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Had an appointment in Lafayette the other day

Posted on 12/12/25 at 6:46 am
Posted by Odysseus32
Member since Dec 2009
9766 posts
Posted on 12/12/25 at 6:46 am
Left at 3 PM.

Do yall understand how dangerous your roads are?

I've been around this country, I've never seen people drive more aggressively and with blatant disregard for traffic flow. Even in BR.

What's going on down there? Are yall okay?

Edit - I will add, I've also never seen a more poorly laid out city. Also it's really good to remember this when you get out and it's busy. You aren't in traffic. You are the traffic. You're not above everyone else out there.
This post was edited on 12/12/25 at 6:54 am
Posted by Cosmo
glassman's guest house
Member since Oct 2003
129276 posts
Posted on 12/12/25 at 6:47 am to
quote:

I've been around this country, I've never seen people drive more aggressively and with blatant disregard for traffic flow. Even in BR.


Eh. BR is the worst in the state imo

I12 is like a nascar track if all the drivers were retarded.
Posted by slinger1317
Northshore
Member since Sep 2005
6847 posts
Posted on 12/12/25 at 6:49 am to
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I12 is like a nascar track if all the drivers were retarded.


Countless times coming home from Tennessee/NC/Georgia I have driven for 8/9 hours on those interstates with no issues, then get on 12 in Slidell and its like people have just been released from the insane ward. The stark difference in the amount of cars on the road coupled with the aggressive low IQ drivers on 12 is astounding
Posted by fr33manator
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2010
133360 posts
Posted on 12/12/25 at 6:50 am to
New Orleans would like a word
Posted by soccerfüt
Location: A Series of Tubes
Member since May 2013
72777 posts
Posted on 12/12/25 at 6:50 am to
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I12 is like a nascar track if all the drivers were retarded.
Arguably the single straightest and graded Interstate Highway in the Country and still challenging for locals to safely navigate.
Posted by The Torch
DFW The Dub
Member since Aug 2014
27707 posts
Posted on 12/12/25 at 6:52 am to
The entire state is fricked up.

I-10 and I-20 have both been "Under Construction" for 30 years.

Has to be some government monkey business going on.

Going through Shreveport on I-20 they have it down to one lane with concrete barriers snaking all across the river for 3-4 miles.

It's barely wide enough for a large pickup
Posted by LeGrosChat
Bangladesh
Member since Feb 2016
594 posts
Posted on 12/12/25 at 6:52 am to
Lafayette, baw. Everybody coming to Hub city to shop.
Posted by Beef Supreme
Member since Apr 2008
2320 posts
Posted on 12/12/25 at 6:52 am to
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 I will add, I've also never seen a more poorly laid out city.


Been saying this for a long time. The entire city is south of the interstate. Everything is surface streets and stop lights. There's no quick way to gst anywhere. Its awful for a city that size.
Posted by Cosmo
glassman's guest house
Member since Oct 2003
129276 posts
Posted on 12/12/25 at 6:53 am to
I49 is the only redeeming roadway. The drive from opelousas to south Shreve is a pleasure and perfect drive to enjoy a couple road beers

Just set my cruise on 79 with steering assist and watch some tv
This post was edited on 12/12/25 at 6:54 am
Posted by LSUlefty
Youngsville, LA
Member since Dec 2007
28254 posts
Posted on 12/12/25 at 6:54 am to
The worst is coming from Lafayette to Baton Rouge and getting stuck on I10.
Posted by thermal9221
Youngsville
Member since Feb 2005
14680 posts
Posted on 12/12/25 at 6:54 am to
Yeah frick off pussy
Posted by Aubie Spr96
lolwut?
Member since Dec 2009
43927 posts
Posted on 12/12/25 at 6:58 am to
I thought it was generally accepted that Louisiana had the worst roads in the South? Is that not true? It’s been my experience.
Posted by Jake88
Member since Apr 2005
78073 posts
Posted on 12/12/25 at 6:59 am to
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I've been around this country, I've never seen people drive more aggressively and with blatant disregard for traffic flow
I see you've never driven between DC and Baltimore.
Posted by Will Cover
Davidson, NC
Member since Mar 2007
39890 posts
Posted on 12/12/25 at 7:01 am to
quote:

Eh. BR is the worst in the state imo


The interesection of Perkins Road at Bluebonnet Boulevard might be the worse around 5 p.m. weekdays.

If you're headed down Bluebonnet Boulevard (towards I-10), it backs up signifcantly all the way down to the intersection of Perkins Road and Bluebonnet Boulevard.

The amount of vehicle that enter this intersection when the light turns yellow is baffling. No one gives a shite. It then blocks the traffic on Perkins Road being able to flow through in both directions (towards Siegen and Essen).
Posted by Tarps99
Lafourche Parish
Member since Apr 2017
11513 posts
Posted on 12/12/25 at 7:03 am to
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You aren't in traffic. You are the traffic. You're not above everyone else out there.


Just don’t drive south out of the city on 90.

You have all the construction near the Ambassador Caffery exchange and the new railroad bridge under construction below New Iberia, and if you keep heading south you just may lose an axle on one our famous bouncing bridges.


Also, I don’t know why but when I passed 2 weeks ago, even the newly paved sections of 90 were grooved in away way that made me think my tires were making weird noises, and I am not talking about riding the rumble strips on the edge of the road.
Posted by TDTOM
Member since Jan 2021
24648 posts
Posted on 12/12/25 at 7:08 am to
Cool. Don’t come back.

My brother too drives all over the country. He said Boston was the absolute worst for terrible drivers. He lives in Youngsville.
This post was edited on 12/12/25 at 7:13 am
Posted by Crusty
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2011
2757 posts
Posted on 12/12/25 at 7:08 am to
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Arguably the single straightest and graded Interstate


Ironically, this could be part of the problem. There are no curves or hills that allow traffic to see what’s ahead. On that stretch of road, your vision is often limited to the distance between you and that truck right in front of you.
Posted by X123F45
Member since Apr 2015
29484 posts
Posted on 12/12/25 at 7:10 am to
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Everything is surface streets and stop lights. There's no quick way to gst anywhere. Its awful for a city that size


Time the lights and the surface streets are all 45mph. You can make it across the city pretty damned quick.
Posted by SlowFlowPro
With populists, expect populism
Member since Jan 2004
465960 posts
Posted on 12/12/25 at 7:11 am to
quote:

I12 is like a nascar track if all the drivers were retarded.


Or an interstate in Florida
Posted by Naked Bootleg
Premium Plus® Member
Member since Jul 2021
3252 posts
Posted on 12/12/25 at 7:13 am to
quote:

Going through Shreveport on I-20 they have it down to one lane with concrete barriers snaking all across the river for 3-4 miles.

Still? It was like that in early August.
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