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goodbyewindshield t1_ixz2qpq wrote

In the last year I’ve begun thinking that I genuinely hate driving and would never drive again if given the choice. I went to visit family in the Midwest last week and realized that I actually don’t hate driving, I just hate driving around DC. Drivers are so unaware and unpredictable that I feel like I always have to be on high alert and so defensive just to protect myself from someone else smashing into me. Turns out, it’s not like that everywhere and doesn’t have to be like that here, either. Unfortunately I don’t know what it would take to change it at this point.

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meanie_ants t1_ixzx5xh wrote

I drove “home” to the Midwest this summer. Been doing it since I moved out here in 2010.

It’s no better there. If anything, drivers are worse but there is just less traffic. And more people (proportionally) drive SUVs and trucks there, so the terrible drivers are more dangerous. And the stroads are worse and more plentiful, too.

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sagarnola89 t1_ixzzcdd wrote

At least here we have the option of not driving. I've never owned a car in DC and have been just fine. In most of American driving is literally the only way to get anywhere. When I visit my parents I can't even buy milk without driving.

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MrPterodactyl t1_iy171og wrote

Yeah, I used to live in SW VA in the mountains and driving out there was a joy. Here it's so mentally exhausting. Even driving in the suburbs is easier than DC.

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