Columbus traffic (Cleveland: car insurance, construction, taxes)

[maxmodder]

It's not that people in Columbus don't know how to drive, it's that there's too many people on the road from 7-8AM and from 5-6PM. Being from Cleveland, heading 15 miles on OH-2 W just seemed to flow so much more smoothly, mainly because there's less people making that commute. At first I thought it had to deal with Cbus drivers not knowing how to merge, but then I quickly came to my senses already knowing that 99% of Ohioans are born to be superb drivers. That's why we rank top 5 for the lowest car insurance rates.

My point was proven when I had to work on Presidents day. The flow of traffic heading 270-S to 670-W with people trying to merge onto 670-W from 62 was able to accommodate the number of drivers that morning, and the traffic flow was considered normal by my standards for Ohio driving. On a normal work day, forget it. The fact that you have to come to a complete stop on a 65mph freeway heading heading 270-S to 670-W in Ohio (were not talking Cali here people) takes some getting use to. The fact that there's zero construction during that commute and it STILL occurs every morning is even more troubling. I can't even fathom what 71-S is like in the morning. Surely something can be done about the bottle-necking which causes complete stops on a 65mpg highway in areas of no construction. It's giving great Ohio drivers a bad name. Anybody know a good civil engineer?

[jbcmh81]

Something could be done, sure. Columbus could invest in mass transit, or ODOT can rebuild the intersection. Given that ODOT is broke, option #2 isn't going to happen anytime soon. The other... we'll see what happens. With the growth going on in Columbus, traffic is only going to get worse.

That said, Columbus still has one of the lowest average commutes nationally.

[maxmodder]

Originally Posted by jbcmh81

Something could be done, sure. Columbus could invest in mass transit, or ODOT can rebuild the intersection. Given that ODOT is broke, option #2 isn't going to happen anytime soon. The other... we'll see what happens. With the growth going on in Columbus, traffic is only going to get worse.

That said, Columbus still has one of the lowest average commutes nationally.

ODOT is broke because the budget is based on a gas tax and they can't properly manage resources and true project costs.

[jbcmh81]

Originally Posted by maxmodder

ODOT is broke because the budget is based on a gas tax and they can't properly manage resources and true project costs.

Can't argue with that, but as long as gas prices are high (and probably will stay that way), people will just drive less, meaning lower gas taxes to collect.