At least on I-25 that runs N-S through Colorado, most of the traffic will move 75-80 *when traffic density allows*. The speed limit is 75 and almost all the traffic moves between 70 and 80, with 10% faster and 10% slower, as is pretty normal.
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In a former life, I regularly spent 2-3 days a week installing window tint at houses in The Villages. Those of you from central FL will know instantly of where I refer. Those of you who do not, may also be aware of it. If you don't fall into those two categories, just do a Google search of "The Villages" (no other citation required) to get a full understanding.
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As annoying as NC can be (and yeah, it can be pretty annoying), it has NOTHING on FL. I just escaped from 7 months in that hell to the relative sanity of the metro RDU, NC area, and as bad as it is capable of being here, I'm thankful every day I drive to and from work that I'm no longer doing so in the metro Orlando area. Because F*** THAT. 
As annoying as NC can be (and yeah, it can be pretty annoying), it has NOTHING on FL. I just escaped from 7 months in that hell to the relative sanity of the metro RDU, NC area, and as bad as it is capable of being here, I'm thankful every day I drive to and from work that I'm no longer doing so in the metro Orlando area. Because F*** THAT.
You call RDU SANITY????
I would rather starve if the only alternative were working anywhere in that mass of 7 or 8 towns stuck together.
My brother lives in suburban Durham and works at UNC. If it weren't for my nieces and the occasional concert I would never venture into that madness.
You call RDU SANITY????
I would rather starve if the only alternative were working anywhere in that mass of 7 or 8 towns stuck together.
My brother lives in suburban Durham and works at UNC. If it weren't for my nieces and the occasional concert I would never venture into that madness.
1) I said RELATIVE sanity.
For the record, my drive is US 55 from Fuquay-Varina to Apex and back, and typically not too stressful. I have also driven from FV to Cary, via back roads, and it is not the worst drive ever.2) Have you ever driven in Orlando?
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Split second = the length of time between when the light turns green and the fourth cab back leans on the horn.
When we lived in NYC, my wife and I visited North Carolina. Apparently a roach, there's zillions of roaches in New York, stowed away in our luggage somehow. We knew it was a New Yorker because it was so much faster than the local roaches.
All true. Dialing back the intensity is still not 100% reliable after 30 year away, and I only lived there for five years. I can't imagine what people who grew up in New York face in trying to slow down to the stuck in molasses nature of other places. I actually enjoyed the combat driving that is NYC traffic. When it moves. When it doesn't move, you may as well be in Tacoma. Except fewer house fires to watch while you are stuck there.
Here's the odd thing - everyone is comparing the difference between "northerners" and "southerners", with the stereotype of northerners being "fast" and southerners being "slow".
I've lived essentially all of my life in the southeastern US (from 1-6 I lived in Scotland and Spain), and I am anything but "slow" as I go about my business each day. I will admit the stereotype is typically valid, however, because most of the people around me are indeed SLOW.
I've lived essentially all of my life in the southeastern US (from 1-6 I lived in Scotland and Spain), and I am anything but "slow" as I go about my business each day. I will admit the stereotype is typically valid, however, because most of the people around me are indeed SLOW.
1) I said RELATIVE sanity.
2) Have you ever driven in Orlando?
My daughters are 6 and 9. And you ask me if I've driven in Orlando?
My daughters are 6 and 9. And you ask me if I've driven in Orlando?
Not everyone has Disney bucks.
My daughters are 6 and 9. And you ask me if I've driven in Orlando?
Noted, however, as a former resident, I will say that if your only experience is driving between airport and Disney, you HAVEN'T driven in Orlando. Not at all. That's bad. In-town traffic is REALLY REALLY VERY VERY REALLY BAD. Damn near Atlanta bad.
That said, nothing I've experienced in RDU approaches the special kind of stupid either in-town or Diz-knee traffic can create.
Noted, however, as a former resident, I will say that if your only experience is driving between airport and Disney, you HAVEN'T driven in Orlando. Not at all. That's bad. In-town traffic is REALLY REALLY VERY VERY REALLY BAD. Damn near Atlanta bad.
That said, nothing I've experienced in RDU approaches the special kind of stupid either in-town or Diz-knee traffic can create.
