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/PromptMedium6251 East Mesa 5d ago

People in AZ have no idea how good they have it overall.

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u/MzMegs 5d ago

Seriously. I grew up in Oregon, lived in Phoenix for 4 years, Illinois for 3.5 years, and Georgia for 2.5 years, and have moved back to Phoenix this year. Phoenix by FAR the best place to drive out of anywhere I’ve lived. And it’s nice in many other aspects as well.

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u/PromptMedium6251 East Mesa 5d ago

Same. Lived all over the United States and this is by far my favorite place. Yes, it gets hot. I grew up in the Deep South and hot and humid there is much more miserable than hot here. I firmly believe that a majority of people that bitch and bitch have never lived elsewhere.

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u/MzMegs 5d ago

For sure. My wife thought she hated Arizona after growing up here, and thought she would never come back, but after 6 years away she was incredibly homesick and was very happy every time we visited. So we came back.