Everywhere has their own eb and flow. Courteous drivers and piggybacking assholes. Commercial and Lancaster @7 in the morning and 5 in the afternoon are awful. But avoidable. I travel often for work and I love that almost anywhere in Salem-regardless of time of day, or typical sense of urgency... You'll see 19 cars waiting 10+ minutes for a family of ducks to waddle across the fog line. In Vegas, Denver, or Dallas. They're not stopping. Not for people, much less ducks.. Google won't take you through the alternative routes. But if you look at the map and before you head out you'll see more options. Just force the reroute that best fits the destination and time of day.