It seems to as I drive on the Maine Turnpike, I-295, and any highway with an on-ramp in Maine, that drivers do know the proper way to get onto the highway.
The Maine DOT is installing new electronic signs to let drivers know travel times to points on the highway, but it makes me wonder if this is even necessary.
A man trying to escape from police in Portland caused a head on collision and ended up on foot on I-295 grabbing onto cars at full speed trying to get in.
Two state lawmakers are proposing lowering the speed limit from 70 mph to 60 mph between Falmouth and Brunswick. Crashes between Falmouth and Gardiner have gone up 32% since increasing the speed limit to 70 mph. There were 354 accidents on that stretch of I-295 in 2015 alone...