Most of the complaints come from people who live in the fairly well off ring of suburbs from ~I95-495 and are used to lackadaisical, un-urgent traffic that tend

Most of the complaints come from people who live in the fairly well off ring of suburbs from ~I95-495 and are used to lackadaisical, un-urgent traffic that tends to characterize these places. These people have little reason to got Lowell/Leominster/Worcester/Fall River (one ring outward) or Providence/Hartford/New Haven/Springfield (one ring further still) so Boston is just what they complain about. If Lexington or Sudbury is your frame of reference then Boston is a f-ing zoo. If Lawrence is your frame of your reference Davis Square (or Kelly Square) is same shit different day.