Y’all…Why is I-40 the Autobahn but 540 is a Sunday drive?
I’m genuinely trying to understand this.
I-40 is generally less smooth, has narrower lanes, is busier, and has a 65 mph speed limit. Yet people are routinely going 85+ mph like it’s the damn Autobahn. And I don’t mean the occasional one or two cars, I swear sometimes it feels like half the traffic is doing 80–90.
Then I merge onto 540 and suddenly everyone drives like it’s their first day operating a motor vehicle. The road is smoother, the lanes are wider, it’s generally less congested…and yet we are crawling.
AND THE SPEED LIMIT ON 540 IS HIGHER THAN IT IS ON 40.
Make it make sense. I am genuinely perplexed by this phenomenon.
I would love if we could all just drive…idk…normally?
I know. Huge ask. 😂