Submitted by MarkusAureliusDecim t3_11jmib8 in newhampshire
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philly1750 t1_jb59ahb wrote
93N is a disaster every Friday and Saturday in the summer
New_Restaurant_6093 t1_jb5bs2f wrote
I live in the lakes region, if I need to get anything done on the weekends it needs to be before 8:30 am otherwise it’s like trying to enjoy yourself on the beach and the person before you spilled their French fries..
Different_Ad7655 t1_jb6vyun wrote
Try living on Cape cod ouch
nudgetravel t1_jb6iczv wrote
going anywhere on the weekends is this bad? Which road sections specifically?
New_Restaurant_6093 t1_jb742w6 wrote
More or less the businesses and municipalities get overwhelmed and make it impossible to get anything done in a timely fashion, it literally feels like a trip to the dmv.
philly1750 t1_jb77f1r wrote
The lakes region is pretty bad.
The only NH highways that I’ve never had a problem with on weekends and even on busy holidays is the 89 and 101 as they always seems to flow nicely for some reason.
95 on the coast is very meh as it’s 4 lanes unlike 93 but it gets slowed down by the toll booth
MarkusAureliusDecim OP t1_jb3dqdw wrote
Debated flairing this "masshole" since it's our fault this happens
CBKritter t1_jb3n3go wrote
Ehhh it's a bunch of states, you also get those dedicated NY and CT drivers
MarkusAureliusDecim OP t1_jb4pvyx wrote
NY and NJ drivers are the worst
MeEvilBob t1_jb4u3gv wrote
FL drivers are even worse, and what gets me about them is how the hell does someone that bad at driving survive driving all the way up the east coast? How did that person who can't figure out a NH highway manage to make it through NJ and NY?
Ryan-The-Movie-Maker t1_jb4xk5f wrote
I know this sounds completely made up and false, but I have pictures to prove it.
Last summer I saw a Florida driver driving down a rail trail in their car
Andromeda321 t1_jb4z49u wrote
I definitely know some of my parents’ friends who are snowbirds haven’t taken their Florida plated car all the way to Florida in years- they just get the stickers sent to their address there and bring them up (and no Florida annual inspection so you can do that, and is cheaper than NH). Usually when it’s time to buy a new car and they realize they’re not up for that driving every year, and can afford two cars so why not do two.
So, that answers your question!
john_le_carre t1_jb5c74v wrote
Neat, so when they hit someone, their insurance will drop them like a hot potato. Oof.
(Unless they're honest with their insurance company about where the car is actually driven. Unlikely.)
Andromeda321 t1_jb5fzzm wrote
Oh yeah not defending this AT ALL. I just know there’s a lot of non-NH plated cars in NH that don’t actually leave the state much.
Different_Ad7655 t1_jb6w4oj wrote
Insurance companies are pretty clever these days with computers and records.. The bean counters probably know. This is one of the damning things about roadside assistance
kyoto93 t1_jb560qc wrote
Yep, a lot of the Florida drivers I see up here are complete fucking morons
BlueRabbitx t1_jb4tn4u wrote
It’s 95% Mass plates.
Excellent_Affect4658 t1_jb4twkt wrote
On 93? How’d they end up over there?
MeEvilBob t1_jb4ucaw wrote
And as you roll along 93 north of Manchester, be sure to get a glance here and there at those barely used railroad tracks where you could have been riding in comfort at over 100mph all the way to Boston but are in your car instead because NH hates passenger rail.
bfruth628 t1_jb53zvd wrote
Whatsup with that? I see tracks everywhere in general but hardly any trains
Dux_Ignobilis t1_jb5ofdh wrote
NH was covered in rail until the 1930s. Literally my hometown of Weare had 7 stations itself. Then we had a huge hurricane as well as a huge flood in 1936/1938 that destroyed a lot of the infrastructure. Fast forward to WWII, wartime economy didn't focus on rebuilding this infrastructure and some of the metal from rails was used for the war effort. Followed by federally mandated floodzones and new dams that destroyed even more rail. So between 1936-1960s NH gutted a lot of its rail. Now we have conservative nimbys who pretend we never had rail and have bogus arguments for why it's not needed or helpful in the state.
