What is the worst part about being stuck in really bad traffic (driving)?

[bertha katzenengel]

[KitchenWitch]

1. Have to go with needing to pee

Although lack of good reading material in the car would run a close second.

[MountainLaurel]

3. Life in DC

Taught me early on to NEVER, EVER get in the car without going to the bathroom. Shortly after moving here, one night I was going to take a trip to the pharmacy, about 2 miles away. It took more than two hours: The Beltway had been closed because of a hazmat spill into a creek, and all of the roads near my apartment were where the overflow traffic was being directed. Add to that a big concert at George Mason University (where much of the traffic was headed) and I was fucked.

And don't even get me started about Tysons Corner at Christmastime.

But as to your second point: That's why I ALWAYS have a book or magazine in my purse.

[underpants]

2. Guy in front of you has turn signal on

Friends of mine went to the first Lollapalooza and while they were waiting to leave a guy came up to their window "Would you PLEASE turn off your turn signal!?!?!" turned around and walked back to his car.

[GOPisEvil]

4. The fact that despite releasing your clutch 4549503945 times,

you are NOT getting a left leg workout. :eyes:

p.s. I drive an automatic now.

[KitchenWitch]

5. I remember when I owned a stick too

Traffic jams were the WORST...sore left leg!

[bertha katzenengel]

6. Amen!

I think I accelerated the evil work of degenerative disc disease by driving a manual for 20 years. :eyes:

[bertha katzenengel]

7. kick

:vroom:

[brentspeak]

8. Being stuck in traffic with a car that might run out of gas

or otherwise konk out. That's when you really start sweating.

[XemaSab]

9. For sure

one time I was driving on the 101 from san jose towards gilroy... there was an overturned gas truck (!) and the freeway was down to one lane.

Cars were dying left and right, and my car had the gas light on for the last half hour. (!)

[Oeditpus Rex]

15. Was that before or after

"the" 101 was widened?

[XemaSab]

17. I'm sure it was after

this was about a year ago.

[barb162]

10. definitely the first

[In_The_Wind]

11. I'm always thinking about the brazilian things that I need to do ...

like the phone calls that I've forgotten to make ...

did I remember to take the meat out of the freezer for supper ...

did I turn the dryer on ...

[bigwillq]

12. Being late

I dislike being late.

[Lindsey]

14. Seeing all of the hummers and SUV's here on the freeways

in Southern Ca. makes me sick to my stomach. It's all I can do to not start screaming at these people.

[LeftyMom]

13. The pissed off for year old in the back

:scared:

[MsAnthropy]

16. Obsessively watching the temperature gauge

and waiting for the car to overheat.

[KG]

18. a poorly located clutch pedal

i thought i'd be permanantly disfigured from the way i had to cock my leg to operate the clutch in my last pos ford.

[miss_kitty]

19. Being in the non-moving lane, switching lanes

and being in the NEW non-moving lane. :grr: