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Can we have a conversation as to why Baton Rouge is such a dangerous place to drive?
Posted on 7/9/20 at 11:28 am
Posted on 7/9/20 at 11:28 am
25 Most dangerous places to drive
Anyone who’s lived here or passed through can probably attest to the uneasiness one feels often times when driving in and around Baton Rouge, especially on the interstates, but what are the drivers (pun intended) behind that which makes it so notoriously dangerous when driving?
Is it simply the people themselves who like to do irrational and dangerous stunt driving, the number of trucks that pass through, the antiquated and dilapidated infrastructure, piss poor design, or some other variable at play.
I drive these roads a lot for work, and I can tell you from my experience living in other cities with more population even that I’ve never felt as uneasy driving as I have here, or seen nearly as many near misses on a daily basis as I have here. It’s pretty damn unnerving.
What gives, and what’s the answer in your opinion to dealing with this crap, or is there one?
Anyone who’s lived here or passed through can probably attest to the uneasiness one feels often times when driving in and around Baton Rouge, especially on the interstates, but what are the drivers (pun intended) behind that which makes it so notoriously dangerous when driving?
Is it simply the people themselves who like to do irrational and dangerous stunt driving, the number of trucks that pass through, the antiquated and dilapidated infrastructure, piss poor design, or some other variable at play.
I drive these roads a lot for work, and I can tell you from my experience living in other cities with more population even that I’ve never felt as uneasy driving as I have here, or seen nearly as many near misses on a daily basis as I have here. It’s pretty damn unnerving.
What gives, and what’s the answer in your opinion to dealing with this crap, or is there one?
Posted on 7/9/20 at 11:32 am to Mike da Tigah
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Is it simply the people themselves who like to do irrational and dangerous stunt driving, the number of trucks that pass through, the antiquated and dilapidated infrastructure, piss poor design, or some other variable at play.
All this plus people that are intentionally looking for a payday
Posted on 7/9/20 at 11:33 am to Mike da Tigah
Stupidity and aggressiveness make a bad cocktail. Many people here have a raging sense of entitlement and huge chips on their shoulders. This is the only place I've ever driven where people are so quick to want to fight you for even the slightest mishap.
Posted on 7/9/20 at 11:33 am to Mike da Tigah
Because the DMV/DPS/Baton Rouge local government is as incompetent and corrupt as the rest of the government in this state and is a direct reflection of the incompetence and corruption of the people in this state that continually choose this kind of government and refuse to challenge it or change it.
It's the same answer for any question along the lines of "Why does Louisiana suck?".
It's the same answer for any question along the lines of "Why does Louisiana suck?".
This post was edited on 7/9/20 at 11:38 am
Posted on 7/9/20 at 11:35 am to Mike da Tigah
It’s distracted people on their phones.
Posted on 7/9/20 at 11:36 am to Mike da Tigah
Single lane head on roads with no shoulders?
Posted on 7/9/20 at 11:36 am to Mike da Tigah
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I drive these roads a lot for work, and I can tell you from my experience living in other cities with more population even that I’ve never felt as uneasy driving as I have here
Agreed. I've lived outside NYC and Washington DC
the drivers here are the absolute worst.
From dopefiends driving slow in the left lane, to idiots stopping in the middle of the highway, cell phone lane departures, and DUI's...BTR is the worst city for driving IMO.
Don't forget the plant baws rolling down I-10 at 100+ trying to get to work on time after spending the entire night getting wasted
This post was edited on 7/9/20 at 11:38 am
Posted on 7/9/20 at 11:36 am to Mike da Tigah
quote:
Can we have a conversation as to why Baton Rouge is such a dangerous place to drive?
No loop
/conversation
Posted on 7/9/20 at 11:37 am to Mike da Tigah
heading west on I-10 into the 10/12 merge and trying to get to the College Dr. exit at times is like a scene from Days of Thunder.
This post was edited on 7/9/20 at 12:17 pm
Posted on 7/9/20 at 11:41 am to MorbidTheClown
I know someone who ran into an old school 1976 Thuderbird that was parked in the right lane just before the College drive exit.
Imagine rolling at 65, changing lanes in traffic and BOOOOOM there's a car sittng there you never saw
Imagine rolling at 65, changing lanes in traffic and BOOOOOM there's a car sittng there you never saw
Posted on 7/9/20 at 11:41 am to Mike da Tigah
Because you have people here who want to tailgate you no matter how fast you're going because you're never going fast enough for them. You could be in the flow of traffic going 85, and some numbnuts is gonna be 3 inches from your bumper and zoom past you going 100 while giving you a dirty look (as though you are going 45). This is driver A.
