Two different dynamics are going on in the BR

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2. Yes

Come drive around Houston, baw.

Agree with everything, but worst drivers part. Those are in Tulsa, OK.

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There was absolutely no planning put into this city, zoning, layout, you name it, and nobody cares to fix it

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Initially, planning and layout are usually studied. The results usually restrict the investors and developers plans too much so they pay off the powers to allow the development regardless of the effect on the overall system.

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Baton Rouge has some of the most insane, lazy, stunt driving, aimlessly bumping through life human beings on the planet, and they cannot drive for shite. Clearly heads and Tails The absolute worst drivers I have ever encountered in the continental United States of America.

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While traffic & drivers suck in BR, its not JUST in Baton Rouge. Someone mentioned Houston, based off of my experiences from driving in Houston, I would take BR traffic any day over Houston's. Never drove in it, but have been in L.A. traffic once and it was not pretty..

There was planning at first... See downtown. Gridded streets, one ways, etc.

It all got fricked when:

1. they built the interstate
2. white flight started
3. the planning and zoning commissions just took whatever bribes random developers offered and didn't care about anything else.

Now it's too late to do anything. Too many NIMBY's mixed with urban activists and rural sprawl. But every politician from now till people no longer use cars are going to tell you it can be fixed, that they'll be the ones to fix it, and the state will give millions to legislator brother-in-law owned "study" companies, etc etc.

Do what I did. Buy a house close to where you work. Problem mostly solved.. for me anyway.

Given you inclination for performing fellatio, I'm not sure how you found the time to type that.

My redass level would drop by half if people would just use their turn signal. I swear, 25% of the people driving around town are dumb as frick.

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2). Baton Rouge has some of the most insane, lazy, stunt driving, aimlessly bumping through life human beings on the planet, and they cannot drive for shite. Clearly heads and Tails The absolute worst drivers I have ever encountered in the continental United States of America.

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At least 50% of the traffic problem could be fixed if people paid fricking attention while driving. I swear to god I think most people in this city secretly want to be in traffic.

True on some levels, case in point, the "new" bridge was supposed to be a bypass in '69. Thank the state legislature for it being a cluster frick, they moved it downtown for their ease of access.....