this post was submitted on 04 Nov 2025
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[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 5 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (5 children)

I thought it was pretty bizarre how the one time I was in NYC, I barely saw any cars on the street but the sidewalks were packed af. It wasn't until after dark and leaving the city on my bus that I ever saw any actual traffic.

Is the trope of NYC's traffic mostly from people commuting in from outside the city or something? I see more traffic in Modesto at 3am than I did around Times Square at 9 in the morning.

[–] iloveDigit@piefed.social 6 points 14 hours ago

The bridges can get not only slow but outright difficult to use for an inexperienced driver on a bad day. That's probably the main thing that really stands out in the lore

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