Damn!!!!!!!!!

Paul B · Jul 13, 2026

DAMN!!!!!!!!! I was on my way tt my doctor's office to get my shot and traffic was about as constipated as I've ever seen. No hint getting onto I-19 until around the bend. What dd I see? I-19 from where I was to the junction to I-10 completely blocked with cars and 18 wheelers etc, barely moving. I reach the point to where I can see up and down I-10 a ways and it's tied up as far as I can see. It did't clear up until Broadway to where I could get off I-10.

Seeing the scene of the accident was easy as we were all moving so slow rubbernecking was not a problem. aha I saw was one of those trucks used to haul gravel up o wall slanch wise laying at a 45 degree angle. About 50 feet in front of the truck was totally burned out ball of metal that was not recognizable at all. There was a car motor lying on the pavement about 20 or so feet from the truck. From what I saw, anyone that was n what was left in the car has to be a crispy critter. Dunno if the truck hit the car and ended up on that wall or ended up on the wall to avoid the car that burned.

My appointment at the docs was for 1PM. I left the house at noon as I like to give myself the time in case of traffic or other problems. Today. a hour was not enough. Called his office and told what happened and said I'd call later and reschedule.

Very interesting day....NOT!
PJ

Kevin · Jul 13, 2026

Anymore, I try to check Google Maps to see if there are any highways in red. Especially if I’m driving downtown.

And it’s funny, here after a rain storm, there are certain lights you know will be blinking red at the intersection. When that happens, traffic is very slow.

Jeepnik · Jul 13, 2026

Interestingly, my big sis was just complaining about how long it took to get from northern California to about mid state. The highway she was taking had continual road construction in every little berg. I asked her if she had check Cal Trans before she chose he route. For a very intelligent she told me she never does.

I spent the last twenty of my working life driving to customers. From the Mexican border to Sacramento and east into Nevada and Arizona. I learned very quickly to check the appropriate web sites to see what was happening with delays, construction or otherwise.

I admit to really screwing up once. We had wild fires to the east of the highway I usually took. I checked, but they seemed far enough away. Now I could have diverted south and then swung back east avoiding the entire mess. But I decided to take my usual route. I further screwed up and didn't listen to the radio news. While I was traveling the winds kicked up. I drove right into the path of the fire. Traffic was forced onto a two lane going south, so I ended going way south anyway. When I say right into the path, the fire was actively jumping the freeway as I drove past.

While everything turned out okay me, it didn't from my pickup. The smoke was so thick that it fouled the O2 sensor. The truck ran terribly until I could get home the next day and replace the sensor.

s4s4u · Jul 13, 2026

There are few things that I truly appreciate my phone for, than navigation. Even if I am going down a trail that I have travelled countless times before, I will turn on the nav. It is amazing how quickly conditions get updated.

Neon Vernon · Jul 14, 2026

Tucson and Phoenix traffic is special. When I lived Mesa there was a typical accident we referred to as Versus The Cement Truck, I saw one on the Loop 101 with a roofless, steaming car and a couple decapitations - except for the guy who was ejected. He was just shirtless and roasting on the pavement. I-10 is always an adventure these days too.

mexicanjoe911 · Jul 14, 2026

Traffic in the permian basin is a joke. Too many oilfield drivers taking their loads to locations. Half of them cant speak english, or drive. Some have the idea that if they won the truck, they dont need a CDl. I remember when crude was $140.00 a barrel we had one fatality per day and some time more. It came to screeching halt when Austin sent a cadre of Commercial Vehicle Inspectors . I-20 is a parking lot half of the time. Note: most driver here use the Braille method of driving. The reason I drive a 1989 F-250!

Neon Vernon · Jul 14, 2026

I just got off the phone with a friend in San Angelo. He can't understand how there are multiple crashes around town every day either.

thinckley · Jul 14, 2026

Whenever I travel I use the WAZE app. It is one of the few that will actively reroute you to avoid traffic. It will also warn you of cops, all user-reported.

Johnnu2 · Jul 14, 2026

I don't have a smart phone............. so, I just don't go anywhere where there is traffic.
Life is GOOD when you are old and really don't have to do anything or go anywhere that you don't want to.... :-)

J.

Fox Mike · Jul 14, 2026

thinckley said:
Whenever I travel I use the WAZE app. It is one of the few that will actively reroute you to avoid traffic. It will also warn you of cops, all user-reported.

Use it anytime I am on a long drive. Saves a lot of frustration. Generally two of us so one uses the WAZE and one on Google maps.

Fox Mike · Jul 14, 2026

Johnnu2 said:
I don't have a smart phone............. so, I just don't go anywhere where there is traffic.
Life is GOOD when you are old and really don't have to do anything or go anywhere that you don't want to....

J.

How old do you have to get before that happens? I am heading to 90 and just got back home from a trip to the Kirk Army Pharmacy, breakfast at the local diner, then a trip to Home Depot for items I need for a project.