Maybe I'm biased because I have to go there on occasion. I've driven ATL, Houston, DC, Boston, etc. RDU is its own brand of stupid.
I’ve always wondered what makes places like Orlando, Boston and ATL especially horrendous when it comes to traffic. Poor design? Overpopulation taxing the infrastructure? As bad as NYC and Cali are, there are just some places that make them seem like a quiet Sunday drive. I suppose common sense might point to the two biggest population centers having more time and money to adapt, but is it really that?
It's the idiots. If you have to drive while they venture out, it sucks. Doesn't matter where.
Maybe I'm biased because I have to go there on occasion. I've driven ATL, Houston, DC, Boston, etc. RDU is its own brand of stupid.
I've driven all of them:
ATL - just stupid amounts of stupid drivers: 8 lanes in each direction?
Houston - too spread out for its own good (Orlando suffers from similar issues, but with more stupid and old drivers)
DC - just won't even drive inside the Beltway. No.
Boston - crazy, but fast crazy, so the pain ends relatively quickly
Orlando makes me more irritated than all of those combined; RDU is just a non-issue after any of those.
It IS worse than Greensboro driving, to be certain, and I got seriously spoiled driving there for 13 years.....
All of the above, but in Orlando, you can add the factor of the "Tufted Blue-Hair Twit", which multiplies the issues. Little old ladies looking THROUGH the steering wheel, and all you can see are their knuckles on the wheel and their blue hair poking up over the top....the male of the species is just as irritating and creates even more issues....
Infrastructure in Orlando is over-taxed as well, the residents have a long-ingrained bias about using tax money to improve any infrastructure.
There’s no middle ground here in the Hudson Valley. It’s full blown a-hole (a Porsche felt compelled to ride my arse before blowing past me and nearly rear ending someone in a rush to STARBUCKS this morning...license plate: ENVY), or mouth breather in front of me (local, can tell from the dealer plates, yet somehow seems to be unsure of where they’re going until the light turns yellow, then they gun into the McD’s leaving me at the red
)...every day occurance. When I’m dropping my kids off, I get to at least take the Thruway to work, where the danger is reduced to shenanigans from Canadians and Jersey folk.
Ha! Those blue haired twits crawl their way back up north during the summer months and gum up the works spectacularly.
Geez!
I sometimes feel as though I am the only human in my area working, driving, walking, and generally MOVING with any SPEED whatsoever.
Just trying to get something to eat around here takes forever.
Getting to work I drive on roads with 45 mph speed limits. And these old ladies and geezers in Buicks who have NOWHERE TO BE are cruising around at about 30 mph.
I go to the grocery store and dozens of IDIOTS are just taking up the whole isle having conversations and reading labels directly across from their carts.... totally unaware of their surroundings. And they look at me like I'm some kind of jerk when I say "Excuse me".
And don't even get me started on people at festivals and malls who creep along in a line of half a dozen people or more.... blocking up the whole side so nobody can get through.
I work circles around my co-workers.... not because I am particularly brilliant and/or talented.... but because I MOVE CONSTANTLY. And I do it quickly.
Now, I'm not literally running. I'm not out of breath. I'm not exhausted at the end of the day. But I'm quick and steady.
If you insist on creeping along in your life, do the rest of us a favor and at least stay to the side so you are OUT OF THE WAY.
(......and I haven't even had my coffee yet.)
Thank you for allowing me to vent. I don't need advice. I'm not doing it wrong.
Ahh, yes - that double compound low gear that elderly arthritic snails can beat; the one I like to call "Mall Gear"...
Drives me crazy, too. I'm not physically capable of walking/moving that slow; I get dizzy, and will eventually fall down if I try, too. Guess I've spent too much of my life on things like this...
I do feel much of the time it isn’t so much a speed issue as it is a lack of efficiency management or poor depth perception. The act of movement seems to be separate from arriving to some. In their minds, they’re already there (or at least deserve to have been there already) and this driving nonsense is just another mundane burden, like checking the mailbox or clipping ones toenails. I like to consider myself an efficient driver that drives the maximum speed allowable by law (sometimes a smidge over), while at the same time considering there are other souls on the road and on foot that have an equal share of physics on their side. I try to drive how I would like others to drive, within reason.