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Take a drive in Los Angeles, Chicago or Houston at any time near rush hour.
I have seen a 12 lane road way, thats six lanes of traffic each way, completely stopped on Interstate 45 going into Houston as far as you could see.
I've driven on the Bypass 635 in Dallas at 85 mph bumper to bumper like a NASACR race. That thing is three lanes wide. If you leave a little safety gap in front of you someone will jam their car or truck into it. Better to stay tucked up on the car in front and hope no one blows a tire or decides that they need to stop.
Worst drive I ever took was from Gladewater, Texas to Tulsa, Oklahoma in an ice storm. Normally a 5 hour run, it became a 12 hour crawl dodging downed trees and powerline in the road. Lots and lots of overturned cars in the ditch and stranded on the shoulder unable to get moving again.
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