ShortUSA t1_jb7783n wrote
The entire country was covered in rail. It was left to die by less efficient trucking and airlines.
nudgetravel t1_jb6iobe wrote
"at over 100mph"
talk about setting a low bar. 186 is the average top speed in Europe. also these barely used railroad tracks are almost certainly not rated for safe operation of HSR
MeEvilBob t1_jb91s3o wrote
Why is it that every time someone has a problem with HSR, their go-to argument is that the tracks won't be upgraded at all, as though the way HSR works is to just put a fast train on any regular tracks.
nudgetravel t1_jb9g7nw wrote
Why is it that every time someone argues for HSR in the US, they fail to properly account for the actual cost to construct and maintain the service in the budget? Why is it always "Save Amtrak" and not encourage more competition? Why do people get mad when I say that rail and highways should exist without subsidies and that fare prices should reflect realistic revenue + advertising and real estate leases like any other business?
MeEvilBob t1_jb9hpq8 wrote
> Why do people get mad when I say that rail and highways should exist without subsidies and that fare prices should reflect realistic revenue
Why didn't you say that then instead of implying that HSR can't work in NH simply because the existing freight tracks are only currently maintained to support freight?
nudgetravel t1_jb9nsn2 wrote
The existence of freight tracks has nothing to do with the potential for HSR, particularly in a sparsely populated part of the state. They're going to have to lay down new rail without grade crossings anyway if it were ever to be built.
MeEvilBob t1_jb9ou94 wrote
>They're going to have to lay down new rail without grade crossings anyway if it were ever to be built.
See, there's my point, why is it that any time it's mentioned that efficient reliable passenger service isn't completely impossible someone always has to assume that the idea is to do it with absolutely zero upgrades to existing infrastructure?
The railroad corridor between Boston, Nashua, Manchester and Concord used to carry the bulk of the passenger service between Boston and Montreal (before the Northern Line was abandoned). It's not like this is a windy old spur to a mine we're talking about, 100 years ago this route carried all of what I-93 carries today.
I also think it's a bit of a stretch to say that the I-93 corridor between Concord and Manchester as well as the Everett Turnpike corridor between Manchester and Nashua is "sparsely populated".
Then there's the whole aspect of that you're the one saying HSR, I just said passenger rail. The MBTA runs over 100mph on one of their lines using standard commuter rail equipment.
nudgetravel t1_jb9wd6q wrote
I-93 and whatever future rail may exist should be privatized and not use eminent domain or taxes for their construction or operation.
MeEvilBob t1_jba66n0 wrote
Why? Is it because taxpayers who don't drive a car don't deserve infrastructure?
nudgetravel t1_jba7qhq wrote
Because taxation is theft. No transportation should receive subsidies.
aristomephisto t1_jb3x23x wrote
I live in the White Mountains and we go the exact opposite way on weekends - 93S on Fridays (relatives in MA), 93N on Sundays. Always crazy seeing the traffic!
gravity_loss t1_jb4m5oi wrote
The unending line of headlights coming down rt 16 every sunday evening is truly horrifying
Safetymanual t1_jb6lpt7 wrote
Same here. My wife travels and I’ll go see her some weekends so she doesn’t have to drive up. It’s nuts seeing south bound traffic so slammed.
Mrchris251 t1_jb4n2ur wrote
Smashcut to that old man hanging in the dungeon clapping his hands
MarkusAureliusDecim OP t1_jb4pzbc wrote
Poorly photoshopped so he's in a car stuck in traffic
Time_Cup4527 t1_jb686g7 wrote
And part of the problem is the drop in speed through Concord. Of course the SP have to sit in the curves so everyone slams on their brakes!!
