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sprint113 t1_jebe9by wrote

No, it was yet another unfinished pandemic project. I did get all of the Virginia stations (except the new silver line) and most of the downtown core. I was mostly relying on Google maps/streetview to locate things. Metro has surprisingly good streetviews of most stations with 360 camera shots "walking" through the station uploaded by Metro.

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sprint113 t1_jebcxy0 wrote

The new gate arms swing faster, which ironically makes them slower. The old gates would allow like 4-5 people through without closing-reopening if they tapped fast enough. I don't think I've see that on the new gates, though it's possible it's because the ridership at my exit station has gone down a bit, more people are paying by app and lots of people just hop the gate.

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MarkinDC24 t1_jebcjer wrote

I used to think the SAME thing. Until yesterday. I was waiting at a red light when a car came screeching to a halt. The young driver had not been paying attention, drove past the red light, and screeched to a stop in the middle of a busy intersection. As I looked over, I noticed a temporary tag.

I gave the driver the benefit of the doubt. Perhaps he was distracted. Maybe he had a long day. The light turned green, I glanced over at the car, and saw four teens in the car. The passenger driver started waving his arm my way and looked over at my car (I thought he might be dancing?).

I did not want to stare, so I looked forward again. Next thing I know, the car had moved all the way from the left lane to my lane. For your consideration, this was a three-lane road, and I was in the far-right lane. The temporary tag car had moved all the way from the left lane to my far-right lane. I tapped my brakes to ensure that I did not run into their car, and they speed off.

Say they hit me, with those fake temporary tags, I would have no insurance claim as they would have speed off.

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