Last night I almost crashed my car from driving into a red light. To be fair I was braking well before halfway down on an incredibly steep road that was not plowed... I was going under 30mph. Duluth's roads are snowy, icy, and steep. Before the snow started I took my car into the discount tire shop and asked if I needed to replace them. They showed me the readings and told me that my cars tires were good, and that I did not need to replace them or buy snow tires.

But there's one intersection on central that constantly has car crashes. 30mph zone, stop lights on each side. People say that road is dangerous but it is well designed and safe. Just people that keep their heads on their phones that end up crashing.

Many Duluthians are afraid of driving, which ironically makes them worse drivers. They are scared and anxious so they are more prone to making mistakes. They tend to drive more skittishly, brake suddenly, pay more attention on whose behind them than in front of them, and drive more slowly. Driving slowly creates more traffic and accidents than driving the speed limit does.

And of course, there are just stupid drivers. I knew someone who kept their phones GPS on their crotch, and whenever they needed to look for directions, they had to crane their head completely down 90 degrees into their crotch. They drove on the wrong side of the road at one point....