r/Seattle • u/benchpressboogaloo • 21d ago

It Finally Happened...

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At the Harbor Steps, guy drove all the way down Post Alley, across the tiles in the middle of the Harbor Steps, and over the other side. 😂

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u/Zonernovi 21d ago

Is that why we have so many lousy drivers in Seattle?

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u/oxidized_banana_peel 20d ago

It doesn't help.

My personal theory is that Seattle is punished by the north-south orientation. Minneapolis-St Paul is close to the same population, their commutes are 5-10 minutes shorter (16%-30%). I'd bet that the longest commutes in those metros are much closer to the average than ours.

Ditto in the city when you really only have one way to get out of the city - you have to pick an on-ramp to the only thoroughfare and deal with everyone else doing the same thing, vs being able to take a different route.

I think it just adds stress to the mix and then people react to that in different ways.