I hate I-5

After nearly 40 trips to Medford in the last 3-1/2 years, I have come to some conclusions. First, most of the 275 mile trip sucks the big one. The scenery is sort of nice, in an interstate kind of way, for much of the way between Cottage Grove and Gold Hill. Other than that, I know of no redeeming value of this stretch of road. Second, I have determined who the biggest jerks are and who the speeders and inconsiderate drivers are according to what kind of vehicle they drive. This is by no means a scientific finding, only my observations while driving on this road.

Most big rig drivers are considerate. I have no problems with the majority of them. It is somewhat disturbing though to see many of them talking on cell phones while driving.

Most vehicles from Washington state, regardless of the type of vehicle, seem to excessively speed and drive like jackasses. I'm not sure why this is, but the majority of the time, this seems to be true.

Nearly every vehicle from California seems to drive AT LEAST 15-20 mph over the speed limit. And they don't seem to understand that the far right hand lane is not really meant for passing.

Now for the vehicles that seem to break the most laws and are the most inconsiderate. There seem to be a few types that account for most of stupid behavior and speeding. They are almost always newer (less than 5 years old), except for POS cars driven by teenagers and young adults. Most of these older cars are nearer to cities that I-5 intersects. The most common offenders include SUV's (big surprise), pickup trucks (usually 3/4 ton or larger), luxury-type cars, inexpensive cars (like Scion or Kia) and sports cars (although to a lesser extent than the others).

The worst cities to drive through are Portland (obviously) mainly because of the amount of traffic, particularly if you are caught in rush hour(s); Salem, which seems to have a fairly high number of assholes per capita; Roseburg, which is a pretty small city, but makes up for the small size by having the largest number of jerks and morons in the entire state; and Grants Pass, which is another small city that seems to have a lot more inconsiderate drivers than seems possible.

I'll be glad when I no longer have to make this drive.

Bitch session is over.