DFW traffic complaints: A support group for the daily commuter

This is a safe space. Share your traffic trauma.

I'll start:

I-35E southbound at 5:15 PM. I have seen things. I have done the math. I spend approximately 47 minutes per day in traffic, which is 3.9 hours per week, which is 200 hours per year, which is 8.3 FULL DAYS per year sitting in my car on I-35 wishing I had made different life choices.

For 8.3 days a year, I could:

• Learn a new language
• Read 50 books
• Build a small house
• Develop a personality

Instead, I stare at brake lights and contemplate whether the person in the Altima will merge without a blinker (they will).

Things DFW traffic has taught me:

1. Patience is not a virtue, it's a survival mechanism
2. Turn signals are apparently optional equipment on Nissans
3. Construction zones reproduce at night
4. The left lane is not the fast lane, it's the "I'm going 55 and I live here now" lane
5. Every drive is 30 minutes no matter where you're going or where you start

Share your commute war stories below.