Auburn to Redmond commute?

[wutitiz]

Auburn to S. Bellevue, which is my commute, is 30 miles, so Auburn to Redmond would be more like 40 miles, not 20.

It's not bad for me since I start work at 5 AM, but there has been a definite degradation in the traffic on the way home in mid-afternoon. As the economy gets better, traffic gets worse. Newcomers are not comfortable driving 60 mph on the 405 S-curve so there is always a slowdown there. Truckers increasingly block the left lane, They're doing a bunch of work on 167 as we speak, which will probably mean increased congestion once it's done given the modus operandi of WSDOT.

[Plenus]

Originally Posted by wutitiz

Auburn to S. Bellevue, which is my commute, is 30 miles, so Auburn to Redmond would be more like 40 miles, not 20.

It's not bad for me since I start work at 5 AM, but there has been a definite degradation in the traffic on the way home in mid-afternoon. As the economy gets better, traffic gets worse. Newcomers are not comfortable driving 60 mph on the 405 S-curve so there is always a slowdown there. Truckers increasingly block the left lane, They're doing a bunch of work on 167 as we speak, which will probably mean increased congestion once it's done given the modus operandi of WSDOT.

I 100% agree with the truckers. What ever happened to a trucker following the rules of the road....especially those for big rigs? As a daily commuter to Seattle from the south end, I get these truckers staying in the left lanes now on a daily basis. Most of them can't even keep a constant speed and it's tough to get around them. Half the time they are swerving in the lane and almost side swiping you....as I am guessing these fools are texting or staring at some gizmo when they should be focusing 100% on the road. They honestly freak me out. Truckers USED to be some of the safest drivers on the road.....not so much anymore.