Ah yes. The reason we no longer travel between Maryland and Massachusetts during Thanksgiving any more. Chaos on the highways! (And it’s bad for car passengers to gnaw off their limbs.)
Glob, it was planned so terribly. On top of which every time they try and “fix” the problem they’re so shortsighted. They never seem to plan for more people than are already living here at any given time.
PLUS the public transit leaves a lot to be desired.
I’ve never had the displeasure, but I hear Atlanta has a reputation for having really bad traffic.
I lived in the Houston area for two years (and am moving back for a new job Jan 3), and rush hour there is bad, yeah, but it seems to be worse at major interchanges like 59 to 610 or 45 to 290. In between things move pretty smoothly.
The trick to driving in Houston is a) fear nothing and b) know where your exit is and be in the right lane two miles before you get there.
“You get those online, right? Do they have a brick store nearby for returns?”
“Yeah, but it’s in Jantzen Beach, under the I-5 bridge.”
“…so go at 3AM, it won’t take more than a few hours.”
9 thoughts on “#737 Rush Hour”
Beth
Ah yes. The reason we no longer travel between Maryland and Massachusetts during Thanksgiving any more. Chaos on the highways! (And it’s bad for car passengers to gnaw off their limbs.)
Queek
This is where I give thanks that I live in Nebraska. At least we don’t have to deal with crazy drivers all that often.
…In fact, most drivers are intensely polite, which creates its own troubles when dealing with rush hour.
SurlyQueen
Man, that last part is so true. I appreciate when other drivers are polite, but sometimes it causes more trouble than it’s worth.
Basically, I just want robot cars already.
Valron
Yep, so true. The traffic is literally the main reason I want to move away from Atlanta. I hate this city’s layout
SurlyQueen
Glob, it was planned so terribly. On top of which every time they try and “fix” the problem they’re so shortsighted. They never seem to plan for more people than are already living here at any given time.
PLUS the public transit leaves a lot to be desired.
/rant
maninblack
Good thing I don’t live in Atlanta, Omaha is bad enough
Monks Hand Games
I’ve never had the displeasure, but I hear Atlanta has a reputation for having really bad traffic.
I lived in the Houston area for two years (and am moving back for a new job Jan 3), and rush hour there is bad, yeah, but it seems to be worse at major interchanges like 59 to 610 or 45 to 290. In between things move pretty smoothly.
The trick to driving in Houston is a) fear nothing and b) know where your exit is and be in the right lane two miles before you get there.
SurlyQueen
Yeh, most major cities are pretty terrible in the traffic department. I wish the suburbs here had better options for mass transit.
Bruceski
“You get those online, right? Do they have a brick store nearby for returns?”
“Yeah, but it’s in Jantzen Beach, under the I-5 bridge.”
“…so go at 3AM, it won’t take more than a few hours.”
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