Originally Posted by
tkc98110
I rented from Budget, will try Hertz or Avis next time.
Why not Dollar/Thrifty with a studded vehicle?
Originally Posted by
Chugach
Welcome to the one-of-a-kind experience of Anchorage commuting. Where ditch diving is considered an art, lane markers are more like generalized guidelines, and a red light means go faster.
As my dad once said, "Anchorage people drive like ........."
I'd modify that to where
recovering from ditch diving is considered an art, lane markers are invisible, and a yellow light means go faster (and a red light means "Oh, ****!").
[Growing up here, I thought it was standard practice to have a two-second delay after one light turns red and the crossing direction's turns green. It wasn't until I was old enough to drive myself in California that I noticed the change there from one direction's red to the other's green was instantaneous. Combined with the lengthy yellow lights here, there's about six seconds of warning of the coming of cross-traffic. That's plenty of time to speed up and get through the intersection!
]
Actually, the only thing that drives me nuts about Anchorage drivers is driving slow in the left lane (or going 10mph under the limit on a two-lane road with no passing). Other than that, they frustrate me MUCH less than drivers in most other parts of the country.