Rush Hour in a Small City

It's been well over a week that I have been in Texas and everyday is a new adventure. This past friday I experienced my first friday night traffic and let me tell you its nothing like California. Let me just set the premises here, the main freeway or highway in Tyler is 30 minutes outside of the city. Tyler is designed around what is called the "Loop 323" which maximum speed is 60. The Loop reminds me of our Imperial Highway.

This past friday I was out on my way to a place called Hobby Lobby, which is Michael's Art and Crafts on steroids, around 5:30 in the evening. I did not realize how many people actually lived in the city prior to this outing. But the Loop was packed with cars, reminding me of the 91 freeway, and seeing the city at its max.

A crazy fun fact about Tyler is that there are no signs or penalties for blocking intersections and it does not stop these country folks. I was in a left hand turn lane when the light turned and everyone in front of me blocked the intersection. After the traffic moved I saw a police car proceed through the intersection not stopping any of the blockers. If that happened in California, either a camera above the light would take a picture of your license plate or a police officer would write you a ticket. Well not in the country.

The rush hour was nothing like the OC, rather it was like Imperial Highway traffic. It took an additional ten minutes to get through the congestion but glancing at the street it looked worse.

Most people think the country of Texas is all trucks, well this is true however in Tyler a handful of lifted economic cars.

Check this out! This is a mild case, another car I saw was a lot higher. Talk about a little man syndrome! Well thats it. Just a little update on the life of a Texan.