Great article on the terribleness of DC area driving

[ScottyB]

There is a ton of car culture around here, but to me it's still a wonder people are able to enjoy the hobby in this area with literally everything stacked against them.

almost exactly why i bought the RS instead of a WRX when i was living in atlanta. unless i was doing something retarded i could never even wind out of 3rd before coming to the end of an on-ramp. 3 hours to the mountains or any fun roads. i just got sick of having to care whether i was getting "my money's worth" out of all the wasted power that i wanted, but couldn't have used.

if i was living in DC, i think my ultimate combo would be a shithoused P71 interceptor for cheap no-care DD duty and RWD hooning, and some kind of motard urban attack bike like a WR450 with road tires and giant brakes. i don't even like bikes but it would be so hard to argue how easily you could dice up traffic with one and basically drive over the worst quality roads and not care. if i didn't have much of a commute, i'd use a ruckus instead. love those things.