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21chucks t1_j5wx2y0 wrote

Roosevelt Blvd has to be the worst driving experience in the city

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ReturnedFromExile t1_j5x1pv6 wrote

yeah, when you drive it all the time you kind of get used to it but when you come back to it after being away, you recognize the true insanity of that road. That intersection at Adams Ave. has to be the most fucked up intersection in the country. I cannot imagine worse.

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YoungHeartOldSoul t1_j5yg5tj wrote

I had to use that intersection after only having been here like 3 months. As soon as i pulled up to that intersection I decided I'm going wherever the car in front of me was going

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Arwen823 t1_j5x51pz wrote

I just googled this intersection because I’ve never experienced it and WHAT?! What is going on here?!

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ReturnedFromExile t1_j5x5f26 wrote

it would be a bad intersection even if there were a bunch of good drivers around. proceed slowly and keep your head on a swivel.

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aicrooster t1_j5zy19w wrote

I drive through that intersection daily. It's by far the worst and most chaotic intersection I know of, but there is a rhythm to it. Still incredibly frustrating and scary because you can't predict what other drivers are going to do.

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KingOfAllThatFucks t1_j63kzvq wrote

Truth, dude. I lived right off the Blvd for my first 31 years of life, moved out to the burbs 2 years ago. It's terrifying whenever I go back to visit my family.

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Proper-Code7794 t1_j5y0xdp wrote

Oddly enough we played football in the median. I survived my entire childhood living directly on the boulevard and never got hit by anything.

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cielorossa t1_j5ywe8v wrote

True story - I didn't get my license til later in life and I was afraid of driving on 76 and 95. I needed to drive to the Northeast on a daily basis, and I hired an instructor to help me drive from Center City to Philmont Ave. After the first time on the Boulevard (because I wanted to avoid 95), I decided I'd rather brave the highway. LOL.

The middle lane situation on the Boulevard requires a separate driving course.

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BetweenThePosts t1_j60ch56 wrote

I plan my day around not having to take a left turn into Roosevelt

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ReturnedFromExile t1_j60xhak wrote

I run out of gas one time in the turn lane at Red Lion and the Boulevard. I had to push…… and steer… by myself

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BloodPrayer t1_j5ya26a wrote

I have a feeling most people downvoting this don’t drive the boulevard regularly.

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RoverTheMonster OP t1_j5yfqra wrote

Nah, downvoted for “speed-rape”

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SouthPhilly_215 t1_j66k5v5 wrote

If you go over 50mph… Even when theres zero traffic… you get fucked in the wallet. So you gotta drive super slow (for a 10 lane highway) as if there is traffic.. Even when there is no traffic. Don’t build a highway if you want it to drive like a main drag out in jersey…

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SouthPhilly_215 t1_j66kbys wrote

Yeah people downvote a true thing if you use too sharp of a tongue while doing it… They don’t deive the blvd, aren’t originally from Philly, or both… lmao

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