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June 24, 2005

Gotta Love Massachusetts Drivers

Geeks, Guitars and Guinnesshttp://www.skadz.com [Geeks, Guitars and Guinness] So, classic MA driver move today. I get to an intersection with a green light, but in the intersection in front of me is already one car caught in the middle and the light has already been green for a bit, so I stopped at the crosswalk like a good little driver.

Some slightly related from Technorati and Google.

http://sabrofaurora.blogspot.com [Optically Active] the city that never sleeps!: “O over-turner of hearts, make my heart firm on your religion.” ---------“Truly, hearts rust just as iron rusts,and their polishing is La ilaha illa Allah (”˜There is no god but Allah’) and seeking forgiveness.”-- Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)

Vidman.cahttp://vidman.ca [Vidman.ca] Jayo's blog : "I'ma fiend.": Intersection after intersection bled green light on me, and cars behind us shone bright white into my eyes. I hoped for a red light at Homer Watson and Doon Village Rd., but no dice, we just missed the red, through an amber.

[Peterfilias.com] Computer Ninja’s Weblog » 2003 » September: Seventeen Mile Road goes from five lane to two lanes, going east, right past Van Dyke. Usually, the two lanes to the right end up being strictly right turn lanes, but once in a while, there’s always the discourteous asshole that doesn’t feel like waiting in line like the rest of us at the light.

[Reallans.com] My Driving Pet Peeves: Yes, we all know about the Senior Citizens that seem to go for miles with their turn signals on. I've got news for you - they're not the only ones.

Oregonlive.com[Oregonlive.com] OregonLive.com: North Portland Weblog: ... driving a sage-green explorer, started crossing the intersection (heading ... I'ma little confused here. I was under the impression that WAX would be ...

Wizbangblog.comhttp://wizbangblog.com [Wizbangblog.com] Wizbang: But not according to the Super-Secret Massachusetts Driving Manual, it seems. The theory there is "get while the getting's good." According to this book (whose existence I can't seem to verify), one should pull out across the oncoming lanes, blocking oncoming traffic, and sit there and glare at people on the opposite side of the road until they let you cut in front of them.

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Posted at June 24, 2005 08:59 AM

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