Sydenstriker Lot Questions

Well, this morning was my first attempt to pickup riders to no avail. I was running a bit later than usual and got to the lot around 7:30am. By this time, there was a line of about 10 cars waiting for riders and the lot looked to be out of parking spaces.

I waited for about 10mins before deciding to hit the snail lanes. What time does this lot usually fill up?

Is it common to have more drivers than riders?

Of the 10 or so cars still waiting, do riders usually come even if the parking lot is full??

I guess the HOV lanes wouldn't have helped much this morning since they were going about the same speed as the regular lanes!

Do you slug out of sydenstricker? I guess Im lucky today for not showing up at the lot because HOV was once again, backed up.

Can't really say what usual wait time is there after 7 AM. When I drive and go in later than 6:30, if it's before 7 AM Sydenstricker works, if after 7 AM I drive over to Rolling Valley Mall because that lot fills up later and there are slugs in line there for several locations. You might want to try Rolling Valley. [:)]

tygger,
There's only one line at RVM Park & Ride. The "head slug" (that's the person 1st in line) will walk the line of cars to see where the driver is going and how many slugs he/she needs. The head slug will then call that info out to the persons standing in line. For example, the driver tells the head slug he/she needs two slugs for Crystal City. Head slug calls this out to the line and 1st 2 slugs going to CC will get in the car. If the head slug is one of those 2 slugs for CC, the next 1st person in line then becomes the head slug until he/she gets a ride for their morning destination. Yes ... it works. Good luck. [:)]