Kitty Hawk – A couple from Pennsylvania, Larry and Sharron Leviton, have been coming to the Outer Banks in the Summer for twenty years. Much to the amusement of their waiters and bartenders, they like to joke that just about makes them locals. Despite their deep roots on the Outer Banks, the are still vexed by a long standing mystery.
“I’m telling you it is a passing lane. We have been passed in it dozens of times by crazy North Carolina drivers,” Sharron said to her husband.
“No no no, it is there for people crossing the street. When the road is too busy you cross to the center then wait for the other side to be ready. How many times have we seen people do that?” Larry replied.
“You could be right. We have stopped to try to let the people in the center cross a number of times,” she admitted.
“I feel pretty confident about it,” he said as he suddenly decelerated in the fast lane and turned left across three lanes of the bypass into Super Wings.
“Could it be a bike lane? I see a lot of people riding their bikes in it,” Sharron pondered as other cars honked wildly.
“No way, they ride on the side of the road.”
“Why do they do that when there is a perfectly good lane down the middle?”
“People are stupid honey, people are so so stupid.”