Well, it's 5:07. Time to head out into the madness that is Orlando traffic. There are 2 million people in the Orlando metro and no viable mass transit, not to mention that no part of this area is realistically walkable. So, our traffic sucks and I'm about to go do my part!
No way! My (noun) is way (adjective) than your (noun)!!
You know nothing about real traffic. LA traffic is infinitely worse with infinitely more people. LA Metro has 12.9 million people.
You know nothing about real traffic. LA traffic is infinitely worse with infinitely more people. LA Metro has 12.9 million people.
This man speaks the truth.
srsly. i used to think norcal/bay area traffic was bad til i lived a year in the Inland Empire... <shiver>
Well, it's 5:07. Time to head out into the madness that is Orlando traffic. There are 2 million people in the Orlando metro and no viable mass transit, not to mention that no part of this area is realistically walkable. So, our traffic sucks and I'm about to go do my part!
Well, it's 5:07. Time to head out into the madness that is Orlando traffic. There are 2 million people in the Orlando metro and no viable mass transit, not to mention that no part of this area is realistically walkable. So, our traffic sucks and I'm about to go do my part!
Yup. The problem with the traffic in LA IMO stems from four major factors:
1) Mass transit here sucks.
2) Commute distances are far (compared to places like SF, NY, Boston, etc.)
3) Traffic density is ridiculously high (no one carpools or rides buses).
4) Fairweather drivers - As soon as the weather turns even mildly bad (i.e. light rain) people shit in their pants and traffic turns into a clusterfuck.
2 n 3 kinda come with the territory but 1 n 4 are what really shocked me, 'specially 4. It never failed, even a light drizzle and people start crashing into each other. 45 minute commutes turn to 2 hours...
Not to mention all the idiots that brake and slow down to read those lighted warning signs. I mean really, how hard is it to read "Accident on 10. Left left land blocked". Can't even count all the times I had to slam on my brakes cause everyone slows down to read the damn thing.
I've lived and experienced traffic all over this country including LA, DC, Chicago, Cleveland, Nashville, Tampa, Miami and find that every metro area is terrible when it comes to traffic, one not being more so than the other because it largely depends on what route you're taking, distance, proximity to freeways, etc.
When it comes to Orlando, if you don't have a car in this town you're screwed, plain and simple. If I were to take the bus to work each day the ride would be 4 hours. You heard that right, 4 hours. It just took me 50 minutes to go 7.4 miles by car.
Jules, the old people in Florida don't live in the urban areas, they live out in little communities by themselves for the most part. Orlando has one single Interstate that runs north/south. This interstate was designed for 20k cars/day - right now it's getting around 625k cars/day. The majority of the road is 3 lane each way with sections of 4 lanes in a few areas. All of the other usefull, dedicated highways are toll roads so your options are take city streets everywhere you go and sit for hours in traffic OR pay up. SR408 runs east/west through town and is the busiest. When I moved to Orlando in 1993 it was just being complete and was 2 lanes each way, now it's 4 lanes each way in most places and still comes to gridlock. SR429 is a newer road which runs north/south on the far west end and is usually flowing ok - it's getting to it that's the problem. SR417 runs north/south on the far east end and typically runs smoothly but again, it's getting two it. The FL Turnpike runs through Orlando with exactly four exits so for the majority of people it's completely useless.
If you asked me a few years ago where I thought the most terrible traffic was I would say Atlanta. Dear god I have wasted a lot of time in Atlanta traffic.
You know nothing about real traffic. LA traffic is infinitely worse with infinitely more people. LA Metro has 12.9 million people.
When it comes to Orlando, if you don't have a car in this town you're screwed, plain and simple. If I were to take the bus to work each day the ride would be 4 hours. You heard that right, 4 hours. It just took me 50 minutes to go 7.4 miles by car.
You know nothing about real traffic. LA traffic is infinitely worse with infinitely more people. LA Metro has 12.9 million people.
Haha...the 405, aka 4 o' 5 hours to get anywhere.
LOL and LA isnt?
When my friends come over, they always comment, why is EVERY PLACE VALET?
50 minutes for 7.4 miles by car... Thats considered light traffic on the 405 in LA.
Public transportation system? Los Angeles by far has THE WORST public transportation system.
Don't kid yourselves; Atlanta is the worst city to drive in BY FAR! LA is dreamland in comparison.
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