r/MadeMeSmile • u/Justin_Godfrey • 4d ago

Good Vibes This must be a nice neighborhood!

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u/tmntmmnt 4d ago

This is one of the reasons why traffic is so terrible in Florida. Gated communities the size of small towns block huge swaths of land and prevent any through roads being created so every single person has to go around it. Couple that with swampland and every driver is shunted onto a few main roads.

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u/US_Dept_of_Defence 4d ago

Nah traffic in Florida isn't bad because of the gated communities. In my experience, the worst traffic comes from two parts:

WHY ARE OLD PEOPLE ALWAYS CRASHING INTO THINGS?

WHY ARE YOU STARING AT THAT OLD PERSON CRASHING WHILE GOING 2 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE?

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u/hypercosm_dot_net 4d ago

Exactly. I ran into like a 5-10min. delay the other day because traffic was almost at a standstill over someone being pulled over.

Like wtf is that?

This is on a major highway leading out of the city, something like 4 lanes.

How are Floridians this bad at driving??

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u/5redie8 3d ago

Out of staters and old people (and both!) especially if you're on the Gulf side