Worst city to drive in the northeast US?

[istewart]

Excluding D.C. because I never drive there, it's Boston and it's not close. NYC doesn't compare except for the fact that you're often fighting for your life among the cabs.

[OrangeHeat]

1.DC
2.Boston
3.New York
4.Philly

DC traffic is atrocious. Boston as others have said doesn't make sense. NY is not as bad as people make it out as. I have never been to philly but I assume it is the least congested of the four.

Orange

[Cleveland Guy]

My Vote goes to Binghamton, NY.

Why - cause it means you are stuck in Binghamton NY.

[droolie]

In 15 years in Boston I've never experienced the headache of gridlock like I have in NY in very limited driving. 3 hours to get from the Holland tunnel to Queensboro Bridge gives NY my vote.

[jstnrgrs]

I have limited experience with New York, and Washington. And much more experience with Boston. I think that boston is the easiest if you konw where you are going. If you don't know wher eyou are going then I can see how it would be a pain.

[Rhone]

I've spent practically my whole life in either DC or Boston. Boston is a worse city to drive in, and it's not even close to being close. DC is a planned city, laid out in a nice, neat grid. The downtown streets are lettered and numbered, for heaven's sake! It's nearly impossible to get lost.

Boston:
* is notorious for not having street signs
* has streets that developed over the centuries from cow trails and whatnot, no rhyme or reason to them whatsoever, except for the Backbay area.
* has much more obnoxious people than DC, so that when you do get lost good luck finding someone friendly to help you out (sorry but it's true).
* has some of the worst drivers known to mankind
* has much worse winters than DC, making driving there particularly painful for a good part of the year. (though it's true that Bostonians handle bad weather better than DC people)
* has a much higher rate of car theft than DC, which is something you have to take into account.

[daryn]

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Shocking that someone nitpicks a minor issue in a thread.

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i was just asking a question, not nitpicking, and i did actually respond.

FU

[meep_42]

NY was nothing. But, then again, I've lived in DC my whole life...

-d

[scrub]

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My Vote goes to Binghamton, NY.

Why - cause it means you are stuck in Binghamton NY.

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I used to date a girl who went to Cornell. I was going to school in New Jersey at the time, and I didn't have a car on campus so I had to take the bus to visit her in Ithaca.

Twice, the bus company decided there was too much snow to keep driving us, and left everyone on the bus stranded at the Binghampton bus station.

The only thing that sucks more than driving in Binghamton is walking in Binghamton.

scrub

[Jake (The Snake)]

The answer is Boston.

I am 18, grew up in Jersey 35 mins from NY, have driven in Philly twice, have driven in Boston 3 times, and currently go to school in DC.

Philly is pretty easy. New York is only tough because of the other drivers. DC is easy to get lost in, but it's not that bad. Boston is hell. One way streets everywhere, complicated turns, impatient drivers... If you aren't from Boston, you WILL get lost and it is scary.