Portland Oregon Driving Behaviors + Traffic

[@livinginoregon]

How are the drivers where you live?

[@larryjex6485]

One of the biggest problems in Portland is that it's a 2 state metropolitan area with poor access to Clark County. They don't just need to rebuild the Interstate Bridge, they need a 3rd bridge over the Columbia. Over a half million people live in Clark County, and 75,000 of them work in Oregon, so they really need to get on it.

[@FrankBizon]

Oregon drivers make California drivers seem nice. Lived in both places for decades each.

[@konbonwa]

I live in Seattle and I'm thinking about moving to Portland. All the driving behaviors you mention for Portland are also found in Seattle. For Seattle in particular, some competitive drivers will speed up to deny you a merge slot if you use your turn signals before merging into their lane even if there is adequate space. So a lot of drivers will intentionally merge suddenly with no turn signals so as not to give the driver in the other lane an opportunity to deny their merge which is something that can also piss the other driver off. People here are also sensitive to horns, I have given inattentive drivers a short horn "bip" to let them know they are wandering into my lane and could hit my vehicle and some of them have reacted angrily by suddenly merging into my lane and then brake checking me. One other thing about Washington is drivers is that drivers here are very much into their rights, as in their "right" to drive 55 mph in the far left freeway lane when traffic is moving at 70 mph or greater.

[@larryjex6485]

@@konbonwa I've lived in both cities, and they're just about the same in terms of traffic. I-5 is pretty much a parking lot in both towns during rush hour, but because Portland is a 2 state metro area, you have the added complication of having only 2 bridges across the Columbia, one of which is a drawbridge that can back up for miles during a lift. In fact, it's the only stop light on I-5 between Canada and Mexico. Portland used to be a good alternative to Seattle, but not any more, the traffic, homelessness, and drugs in the City of Roses is just as bad (if not worse) than Seatown.

[@livinginoregon]

I've seen the same turn signal behavior when merging. Sometimes best not to use your signal because of competitive drivers(if you want to get in).

[@paulom8827]

Obviously never been to South Florida

[@livinginoregon]

Nope. Tell us about it

[@paulom8827]

@@livinginoregon Where to begin. 1) no signals hardly ever, you have to be a mind reader 2) speed limits? Ha you'll get run over doing the speed limit 3) No courtesy, majority of drivers are trying to out rave the others and have no concern for safety 4) you better count to three before pulling into an intersection on a green light or risk getting T-boned by the driver running the red light. I'll stop there for now. Could go on for hours. Our auto insurance is more than triple what you are paying in OR. I know for a fact cause my GF moved from there to here and was almost in tears when she got her first quote here. I've been to and driven in the Beaverton/Tigard/Portland area and believe me, your drivers are fantastic compared to South FL.

[@yelapa999]

Every place thinks their drivers suck the most. Thank you. Next, please.

[@malone7384]

Try Philadelphia! People in Philly are insane!

[@Salmonskinbandaid]

I think people just suck and Driving sucks anywhere

[@kayeb7809]

I can tell you exactly why so many drivers are terrible. It’s because they don’t teach driver education in high schools anymore. They stopped funding for that a long time ago and it’s gone down hill since then. Years ago they had classroom education and then the schools had their own cars that were maintained by the auto shop classes. Juniors and seniors could take free classes and then take their passing grade to their parents insurance and get a discount. Now with parents teaching most of the young drivers they pass on their own bad habits and there you go. Bring back driver education and we’ll see if it improves.

[@brianosborne9393]

Nah dawg, not the worst. I have toured and lived all the country and TN and TX are the worst. Oregon is tame and so is Washington. So frickin aggressive in their big ass trucks. They all feel invincible. Your takes are weird; I don't see people not using their turn signals that's silly as hell.

[@mcyclonegt]

Simple answer to your question, they aren't. Oregon isn't even in the top ten worst states in America. Portland isn't even top 25 cities. Misleading title is misleading. Thumbs down.

[@stevencarter385]

Denver drivers are so much worse.

[@larryjex6485]

I agree, Utah is worse as well.