Then, there's driver B. He has nothing better to do, nowhere to really go, and no time limit to get there. In fact, he's not even interested in driving really. At every stop light, he is on his phone. The light is inconvenient to him, so he surfs while stopped. When he's driving, he's driving 15 mph under the speed limit while dancing in the car and looking at girls passing by. He has no care what lane he's in, and even better if he can create a travelling road block with a car next to him. He'll be damned if you're gonna pass him. If he senses you're trying to do the right thing and pass him, he'll slow down even more just to be a dick.
Those two types of drivers dominate our roadways here, and it creates a driving environment prone to accidents. Other places, most drivers get on the road and want to get somewhere, but go the flow of traffic. Not our drivers. They are either type A or type B.
Then, there's driver B. He has nothing better to do, nowhere to really go, and no time limit to get there. In fact, he's not even interested in driving really. At every stop light, he is on his phone. The light is inconvenient to him, so he surfs while stopped. When he's driving, he's driving 15 mph under the speed limit while dancing in the car and looking at girls passing by. He has no care what lane he's in, and even better if he can create a travelling road block with a car next to him. He'll be damned if you're gonna pass him. If he senses you're trying to do the right thing and pass him, he'll slow down even more just to be a dick.
Those two types of drivers dominate our roadways here, and it creates a driving environment prone to accidents. Other places, most drivers get on the road and want to get somewhere, but go the flow of traffic. Not our drivers. They are either type A or type B.
Posted on 7/9/20 at 11:44 am to MorbidTheClown
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heading west on I-10 into the 10/12 merge and trying to get to the College Dr. exit at times is like scene from Days of Thunder.
AGREED, and similarly, I think you have to use The Force when encountering the Perkins Rd ramp getting on 10 going west. That’s almost purely infrastructure though due to the quick merge you have to do or you you’re going to hit the guard rail for sure. That disrupts traffic flow and you can count on brakes being hit to avoid hitting the person just trying to get on the damn interstate. I’d like to say it’s because they never seem to be able to get up to speed on the ramp prior to getting on the interstate, but not in this case. It’s a scary design.
Similar can be said for 1-12 and Airline. That’s an enormous cluster.
This post was edited on 7/9/20 at 11:47 am
Posted on 7/9/20 at 11:45 am to Mike da Tigah
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dilapidated infrastructure, piss poor design,
Posted on 7/9/20 at 11:47 am to Motorboat
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It’s distracted people on their phones.
Definitely makes it worse, but the drivers here were horrible long before that was a thing.
Posted on 7/9/20 at 11:48 am to Mike da Tigah
One factor that few people likely think about is just how damn much it rains here. Baton Rouge is one of the wettest cities in America, and wet streets mean more accidents. Every time it rains, the interstates turn into the demolition derby.
Posted on 7/9/20 at 11:51 am to Mike da Tigah
quote:i could tell you the truth. people would agree but probably not openly, you would call me a racist. you see where im going with this?
Anyone who’s lived here or passed through can probably attest to the uneasiness one feels often times when driving in and around Baton Rouge, especially on the interstates, but what are the drivers (pun intended) behind that which makes it so notoriously dangerous when driving?
This post was edited on 7/9/20 at 11:52 am
Posted on 7/9/20 at 11:52 am to kingbob
Was in the car early in the morning a few weeks ago with the family on the way to vacation. We were driving through Slidell on I-10 in the middle of a serious front with driving heavy rain and 30 mph wind. It was dark outside and the paint on the interstate was faded with no lights so you couldn't see dick outside. The safest thing you could do was slow down and drive a little slower than normal. There were still these fricking idiots going 90+. Sure enough, one zooms past me and I start seeing lights going every fricking where. The dumbass is doing a 360 in the interstate up ahead of me because I guess he thinks driving 90 mph on an interstate with sheets of water on it is a smart idea.
Posted on 7/9/20 at 11:54 am to Mike da Tigah
Because every a-hole in a white pickup truck believes they have the god given right to drive 85+ mph, swerve through traffic and tailgate.
Posted on 7/9/20 at 11:55 am to kingbob
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One factor that few people likely think about is just how damn much it rains here. Baton Rouge is one of the wettest cities in America, and wet streets mean more accidents. Every time it rains, the interstates turn into the demolition derby.
Perhaps, but no place gets rain like the state of Washington does, and they aren’t listed. I’d imagine rain does play a part, but perhaps it’s the other factors simply being exacerbated due to rain. IOW, the effects of piss poor driving is made worse by the rain, but if it weren’t for the driving problem, it wouldn’t be as bad in wet conditions.
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