Tallahassee is famous for many things:
- Strip malls.
- A phallic state capitol.
- Being the mystic nexus for the various characters on Lost.
- A sainted football coach, immortalized in stained glass.
But if there’s a fifth thing Tallahassee is famous for, it’s abysmal traffic. Todays whopper:
At the intersection of Mission and Hartsfield we had two cars pointed north at the red light: a cop car in the left turn lane, waiting to turn west onto Hartsfield; and a little Acura in the straight lane. Both had their left blinkers on.
When the cop got the green arrow he made his turn, followed by the Acura. The Acura made the left turn from the straight lane, turning behind the cop. And to make things better: when I made it through the intersection I glanced to my right to see the Acura was just tooling along, tailgating the cop.
I wonder why traffic in Tallahassee is so bad?
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2 responses so far ↓
1 Kullervo // Jun 6, 2007 at 2:29 pm
Why is Tallahassee traffic bad?
Easy answer: college students are often crappy drivers. There are exceptions, of course, but in my experience, that’s Tally’s problem.
Also, the way the city is laid out, almost all of the traffic gets funneled through just a few main thoroughfares (Tennessee/Mahan, Appalachee Pkwy, Monroe, etc.).
But the mian problem is rude, selfish, and thoughtless college students. Try changing lanes on tennessee Street and you’ll see what I mean. Or parking in, well, pretty much any parking lot in the city, but especially the Publix on Ocala Rd.
2 dpoyesac // Jun 6, 2007 at 2:51 pm
The Ocala/Tennessee Publix is just crazy. It’s like a circus.
But the truth is, in addition to the college students, it the police enforcement. (As eluded to in the post.)
I shouldn’t make this public, so don’t tell anyone: I’ve been here for almost a year and have yet to get my Florida plates. My temporary tag expired about 7 months ago.
I’ve had cops drive behind me and not notice, not pull me over, not give me a yelling-at. So, if they don’t care, why should I?
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