First post, and I've had my GMRS license about a month. My experience so far has been the opposite. I'm in the Washington DC area and driving in rush hour traffic I've been hearing random comms daily. Strangers asking for radio checks, discussing traffic or gear and distance/locations. Same thing at home where I can reach a local repeater. I, of course, also hear the kids, construction workers, parents, etc...but there is definitely a ham/cb vibe in our local GMRS.