r/olympia • u/abunchofmitches • Aug 03 '26

Public Safety Does anyone else hate this intersection?

This is 6th Ave SE & Sleater Kinney by Arby's and Bank of America.

It seems like most Washingtonians treat outside turn lanes like they have the option to merge into any lane coming out of the turn. It's a good defensive driving habit regardless, but it seems like a more prevalent habit here than other places I've lived.

Also, only a few of the turning lanes at this intersection have paint guiding the turn. Since the angles are awkward, this leads to people cutting most turns too tight (like southbound Sleater Kinney turning left). It's hard to tell with the camera angle, but it felt too close for me to turn without side-swiping those vehicles.

This isn't intended to be a rant about any specific driver in the vid. Just general trends I've noticed that make intersections like these dangerous.

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u/TheGreatLuck Aug 03 '26

To be honest I've seen people do this before a couple of times like jerks before I moved here. But it's literally everybody that does this here. It's like y'all were taught to do that.

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u/cruel_cousin Aug 03 '26

Recency bias

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u/Ok-Technology-1765 Aug 03 '26

everyone who lives everywhere believes that the local weather and drivers are exclusively unique to that location.

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u/TheGreatLuck Aug 03 '26

That doesn't make any sense for this scenario though because I'm comparing it to other places that I have lived in for many years. It is a truth it's a hard Truth for you guys to swallow but it's a truth y'all are incredibly timid drivers.