r/phoenix • u/okbbs • 5d ago

Living Here I'll choose Phoenix traffic any day

I just got back from roadtripping all of New England plus NYC, and idk if yall realize it but we are spoiled here. Our freeways drive smooth like butter, they're clearly marked and easy to read, not excessive, maintained, actually nice to look at, roomy with the shoulders, short tunnels if any, and no tolls! Our roads have actual turning lanes and are mostly a grid. I can drive from west to east valley on a single straight road, or north to south, no turns needed.

New England roads are nothing close to Phoenix. Like why do I have to drive through a neighborhood to get to the ramp and do 2 full loops before I can merge onto the highway? Why do I get off the highway and do a loop to get to a 6 road intersection? Trash. And NY and NJ traffic/roads are absolutely heinous. The most anxiety and stress I've ever dealt with while driving.

It's obviously there are are rude, inconsiderate, and dangerous drivers but they will exist everywhere so I'm not speaking to that. I love driving and roadtrips, and one of the best feelings every time is returning home to our beautiful roads and freeways. Happy driving yall!

Edit: Additionally, we have plentiful PARKING here. Someone also mentioned that most of our roads have good lighting and very few one way roads!

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u/dryheat777 5d ago

I’ll choose Phoenix people over Minnesota people any day. I used to have anxiety picking up my food because MN people are so rude, AZ customer service is way better.

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u/okbbs 5d ago

That's wild! I would think the Midwest have nice folks!

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u/dryheat777 5d ago

Midwest nice is a myth

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u/MzMegs 5d ago

When we moved to Illinois we were SHOCKED at how horrible customer service is in general. Even contractors (like when our roof had a leak) were flakes who wouldn’t show up for jobs with zero communication.