Viewers have been fed up for some time now with the situation on Interstate 81. Even when traffic is moving smoothly, drivers know it could quickly become more like a parking lot.

Even just a cursory glance of WHSV's

shows a multitude of backups on the interstate every week from crashes.

On August 24, Delegate Todd Gilbert posted on his Facebook page about what he called the "troubling state of I-81."

That social media post garnered a lot of attention.

More than 400 people commented on his status where he went on to say that he is discussing options to help with congestion, accidents, and shutdowns of stretches of Interstate 81.

I am as troubled as any of you about what seems to be the almost daily occurrence of accidents and shutdowns on I-81. My... Posted by Delegate Todd Gilbert on Tuesday, August 22, 2017

Folks WHSV's Janson Silvers spoke with on Thursday have different thoughts on Interstate 81, and different ways of fixing the problems.

One frequent complaint?

Trucks.

"A lot of trucks. Definitely a lot of trucks. A lot of trucks trying to pass each other. Trucks should stay in the right lane," said two folks passing through the area.

"I have driven 81 before — a couple times, I've come down this way," added another driver. "It normally does get backed up in certain places I've noticed."

While trucks are far from the only ones on the road causing issues on the interstate, their much larger size leads any accident they're involve in to block more lanes of traffic than those involving cars, and also gets them more noticed by most drivers.

To be fair, several people driving through that he spoke with Thursday said they hate Interstate 81, but there were also folks who said they love the drive, and don't really have a problem with it.

WHSV also reached out to Rep. Bob Goodlatte to ask for his perspective on the interstate. He provided the following statement through spokeswoman Beth Breeden: