Comments on: Speed Data Pr0n http://theappslab.com/2010/01/25/speed-data-pr0n/ Driving Innovation Fri, 25 May 2012 00:23:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Jake http://theappslab.com/2010/01/25/speed-data-pr0n/comment-page-1/#comment-13290 Jake Tue, 26 Jan 2010 06:49:07 +0000 http://theappslab.com/?p=4277#comment-13290 It is worth making the distinction that the suburban DC metro is the most congested. I remember driving in the city proper as a mess too, but mainly b/c a) I didn't know where I was going and b) the streets are all one-way.<br><br>Another maddening problem with the suburbs of DC is that streets wind and change name and numbering scheme between municipalities, making it very hard without a GPS or exact directions.<br><br>I'm surprised Hartford is on your list, never been there. If it's anything like Boston, i.e. old city, not built for car traffic, then I can understand why. It is worth making the distinction that the suburban DC metro is the most congested. I remember driving in the city proper as a mess too, but mainly b/c a) I didn't know where I was going and b) the streets are all one-way.

Another maddening problem with the suburbs of DC is that streets wind and change name and numbering scheme between municipalities, making it very hard without a GPS or exact directions.

I'm surprised Hartford is on your list, never been there. If it's anything like Boston, i.e. old city, not built for car traffic, then I can understand why.

]]> By: John E. Bredehoft (Empoprises) http://theappslab.com/2010/01/25/speed-data-pr0n/comment-page-1/#comment-13289 John E. Bredehoft (Empoprises) Tue, 26 Jan 2010 05:37:37 +0000 http://theappslab.com/?p=4277#comment-13289 Oddly enough, while I live on the periphery of Los Angeles, when I think of congested roads I think of experiences that I had in suburban Washington, DC (not to be confused with Washington DC proper) and Hartford, Connecticut. But perhaps the explanation for my perception is because I know all of the shortcuts in El-Lay, while I didn't know the shortcuts in Hartford. Oddly enough, while I live on the periphery of Los Angeles, when I think of congested roads I think of experiences that I had in suburban Washington, DC (not to be confused with Washington DC proper) and Hartford, Connecticut. But perhaps the explanation for my perception is because I know all of the shortcuts in El-Lay, while I didn't know the shortcuts in Hartford.

]]> By: Jake http://theappslab.com/2010/01/25/speed-data-pr0n/comment-page-1/#comment-11011 Jake Mon, 25 Jan 2010 22:49:07 +0000 http://theappslab.com/?p=4277#comment-11011 It is worth making the distinction that the suburban DC metro is the most congested. I remember driving in the city proper as a mess too, but mainly b/c a) I didn't know where I was going and b) the streets are all one-way.<br><br>Another maddening problem with the suburbs of DC is that streets wind and change name and numbering scheme between municipalities, making it very hard without a GPS or exact directions.<br><br>I'm surprised Hartford is on your list, never been there. If it's anything like Boston, i.e. old city, not built for car traffic, then I can understand why. It is worth making the distinction that the suburban DC metro is the most congested. I remember driving in the city proper as a mess too, but mainly b/c a) I didn't know where I was going and b) the streets are all one-way.

Another maddening problem with the suburbs of DC is that streets wind and change name and numbering scheme between municipalities, making it very hard without a GPS or exact directions.

I'm surprised Hartford is on your list, never been there. If it's anything like Boston, i.e. old city, not built for car traffic, then I can understand why.

]]> By: John E. Bredehoft (Empoprises) http://theappslab.com/2010/01/25/speed-data-pr0n/comment-page-1/#comment-11009 John E. Bredehoft (Empoprises) Mon, 25 Jan 2010 21:37:37 +0000 http://theappslab.com/?p=4277#comment-11009 Oddly enough, while I live on the periphery of Los Angeles, when I think of congested roads I think of experiences that I had in suburban Washington, DC (not to be confused with Washington DC proper) and Hartford, Connecticut. But perhaps the explanation for my perception is because I know all of the shortcuts in El-Lay, while I didn't know the shortcuts in Hartford. Oddly enough, while I live on the periphery of Los Angeles, when I think of congested roads I think of experiences that I had in suburban Washington, DC (not to be confused with Washington DC proper) and Hartford, Connecticut. But perhaps the explanation for my perception is because I know all of the shortcuts in El-Lay, while I didn't know the shortcuts in Hartford.

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