[tijlover]

Night Shifter here, have no idea what most of these posters are complaining about! Freeways are toned down considerably as I leave my house at 9:45PM, and returning at 6AM, not a lot of traffic as I go through the Spaghetti Bowl.

[tijlover]

Originally Posted by AA702

I think the main reason people love to speed is the simple fact that there is a lack of traffic.

The extra wide lanes on our Mormon laid-out, avenues contributes to this as well.

But I refrain from calling other drivers derogatory names, as both my mother and grandmother drilled it into me from a child: Point a finger at someone, you may very well be pointing 3-4 fingers at yourself.

And too many times that's been the case!

[NLVgal]

Originally Posted by EA

I avoid the highway like the plague. The spaghetti bowl proves everything I've said about idiots not knowing how to drive. There is absolutely no reason for the congestion there. It's 100% caused by idiots not knowing how to merge.

You think it's bad now- be glad you didn't have to deal with it before they did the widening and improvements. We didn't need roller coasters to have a death defying ride back then.

[Golfinnova]

Originally Posted by Raiderman

I have the Waze app that will route me the fastest way in real time (just in case there is an accident while en route). But the 215 to Summerlin Parkway isn't a bad idea.

Have you switched on the Morgan Freeman voice yet, makes for a fun drive.

Originally Posted by Jamerican17

I agree. I lived in NOVA outside of DC for 40 years and traffic there is a nightmare. One of their favorite things to do is try to get thru a red lite come hell or high water and when they can't, they sit in the middle of the intersection so no one w/the green lite can move either!!!

When people here complain about the traffic (and the COLD!!!) I just shake my head and smile. Traffic here moves and I have not been cold yet!!! Las Vegans would NEVER make it back East!!!

I've been saying that prior to leaving NoVa and the 8 years living here.

[Raiderman]

Originally Posted by Golfinnova

Have you switched on the Morgan Freeman voice yet, makes for a fun drive.




I've been saying that prior to leaving NoVa and the 8 years living here.

Did it yesterday while we were out yard saling The only thing I don't like about the promo voices is they don't tell you the street names. But I do like the Morgan Freeman one..

[Tek_Freek]

Originally Posted by Raiderman

I have the Waze app that will route me the fastest way in real time (just in case there is an accident while en route). But the 215 to Summerlin Parkway isn't a bad idea.

Once you turn north on the 215 it thins out considerably.

[DavieJ89]

Originally Posted by VEGASxJEDI

I Love how people from elsewhere complain about the traffic. If you have lived in ANY MAJOR CITY than you know that the traffic in Vegas is not bad at all.

My main gripe with traffic in Las Vegas was the fact that surface roads all have traffic lights every 27 feet, if you were to drive down Charleston from Hollywood to the Red Rock...you'd need a new brake job by the time you got there, but thats just one example

There was also massive construction projects going on with the 95 (widening it between the Rainbow curve and Ann Road, along with the HOV off ramp from 95 to Summerlin Parkway) that made my commute home from the Cosmopolitan to Centennial Hills hell on earth...but that construction was in 2011 so I'm sure thats over and done with

The strip and areas east of the strip were also congested a lot as well in my opinion, Maryland Parkway would be the biggest offender for traffic congestion after Las Vegas Blvd itself which I am not counting here

[EA]

Originally Posted by DavieJ89

if you were to drive down Charleston from Hollywood to the Red Rock

I have done this. I prefer it to the highway BUT, stopping every 27 feet is annoying.

[DavieJ89]

Originally Posted by EA

I have done this. I prefer it to the highway BUT, stopping every 27 feet is annoying.

That was just a prime example....other roads like Sahara, Flamingo, DI, Trop, are just as bad as charleston is, especially if you're headed to the east.

This is another reason why I loved the NW part of the Valley....driving down Ann Road between the 95 heading east towards Decatur or Cam Al Norte was a breeze

[logline]

Originally Posted by Dakar_2016

And effing idiot drivers texting while driving. You can easily spot these offenders driving slow on 95, 15 and even 215; heads are down or best one yet the phone is on top of the steering wheel.

This is certainly not Las Vegas specific. This (and even worse examples) happen all over the country.