Switched from taking the highway to surface streets after 3 months of sitting in traffic

I always thought the highway was faster until I tried Elm Street and Broadway for a week and shaved 12 minutes off my morning commute, so has anyone else made the switch and stuck with it?

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taylor_miller1019d ago

Saved me 15 minutes cutting through Oakwood and Maple, totally worth the extra stop signs lol

mila_harris19d ago

Funny how the small stuff feels like winning when the big picture is just traffic everywhere.

charles44219d ago

Wait, do you think cutting through neighborhoods is actually faster or does it just feel that way because you're moving? I used to take a shortcut through a parking lot that saved maybe 3 minutes but I hit every single speed bump like they were personally placed there to ruin my suspension. One time I got stuck behind a guy going 10 mph looking for an address and it ended up taking longer than the main road. Still, when you're running late and that shortcut works, it's like winning a small lottery.