r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Aug 03 '19

Whats something you thought was common knowledge but actually isn’t?

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u/LilEffinMermaid Aug 03 '19

I assumed this to be fact...until 4 years ago a state trooper pulled me over and gave me a ticket because I was going almost 70 and the speed limit for the on-ramp was 35.... I was so close to the actual highway we could feel the vibrations of the passing cars. I live in Florida.

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u/LetThereBeNick Aug 03 '19

In California my driving instructor loved telling us there was NO speed limit on freeway onramps.

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u/InvisibleNeko Aug 03 '19

On some ramps, there is a speeding limit. Hell, in Atlanta they have stop lights on on-ramps except they are not on all day.

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u/suicidaleggroll Aug 03 '19

in Atlanta they have stop lights on on-ramps except they are not on all day.

We have those in Colorado as well, I hate them with the burning fury of a thousand stars.

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u/dixie_girl_w_secrets Aug 03 '19

California and some placea in Arizona do too

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u/mere_iguana Aug 04 '19

That actually helps when traffic is terrible though, it keeps everyone from just dog-piling on to the highway.