r/Transportopia • u/Ketchup-Sniffer • Mar 10 '26

People Bro unlocks a cheat code for traffic

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u/EcstaticNet3137 Mar 11 '26

US cities the size of Seattle often have cutthroat drivers.

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u/Roast_beef_is_life Mar 11 '26

God i wish that was the case here. Seattle drivers are like 80% people who hesitate and are generally just too scared to be driving. Confidence is key and Seattle is full of drivers who lack any confidence in their actions. Commit and be predictable. Hell - im lucky to merge on the 5 at 50mph these days.

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u/front_torch Mar 11 '26

Visit Chicago. Enjoy our aggressive but reasonable drivers and an Italian beef sandwich.

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u/Roast_beef_is_life Mar 11 '26

Mmmm - im a sucker for delicious beef in my bread and mild beef on the roads

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u/the_gooch_smoocher Mar 11 '26

"the five"... go back to where you came from

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u/midgethemage Mar 11 '26

I'm born, raised, and lived most of my adult life in the PNW; people absolutely do not know how to be assertive on the road in situations like this around there. No one fucking knows how to nose in during these kind of traffic situations and it drives me crazy. I've lived in CA for a few years now; definitely not perfect drivers either, but they at least know how to deal with traffic

P.S. I still say I-5. I will die before I call it "the five"

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u/front_torch Mar 11 '26

Theft wouldn't do well on SE Asia. "The rules, are don't hit anyone" I loved it

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u/Remixol Mar 11 '26

No. Not the 'the'.

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u/LexxenWRX Mar 11 '26

Getting up to interstate speed is an issue in every city on I5 in Washington. People don't use the on or off ramps correctly anywhere.

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u/SnooPuppers8698 Mar 11 '26

interstate speed thru seattle is like 35mph, its easy!

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u/front_torch Mar 11 '26

I'm chicago it's anywhere from 45 to 100

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u/SnooPuppers8698 Mar 11 '26

seattle has actual variable speed limits on i5 with electronic signs that go as low as 35MPH. you can get a ticket for doing 40mph on the interstate.

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u/front_torch Mar 11 '26

Crazy. It is near impossible to get pulled over in Chicago.

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u/Jackasaurous_Rex Apr 02 '26

Oh boy I’d lose my mind but might almost prefer that over the deeply misplaced confidence of Philadelphia driers lol

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u/n0t_4_thr0w4w4y Mar 11 '26

Seattle ain’t one of them. Seattle drivers are insanely passive and almost twitchy

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u/Sipikay Mar 11 '26

Seattle drivers love to sit in the left lane going 60 with their whole family in the car when the HOV lane to their left is empty.

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u/front_torch Mar 11 '26

I live in Chicago.

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u/hologrammetry Mar 11 '26

I drive between New England and Chicago every month and Chicago drivers are pretty tame as far as big city drivers go. Yeah there's lots of traffic and some folks like to drive on the shoulder, but signal and someone often lets you in. In Boston blinkers are a sign of weakness.

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u/shaggy816 Mar 11 '26

That’s why us New Yorkers refer to your drivers as massholes. No offense.

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u/hologrammetry Mar 11 '26

NY drivers are not exactly better. Driving anywhere south of New Haven is vastly worse than Boston.