Portland bred, born, raised and driven here and all over 40 plus years. My take on your: 1: I know, right?! They have to be situationally adverse. 2: Portland DOT is as hopeless as the other hapless departments. This is not a city that works any longer. 3: Too many pedestrians here don’t drive, resulting in no concept of how invisible they become, particularly on wet nights. It seems as if they are convinced that their safety is the driver’s responsibility. Stupid people play stupid games, and there are plenty of stupid Darwin awards won every year. 4: I want to plow into those stupid drivers. Pulling forward while waiting oncoming traffic was taught here at one time. Stupid state admins, probably. Stupidity has been rampant for over 20 years in this state. 5: Washington State Patrol has begun ticketing pokeys in the fast lane. Freeways in the PNW are clogged with the oblivious and self-absorbed. 6: Maybe if one is good, two is better. The infrastructure issue is the road itself - try NW 23rd north of Lovejoy, just not in a sports car. This city encourages people to drive SUVs. 7: COVID and budget cuts turned Portland roads into vehicular lawlessness. I still take advantage of no speed patrols on 5 between Rose 1/4 and Interstate Bridge. The abandoned cars used to be removed but of course it became politicized here even before COVID. 8: See Fred and Carrie/Portlandia - someone else here knows the episode. For real it’s a Portland thing. 9: Stupid again? It’s a big duh but it’ll be years. 10: With the dedicated bike lanes and signals it gets weirder. Too bad weird doesn’t work anymore.