ThatDrunkRussian1116 t1_jb5guy0 wrote
Commuting Nashua to Concord is ass on Friday afternoons. 40 min drive to 1hr 15min drive.
gman2391 t1_jb5hdzr wrote
I got a new job for this reason lol
ThatDrunkRussian1116 t1_jb5r01u wrote
Yeah, I really need to find one thats at least north of root 3 so I can dodge that traffic. Ideally even closer than that.
mx-mistoffelees t1_jb7phqy wrote
I used to commute Hollis to Concord and I would skip the highway on Fridays. If it was going to be slow it might as well be scenic.
CheliceraeJones t1_jb5054a wrote
Ah yes the weekly exodus of the rats and other vermin
CBKritter t1_jb3mzfb wrote
Route 3, 132, and Route 106 are always fun to go down when coming down from Laconia.
slayermcb t1_jb50eb3 wrote
Before moving up we would drive up occasionally to visit my wife's family. Up on Friday, down on Sunday. I absolutely hated it. Now that I live up here we occasionally drive down on a Friday and up on a Sunday. It's magical by comparison.
EBITDaDDy11 t1_jb63xnc wrote
This is why I’m a part of this sub. For memes like this
Carteeg_Struve t1_jb4w55b wrote
Roight.
every1getslaid t1_jb5dg9n wrote
Ok, this is what this subreddit should be. Awesome NH memes and food/fun advice
Sweet-Palpitation473 t1_jb5m7rz wrote
Every Friday during the summer, I gotta take the backgrounds, cuz 93N is absolutely fucked. So annoying. Turns 25 mins into 50
xxpact t1_jb5qtsm wrote
If you got anywhere past concord on the weekend good fucking luck to you and the traffic
DeerFlyHater t1_jb5wprm wrote
This is why I just go to a restaurant and then the transfer station on Sundays. It's also why I'm moving further north than my current exit 25 rental.
Danvers1 t1_jb4xd8j wrote
A lot of people who enthuse about New Hampshire are not realizing that a lot of the things they like are vanishing. There is still a difference between NH and Massachusetts, but it is diminishing. New Hampshire used to be solidly Republican, but now they are trending mostly Democrat, which having a RINO governor does little to slow down. Of course, there is more respect for the 2nd Amendment, and less nanny-state foolishness. There is no law requiring helmets when riding motorbikes, and the COVID masking rules were less restrictive in NH. New Hampshire is now also, by my calculation as of two years ago, has a cost of living only 14% cheaper than Massachusetts, with 20% cheaper housing.
In my little town, there is no curbside trash pickup, town water only if you live near downtown, and still some dirt roads. Also, no gas heat or gas stoves, not because of the environmental nuts, but because of lack of demand- propane stoves only.
icenine09 t1_jb4yp2f wrote
I mean no disrespect, but I must ask; what does your reply have to do with the original post?
Danvers1 t1_jb52c60 wrote
Population, population, population- All of those people moving to NH create all that traffic. A lot of those people have moved there partly in response to an imaginary NH that exists on TV and existed in their childhood visits to vacation spots.
icenine09 t1_jb54aqn wrote
Ah, I see. I get it now. I moved here for a job, never had any preconceived notions about the state or region. It's been ok so far. I prefer the Pacific Northwest, but New England is pretty ok.
Edit: I'd also like to add, responding to the original post; I've lived/been everywhere (man), and let me assure you, New Hampshire traffic is not worth complaining about.
Edit 2: and in case you are wondering, the New Hampshire way of driving like an idiot is cutting people off. I've never been so frequently and unnecessarily cut off than I have been in New Hampshire. Don't feel bad though, they don't use turn signals in North Dakota, they ride your ass in Indiana, New York needs to slow the fuck down, Washington needs to speed up, New Orleans gets worse as the week progresses and folks get drunker, and Tucson (and Florida) needs to pay attention. Every city/state/region has their own way of driving like a prick.
New_Restaurant_6093 t1_jb3ivft wrote
I mean ironically 93N every Friday and Saturday and 93s every Sunday and Monday.
93n&s flow pretty smoothly the rest of the time.