in several of their buses. But the bus schedule never worked out very well for us, and that 2 hour slog is a killer. On Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 3:11 PM, Scott Stewart <webmas...@sstwebworks.com> wrote: > > Larry.. why doesn't she take the Omni-Ride bus to the > Franconia/Springfield Metro? > > On Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 3:07 PM, Larry C. Lyons <larrycly...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Knowing what drivers are like on I-66 I wouldn't be surprised. >> Actually in this area its almost a guarantee of a near (if not) fatal >> accident. Those drivers are dangerous. >> >> I drive a MIni and in this area I have to be very alert to all those >> over-sized SUVs whose drivers are usually talking on their cell >> phones, eating breakfast, putting on makeup etc. A few weeks ago I had >> to replace a rim and tire after being forced off the pavement because >> of an SUV driver not paying attention. >> Another example I remember from last year, I was giving my wife a ride >> to work and saw some nit actually reading the paper and drinking >> coffee while traffic was going about 25mph or so. >> >> Motorcycles are even more at a risk from those geniuses in this area. >> >> While this can be a nice area to live and work, the DC/MD/NoVA area >> has about the most congested traffic in the country, just behind the >> LA region. So if you are moving into this area you have to take that >> into account. For instance my wife works in Bethesda, MD while we live >> on the western edge of Northern Virginia. Its about 35 to 40 miles one >> way. During rush hour if you're lucky it takes about an hour and a >> quarter to an hour and a half. If you're not, the trip can take over 2 >> hours easily. >> >> regards, >> larry >> >> On Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 2:51 PM, Scott Stewart <webmas...@sstwebworks.com> >> wrote: >>> >>> I think he means riding between lanes of stopped traffic.. which on >>> the east coast may introduce a motorcyclist to the inside of a car >>> door fairly quickly... >>> >>> On Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 2:15 PM, Larry C. Lyons <larrycly...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> I may be confused. What do you mean by split lanes? >>>> >>>> On Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 1:53 PM, RobG <sled...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> On 11/8/10 10:39 AM, Larry C. Lyons wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> HOV regulations in Virginia allow motorcycles to use the HOV lanes and >>>>>> I-66 inside the beltway during rush hour. >>>>> >>>>> Yeah that's a federal law, in fact. But being able to split lanes saves >>>>> a TON of time when traffic inevitably slows down... likewise filtering >>>>> to the front of traffic lights between cars is also a huge time-saver. >>>>> AND (at the risk of sounding like a PDA), studies have shown that it's >>>>> SAFER than not splitting because you're much less likely to get >>>>> rear-ended. >>>>> >>>>> I can get anywhere in the SF Bay Area or Los Angeles basin in 1/3 the >>>>> time it takes in a car. I cut my own commute in LA from 45 minutes (9 >>>>> miles each way) to 15 minutes because of lane splitting. >>>>> >>>>> Rob >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-jobs-talk/message.cfm/messageid:4374 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-jobs-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-jobs-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
