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[cameronm]

poonther, on Feb 5 2006, 06:06 PM, said:

I have, I lived in Altamonte for over a year.  Everyday I drove from 436 down I-4 to City Hall.  I'd be willing to bet that many of Central FL's aggressive drivers moved up from South FL.    

I've lived in Boca Raton and Ft. Lauderdale too.  South FL has the most aggressive drivers I've ever encountered except for those in Mass, RI, CT, NY, NJ and part of Penn., which is where most of them came from.  

I'll ask you....have you ever lived in South Florida?  If not, you have no idea.  

Again I'll say....South Florida wins this one, no contest, IMO.  That's a good thing Central FL, be proud to lose this one.  

All I was saying was that the orlando area has some pretty aggresive driver's. Now South Florida does win this contest because I spent a summer down their and it was not cute.

[Aporkalypse]

simms3, on Jan 30 2006, 04:52 PM, said:

Just to change things up a little, we have been discussing traffic in the metros on average (all the roads generally).  But not every area of town is the same and not every road is the same.  For instance, in Jax there are areas on 95 that do get really backed up (for a time) like through town and at JTB and at US 1.  In the morning 10 is INCREDIBLY backed up from the intersection at 95 in town all the way past 295 on the westside, but coming home is not bad.  The worst is on JTB (for limited access highways) because much of it is only 2 lanes, and this cuts through the crowded southside to the crowded fully developed beach.  They are widening it, but you could easily sit on its 15 miles for well over an hour.  For regular roads with lights, Blanding is statistically the worst (even worse than highways so I NEVER go on it any time of day whatsoever), and that's followed by Atlantic.  I'll post some traffic cam pics soon, here is a crappy one on 95 where this traffic isn't so bad and probably flows well (it's somewhere on the southside not at a backup area).

US 1 where it continues once I-95 ends in south Miami near Coconut Grove is genuinely godawful for about 20 miles as it heads south to and throught Kendall.  Without an interstate or other direct route unobstructed by frequent traffic lights allowing uninterrupted traffic flow the road is just clogged.  Ambulances get stuck and sometimes take a very long time as traffic moves too slowly to get out of the way.

[JRS1]

I'll tell you what, Colonial Drive and 436-- even late night, is like a scene from Fast and Furious; there's no rhyme or reason.  

In fact, it got so bad with street racing that a group of them approached Orange County Sheriff's Office a few years back to sanction street racing on Princeton St. between OBT and JYP (an industrial section of the road) at certain hours of the evening so they could do it legally.  Orange Co. said "No F--ng Way."  So as a result, I got rice burners with rims more expensive than the actual cars going 75-80 mph on 436 when everyone else is going 55 mph (speed limit is 45 mph).  THis doesn't include all the motorcycles going like 90 mph late at nite on 436 as well.  The cops can't stop them.

Also, Bithlo has a speedway that local street racers go to on Friday nights to race.  And these are the cars we encounter on a regular basis on Orlando roads-- the worst of which are  E. Colonial, 436, Kirkman, Alafaya (UCF), and University with regards to aggressive drivers.

[tecmsu06]

Since this is pretty much an all south/central FL topic, i'll add some variety and talk about the worst traffic in NOFL... west of JAX.  Pensacola... not only are the streets in terrible shape and no east-west freeway, but we lack funding because we're  north florida..  Traffic was bad before, but ever since the hurricanes, the traffic has been awful due to all the people in town/the I-10 bridge being out.  Traffic can back up for miles and stand still while I-10 is down to one SLOW lane over a 2 1/2 mile bridge.  

but as far as the rest of florida is concerned... Miami and Orlando are 1 and 2... JAX and Tampa aren't quite as bad.  I was in Tampa a few weeks ago, and traffic wasn't bad except for a wreck on I-275 near downtown.

[Charlotteman]

The last time I drove through Tampa it was an absolute nightmare.  As bad, if not worse than Seattle's traffic.

[cameronm]

Charlotteman, on Jun 9 2006, 07:43 PM, said:

The last time I drove through Tampa it was an absolute nightmare.  As bad, if not worse than Seattle's traffic.

I don't know if it was worst than seattle.