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Dispatcher12 t1_j1ho6xk wrote

Wrong way drivers happen at night with alarming regularity.. Stay alert if you drive late. (Source :am night shift 911 dispatcher with a big piece of Route 15 in my coverage area)

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Finrodsrod t1_j1i8oym wrote

But how on the Turnpike? Aren't opposing sides barriered off (they are on the Philly end anyway). I don't get west too often and forget if that's the case out near Pittsburgh. I guess I can check google maps.

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Sadistic_Snow_Monkey t1_j1i8z8l wrote

There are barriers between the opposing directions the whole way (I'm pretty sure), except for the Tuscarora tunnel currently, since the east bound side is under repair.

It's pretty hard to go the opposite way on the turnpike. I don't know how this truck managed to do it without realizing he was going the wrong way.

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zerooze t1_j1igmhy wrote

They probably entered the turnpike via the off ramp instead of the on ramp. I almost did that once driving late at night. Luckily I realized my mistake before I got on the highway.

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SnooRevelations9889 t1_j1jxedp wrote

Yes, and now that you don't stop to pick up a ticket anymore, there are fewer clues you are going the wrong way.

Sure, you still have to miss a lot of things. But we can expect this to happen more often until they come up with new safety systems to make up for all the people and things they removed from the process.

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