There are some really wonky intersections near the interstate in San Antonio too. Even in a car, I felt like I was running a demolition derby. It might be a little better once you've lived there a while, but I was only there for a job interview, and it was downright harrowing.
I've driven that stretch of I-5 many times when I lived in Everett, but never really spent much time on the surface streets in that area.