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   jimmygeldburg@gmail.com to Glen Labah   
   Re: Transportation trust fund broke, adv   
   19 Jun 14 13:54:42   
   
   Glen Labah wrote:   
   >  Nobody  wrote:   
   > > In on-ramps they are.  I invite you to visit Bellingham, WA and use   
   > > the very tightly-curved ramp from the Guide Meridian/SR 539/Meridian   
   > > Street south-bound onto I-5 south-bound (which at that point is   
   > > aligned east-west).   
      
   > We have the same problem in various parts of Oregon.  Take a look at the   
   > on-ramp to I-205 going south from Highway 99E in Oregon City.  Not only   
   > is it a tight curve but it is also on a hill, so that large trucks are   
   > usually doing about 20 mph when they merge into traffic that hasn't had   
   > to start from a dead stop, and thus is moving along at well over 60 mph.   
      
   Are either of these really noteable?  http://goo.gl/maps/uh1vI h   
   tp://goo.gl/maps/pouBw   
      
   I'm used to stuff on the East Coast with 5 mph-rated offramps, and stop signs   
   at the end of onramps.   
      
   http://goo.gl/maps/t7R7E   
   http://goo.gl/maps/2pQoc   
   http://goo.gl/maps/I5qXN   
      
   Jimmy   
      
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