snowmonkey
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The Seattle P-I published a handy guide to ferry loading etiguette for motorcycles. The guide is available here https://seattlepi.nwsource.com/transportati...esonferries.asp
I'll take the long way or swim, thx anyway.... :blink:except on the 5th Tuesday (leap year exception, see para 9c) must start on right side of traffic, end on left (tollbooth color variance, see para 12,13a). All others must start using kick (except those without, see para 24 a,b,d,e) and end as close as possible.
trust me, even the locals find it confusing. i live on whidbey island so i know OUR rules, but i've almost been beat up for blowing by a line of cars waiting to go to the san juans...I'll take the long way or swim, thx anyway.... :blink:except on the 5th Tuesday (leap year exception, see para 9c) must start on right side of traffic, end on left (tollbooth color variance, see para 12,13a). All others must start using kick (except those without, see para 24 a,b,d,e) and end as close as possible.
What the heck is overloading?The Seattle P-I published a handy guide to ferry loading etiguette for motorcycles.
all the ferry docks have a holding area that holds a certain number of cars that have already paid and are waiting to load on the next or current boat to dock. most of us know "how much dock" each boat can hold. like if you are at keystone (in a cage), and you are not in lanes 1-7, you are on the NEXT boat. but i digress...What the heck is overloading?The Seattle P-I published a handy guide to ferry loading etiguette for motorcycles.
On the Clinton side it's the same as Mukilteo except instead of parking up front you're suppose to pull over by the ticket booth. One night as I was walking over to purchase my ticket the next car in line started to pull forward. The attendant stopped the car because as she explain to the motorist, motorcycles go first.@ shu,
I understand at Mukilteo that bikes can blow the line, go to parking at the front and then walk back for a ticket. But...on the return side at Clinton can you do the same thing? I asked one of the booth attendants and he made it sound like I better stay in line, get a ticket and then go to the front...
--G
well, the confusion here is from the term "line". there are TWO lines, sort of. those that already have tickets and are waiting on the ramp in multiple lines for the ferry, and those who are stacked up waiting to even get a chance to go to the ticket booth. basically, you do NOT have to sit in line to wait for a ticket. if there are cars in line for tickets, you can blow that line and go right to the ticket booth. on the clinton side there is a different light for your lane, so you will have to wait for YOUR light to go green. if you coulda made it faster in the car lane, then that's where you shoulda been. but in any case, once you BUY your ticket, you go around all the cars on the ramp and go up to the front of the dock. as soon as the passengers load, you will load.On the Clinton side it's the same as Mukilteo except instead of parking up front you're suppose to pull over by the ticket booth. One night as I was walking over to purchase my ticket the next car in line started to pull forward. The attendant stopped the car because as she explain to the motorist, motorcycles go first.@ shu,
I understand at Mukilteo that bikes can blow the line, go to parking at the front and then walk back for a ticket. But...on the return side at Clinton can you do the same thing? I asked one of the booth attendants and he made it sound like I better stay in line, get a ticket and then go to the front...
--G
You shoulda stayed on Pioneer Hwy from Stanwood to Silvana. It's a nice piece of twisty road that takes you pass some farms. It also saves you from having to ride that much more of the slab.That was a really nice ride all the way up Whidbey Island and then along backroads to Stanwood before I jumped back on I-5 to get back to Lynnwood.
yeah, just to make it confusing in mukilteo, they have ticket sellers down at the bottom, but only on weekends. especially if you arrive just as the boat is finishing unloading, it is a pain in the arse. i have commuter tix, so i just go up front no matter what, but since you never know exactly when there are sellers down below, just do what you did. no worries. claim "tourista" and you will be treated well...Rode through on Saturday. On the Mukilteo side I was told by the guy at the ticket booth that I should have just rode up to the motorcycle waiting area and then bought my ticket at the passenger booth. He just went ahead and sold me one though since I was already off my bike. Later, while I was waiting to load, there were a few other bikes that pulled up to the waiting area and then went to the passenger booth to by their tickets.
That was a really nice ride all the way up Whidbey Island and then along backroads to Stanwood before I jumped back on I-5 to get back to Lynnwood.
Not too hard since I still have CA plates on my bike. On the other hand, it also seems to attract extra attention from the local law enforcement. I plan on having that problem solved once my CA registration has expired. Just transferred up here from San Diego and plan on making this move a little more permanent. Of course, plans are always changed by Uncle Sam.claim "tourista" and you will be treated well...
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