:rolleyes:

redhawker · Jul 14, 2026

I usually navigate using the Waze app. And not because I need directions, but because it's pretty good at knowing about these types of problems and routing you around them. The estimated arrival times are pretty accurate on Waze.

Paul B · Jul 14, 2026

At 88, I've limited my driving to the bare essentials. I go to the store for grub and whatever else I may need. That includes meds and to my various doctors. That mess I got into yesterday was for a doctor I got in today. Thirty two miles one way just so he can tell a pretty nurse to poke me in the butt with a needle that looks like a gun barra. It's a good sized needle. Then I get to go home. I quit counting close calls on the freeway part of the drive but if they were dollars I wouldn't have to worry about gas prices. At times it's even worse. I guess that's life in the far west.
PJ

Johnnu2 · Jul 14, 2026

Fox Mike said:
How old do you have to get before that happens? I am heading to 90 and just got back home from a trip to the Kirk Army Pharmacy, breakfast at the local diner, then a trip to Home Depot for items I need for a project. :rolleyes:

For me, the age was 66yrs and about 3 months.

J.

Fox Mike · Jul 14, 2026

Will and I now split the drive to contender's gathering each year. Up until a couple years ago I did all the driving ; there and back (520+/- miles each way) .
Waiting for Will to get the Roush Mustang transmission updated so we can get to the drag strip. I told that I would cut .5 second off his best time...with his car.

Mike J · Jul 14, 2026

I work in the Metro Atlanta area. I'd rather not discuss traffic.

XUSNORDIE · Jul 14, 2026

Traffic? Since retiring last month traffic just sounds like a bad dream. There are no lights in my town. However, when I go across the Maryland line there are three lights just to get to the liquor store and gas station. Other than that my longest one time commute since retirement was 1.5 hours but no traffic (BWI airport) and I average about 10 minutes per commute now. Unless, we take the Jeep trail riding but that's an enjoyable 4 hours or so. Last week my Daughters were in town and begged me to take the top/panels/doors off and explore Michaux State Forest. The only thing in my way that stopped us for a bit was a Timber Rattlesnake (black phase).

Holy smokes it felt great to say that.....my round trip commute the last 5 yrs was up to 4 hours (or more). Baltimore Beltway + 795 + the entire length of Westminster and through a couple smaller towns into PA was unbearable.....

Traffic? I gave it up.

blume357 · Thursday at 5:51 AM

when ever I go out I play what I call traffic light roulette ... it's all a gamble as to how many you make and how many catch you... I hit it big on Monday headed to physical therapy .... made all 9 lights! Oh and this is 2 miles away.....
I started driving my wife to just about all her appointments and such two years ago when she was diagnosed with breast cancer .... then when I fell and 'twisted' my ankle back on memorable day she's had to drive me up until this week....now I'm back in the drivers seat... even though my ankle has another 6 weeks before I'm out of the latest support devise.

Fox Mike · Thursday at 9:07 AM

Mike J said:
I work in the Metro Atlanta area. I'd rather not discuss traffic.

I can truly understand that. One time was two times too many for me there.

XUSNORDIE · Thursday at 10:33 AM

Mike J said:
I work in the Metro Atlanta area. I'd rather not discuss traffic.

Ahhhhh, "Spaghetti Junction".....85/285 Atlanta .......been subjected to it many times. It's on par with the inner/outer loops of Baltimore and DC....and especially the 270 corridor from Bethesda MD all the way up to Frederick MD. So glad it's all behind me.

Mobuck · Thursday at 1:42 PM

I can honestly say I don't go ANYWHERE I don't want to go.
There are several places I've already been that I'd like to see again but GA being what she is, I'm not finding it likely a road trip will happen this year or maybe ever again.
She likes to play with her phone and seems to think the phone is better than a map. WRONG. It took us 100 miles off my intended route on our last trip. That extra 2 hours made for a really long day.

drycreek · Friday at 11:10 AM

In my work for the last 30 years before I retired, I was in my truck for most of the day. I drove 75k to 85k miles a year, looking at jobs to bid or checking on jobs I had going. Traded trucks every two to three years. Most of that was in the country in East Texas. Part of the job.

Now, I hate to even get in my truck. There are so many idiot drivers on the road now, from speeders on narrow roads, to people who “slide through” stop signs, tail gaters, lane changers just to get to the next red light only to be caught.

It’s pretty well gotten to the point that if you drive a vehicle, I don’t trust you close to me. Next thing you know I’m gonna be shaking my fist at a cloud !

wheelgun1958 · Saturday at 3:28 PM

I lived and worked for the better part of 45 years in the DFW area. Traffic was a neverending aggravation.

turd · Saturday at 4:13 PM

Traffic, ahhhh, traffic. I lived in Des Moines, IA for over 20 years, working for a national architecture firm. Did my fair share of travelling. Driven in Dallas/Ft. Worth freeways, Atlanta, Boston, Cleveland, Sacramento, Irvine, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Wash DC, Philadelphia, Newark, New York, Louisville, Las Vegas, Minneapolis, and several others large cities. The BIGGEST problem I ever had was coming back to Des Moines and driving from the airport to my home!

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