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One fun fact I learned years ago is that, in many if not all states, exit numbers correspond with mile numbers. It seems to be pretty common knowledge, but not universal.
I've been in a committed relationship for a long time, but before I was, I used to drive fairly long distances for dates. A few times I was able to impress my prospective partner by giving them a fairly accurate ETA using mile markers, exit numbers, and my speed at the time.
... Most of them didn't care, though.
Mile-based exit numbers are better because numbering sequentially causes problems whenever they wanted to build a new exit between existing ones 'cause you can't just go around renumbering them all the time. Even resorting to adding letters (e.g. having exit 42A, 42B, etc.) only gets you so far (although they still do that with mile-based numbering, for multiple exits within the same mile).
The Interstates in my state used mile-based exit numbers but state routes do not, and I remember when GA 400 got renumbered because they added an extension with four extra exits on to the beginning of it.
They should switch to kilometer-based exit numbers, so they could stack more exit per mile without needing to add letters!
Thank you for coming to my ted talk.
One thing I love about lemmy (and I promise there's no sarcasm here) is that I can post about numbers being used and someone will respond "here's why numbers are better!" I genuinely enjoyed and appreciate your post.
I found that exits with mileage numbers pretty strange the first time I noticed it on a long road trip. On entering a new state, “wtf, why is this exit number so high?”
But I thought they were finally renumbered for consistency. Maybe it’s just a generalization though, states I’m familiar with have been renumbered over the years
Even if it wasn't based on mileage, one side would still start with the highest number.
It's been a lot of years, but I thought it very strange going from Maryland (where the exit numbers corresponded to mile numbers) to Delaware (where they didn't, but I don't know if they do now).
An advantage to the use of miles for distances is that 60mph works out to 1 mile a minute. Where I grew up most of the speed limits were capped at 55, so that worked out to a very easy approximation. 50 miles to go? That's about 50 minutes (barring traffic).
Less accurate now that speed limits have been pushed up to 65 (so people drive 75 or 80) but better to arrive before your ETA than after.
I strongly agree with you!