- cross-posted to:
- fuckcars@lemmy.world
- cross-posted to:
- fuckcars@lemmy.world
Houstonian of 30+ years here.
Even with the insane number of lanes available, driving anywhere inside beltway 8 between like 12 pm and 8pm is hell on earth. And outside those hours, you’re playing chicken with drunk drivers.
Before I started working remote, I used to clock my average speed to and from work. Most of the time it was 15-20mph on a 65mph freeway. Literally bicycle speeds. Without cars or gridlocked traffic, I could have commuted faster on a bike.
More than one person dies in Houston traffic every day on average. This is probably the shittiest and most expensive form of mass transit mankind will ever build. At least I hope this is as bad as it ever gets, lol.
After widening was completed in 2008, a portion of the highway west of Houston is now also believed to be the widest in the world, at 26 lanes when including feeders. - (Wikipedia)
WTF
Looks a bit jammed on the photo though. I’m sure one more lane will fix that. /s
And despite the extra lanes, it’s still gridlocked. Maybe they need just one more lane…
“I SWEAR BRO JUST ONE MORE LANE, ONE MORE LANE WILL BE ENOUGH!!!”
Unironically a single bike lane off to the side might have eased up traffic.
constipation diarrhea too much and never enough… it is a clown show a inversion
This will soon become top 100 most popular photos. Its synonymous with car dependency and post WWII American urban planning
4chan can be surprisingly perceptive sometimes.
Broken clock, etc




