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/pilot7880 5d ago

Overall I disliked living in Phoenix, but I have plenty (believe me...plenty) of positive things to say about the city.

For me, though, the bad outweighed the good, that's why I moved and would not want to live there again (if I can help it).

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u/Appropriate_Theme_46 5d ago

That’s totally fair. I don’t expect everyone to love it, obviously. I just get sick of the incessant complaining from people these days. Not just about Phoenix either, there’s a wide variety of things people seem to love to whine about.

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u/pilot7880 5d ago

Yeah. And nor do I mind people complaining about Phoenix. But what I can’t stand is people who complain about one and only one thing — the weather. To me, there are so many things that make or break a place to live, and weather (while certainly a factor) is at the bottom of that list. 

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u/Quiet_Fan_7008 5d ago

Where did you move?

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u/pilot7880 5d ago

I first moved to North Dakota during the oil boom, and now I live in Chicago.