Phoenix Traffic

I will preface this post with this: I've driven ALL over the North American continent. L.A., New York, Chicago, Toronto, Atlanta, etc. Some of the most notorious cities in regards to traffic and I rarely ever got frustrated while driving the freeways and sardine packed streets. I've been in some of the worst traffic in London and Manila! Third world traffic is no joke. Then came Phoenix. This city is a little over a million people strong and has recently moved up into the 5th largest city in the States. Know what? I hate the @%@$ drivers. Seriously. The drivers here are the worst in the Union hands down!

I understand the slow as molasses progression that is unfortunately found in major cities but there is only stupidity to account for what happens in Phoenix. In LA and the like there are tons of people out on the road all at once. People are trying to get into the carpool or left lane and the shifting of lanes slows down the whole city. Frustrating? A bit. Stupid? Not really. It's really on the civil engineers if you ask me. Phoenix, though, what sets them apart?

Stupidity. Lack of a life. Lack of consideration for others on the road. For anyone that really knows me I don't get riled up about stuff like this, especially traffic. I'm from Los Angeles! But here is just....ugghh!!! Perfect example: I was driving down the 101 and I hit traffic at 6 various spots increasing my travel time by a good 20 minutes. Of the 6 spots 1 was a fender bender. The other 5? TRAFFIC STOPS! EFFEN-TRAFFIC STOPS! I kid you not. That was not just a one time thing, it happens all the effen time! I bring this up because there was a lot of traffic on the 101 east when there shouldn't have been. One of the guys in the car heard me gruffing in the back and asked, "Is someone changing their tire?" Turns out a truck towing some pipes had drop some of the pipes. They were pulled off to the side. That was all. That. Was. All. Classic.

Lord, beer me strenght...