Anybody else hate driving on the highway/interstate?

[bicker]

I much prefer the highways over the local streets. They're much much safer, smoother and more enjoyable to drive on.

 

[MomRN]

I don't mind driving on the interstate- it's getting on and off the interstate that will send me into a panic attack. Hate, hate, HATE exits and on-ramps.

 

[Buckalew11]

I hate driving on the Interstate. I'm sure a lot of it is that I rarely do it. I just don't have to even drive much anymore.

 

[C.Ann]

Does anybody else hate driving on the highway/interstate? I avoid it at all costs. I guess as I have gotten older I have a phobia about it, I dont know why... I have driven on it, but if I can get to where I am going going with the regular streets , that is how I get there. Mostly it takes me an extra 10-15 minutes longer to get to where I am going. It just gives me great anxiety thinking I may have to drive on it. People think Im crazy

Well if you're "crazy", then DD's MIL is "crazy" too.. She will go miles and miles and miles out of her way to avoid highways and interstates.. She's okay riding on them - as long as she doesn't have to drive - but won't use them herself..

I'm not sure why she's so frightened of them, but the fear is real and she chooses to deal with it by avoidance.. If it were me, I would want to try to get to the "root" of the problem - to see if I could find a way to eliminate that fear - but not everyone handles their fears in the same way..

She tends to be frightened by quite a few things though, so I think she's just a very anxious person.. Her DH gets angry with her about her fears - considers them "silly" - which as far as I'm concerned, just makes matters worse.. Just because they aren't "real" (or logical) to him, doesn't mean they're not very real to her..

Have you ever tried to pinpoint where this anxiety is coming from?

I wouldn't pay any attention to what others say or think about you.. They're your feelings - and you're entitled to them - regardless of whether others can understand them or not..

 

[klacey1]

I don't mind the highway if there's barely anyone else on the road I don't like being surrounded by trucks, or cars that feel the need to go 85-90. There's a lot of pressure on the highway! However, I do love long drives when I'm going to a fun destination-- and by long I mean 3-4 hours! Tops! I enjoy putting on music and cruising along. I just don't like the stress of needing to get over to my exit lane, especially when people are jerks and won't let you over.