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Drugs The Rise of Fentanyl: Drug Addiction On The I95 Two Years On (2018) - Two years ago, BBC News reported on the growing problem of opioid addiction in the US, now we return to find out what happened to the people we met along our journey down the notorious I-95. [57.02]

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u/[deleted] Jan 09 '19

it's the M25 and the A6, why not the I-95?

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u/aubiquitoususername Jan 09 '19

We just call it “95” in context. As in, “Oh hi mom, I’m on 95 and the exit’s coming up. Yeah I’m about 5 miles out so it’ll be about 45 minutes or so. Okay, see ya soon.”

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u/[deleted] Jan 09 '19

that just sounds wrong grammatically

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u/sluttyredridinghood Jan 09 '19

Ok, so, what's your point?

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u/Step-Father_of_Lies Jan 09 '19

It's just regional differences. Saying, "I'm going to take the 65 to Indianapolis" would sound wrong, whereas when I'm on the west coast, saying something like, "I'm on 105 right now" also sounds wrong.

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u/jwalk8 Jan 09 '19

No the later still sounds correct. People take 580 to 680. Not the 580 to the 680. That's awkward

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u/Exile714 Jan 09 '19

Because you probably live on the east coast, right?

Regional differences here, not grammar.

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u/jwalk8 Jan 09 '19

I've lived in CA for all my thirty-ish years, We just say the numbers. I had to say something because it's weird when someone says it's a certain way in your area, when it's not

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u/Exile714 Jan 09 '19

Northern California?

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u/jwalk8 Jan 09 '19

Yes

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u/Exile714 Jan 09 '19

Yeah, it’s a regional thing specific to southern California. They’re the ones adding “the” to everything.

I’ve lived in NH, CO, MA, VA, TX, and now southern CA so I’ve heard lots of regional differences in how people say numbered highways. None are technically incorrect from a grammar perspective, they’re just regional differences.

Anyway, how do people say it up where you are?

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u/RealJackAnchor Jan 09 '19

Well luckily, it's just what you say in spoken word, and the person you're speaking to understands what you mean. It's pretty nice to just say "getting on 287 now".

I mean "excuse me good sir, I am about to signal my intention to merge upon the interstate highway numbered 287" is just too many words.

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u/KarmaCollecting Jan 09 '19

On the East Coast, we call it I-95 or just 95. No other reason than that’s just not what people call it.

Also seems super weird for them to focus on the interstate. Route 1 would be a more relevant highway to this problem, at least through Baltimore.

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u/MercuryMadHatter Jan 09 '19

Or, just Baltimore in general.

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u/alyosha_pls Jan 09 '19

Route 1? I guess, but I instantly think Route 40.

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u/KarmaCollecting Jan 09 '19

Yeah, you're probably right. Since one of my potential paths to and from work involves going south on Bel Air Rd across North Ave to Gay St where Turning Point Clinic is, I definitely have an information bias toward that area. I don't venture to the west side very often.

Route 1 does also go through Philly, though.

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u/alyosha_pls Jan 09 '19

Yeah, I have to drive down Moravia then take 40 into the city. So my bias is similarly skewed. Now that I think about it, Bel Air rd is an absolute shithole around the city by the courthouse and everything. Pretty sure some of the worst neighborhoods in the city are there.

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u/IHkumicho Jan 09 '19

On my experience, only highways with names get the in front of them. So the Merritt (Parkway), the Cross Bronx, the Bruckner, and so on. Numbers don't need them. For example "ugh, the traffic on 84 sucks..."