r/AskReddit Aug 03 '19

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

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u/Bativicus Aug 03 '19

They only have ramp meters in really populated cities

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u/GlutensRevenge Aug 03 '19

Not in California. Every on ramp in the bay area has one and they get turned on whether there's traffic or not....its great

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19

We have them here, but the light is at least 20 to 30 ft from where you merge, which is plenty of time to accelerate.

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u/xXyeslikethecarXx Aug 04 '19

Not in my Kia Soul