Reviews & Comments
Poinciana, FL
Horrendous Traffic, LA has nothing on this. -
4/26/2006I like my place in Poinciana quite a bit, it's pretty far removed, but had I known that the traffic in and out was so horrendous I would have kept looking elsewhere for a place to live when relocating to Central Florida.
I along with EVERYONE else has but ONE route North to Kissimmee and the Metro Orlando area. Pleasant Hill, which splits into the equally-annoying (two-lane)Poinciana Blvd, is really the only route in and out. There is a nature preserve and swamps and large lakes all around, presumably preventing better access, yet that doesn't stop the ENDLESS housing developments from being built, adding more and more commuters to the worst bottle-neck I've ever had to navigate. I nearly get run over by dump trucks EVERY DAY. Congestion is SO bad, I've never seen anything like it, and I've driven often in NYC, LA, and Atlanta, Chicago, etc, and have never experienced anything close to as frustrating as is my daily commute from Poinciana to Orlando.
My suggestion is to get a dual-purpose motorcycle so you can ride up the medians and across unpaved grounds to get through the COMPLETELY FROZEN traffic. This isn't legal mind you, but if you pass a cop sitting in traffic, it's not like he's gonna be able to get after you right away, he's stuck too. My one-way, 35 mile commute home took over 2.5 hours today, and it was pure traffic; there were no accidents. If you are going to move to this area, I hope you're a work-at-home type, or independently wealthy, cause you'll be going nowhere fast.