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Car Forum / Saab Cars / June 2005Reason # 529
Reason #529 for not owning a SAAB here in Washington, D.C. http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/06/07/safe.driving.ap/index.html "Washington, D.C., ranked 25th in the nation for population, is the least safe city for motorists with a chance of a fender bender once every 5.2 years" SaabGuy > Reason #529 for not owning a SAAB here in Washington, D.C. > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > SaabGuy This article gives the impression that Phoenix is safe. But it has 7 of the 10 most deadly roads in America. I just got back from New England and I have to say they drive like arses. Dan >> Reason #529 for not owning a SAAB here in Washington, D.C. >> [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > the 10 most deadly roads in America. I just got back from New England and > I have to say they drive like arses. Come to South Florida and see true cluelessness. It's so bad, the cops drive like crap. I routinely cruise at 85+ with cops right on my tail. Worse is that you get used to it, I travel other places and have to tell myself not to pass the cop. You wont cruise at 85 or pass a cop in gainsville. Thats for sure . Take it from papa I got nailed. >> Reason #529 for not owning a SAAB here in Washington, D.C. >> [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Dan It varies greatly by exactly where in New England you are. Southern CT is a bunch of metro NY city drivers, and Eastern Mass are Boston drivers. Both are among the most aggressive in the US. OTOH, most of the northern tier (ME, NH, VT) are pretty darn good drivers and are quite experienced in driving in poor weather to boot. Such generalizations are, ...well, generalizations. -- -Fred W >>> Reason #529 for not owning a SAAB here in Washington, D.C. >>> [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > quite experienced in driving in poor weather to boot. Such > generalizations are, ...well, generalizations. I was in Boston and Nashua. Dan > On 6/7/2005 8:33 PM, Malt_Hound wrote: > >> This article gives the impression that Phoenix is safe. But it has 7 [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > I was in Boston and Nashua. I hope you kept off the sidewalks, except when driving ;-) --- Stephen B. NYC >>>>This article gives the impression that Phoenix is safe. But it has 7 >>>>of the 10 most deadly roads in America. I just got back from New [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > Stephen B. > NYC What sidewalks? Unlike NYC, we don' need no steenkin sidewalks in New England. We just walk in the street. But you better not hit anyone. It's an early retirement option... ;-) -Fred W >>>> Reason #529 for not owning a SAAB here in Washington, D.C. >>>> [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > > Dan Yeah, Boston drivers are pretty bad. And Nashua, though it is technically in New Hampshire, being directly on the Mass border is well within commuting distance to Boston. So most of the people living there commute into Eastern Mass and get adapted to the Eastern Mass driving insanity. I like to call them Massholes. ;-) BTW - I am a reformed Masshole myself, so I can speak directly from experience. But now, after several years of my commute consisting only of climbing a set of stairs, I am definitely a kinder, gentler driver... -Fred W > >>>> Reason #529 for not owning a SAAB here in Washington, D.C. > >>>> [quoted text clipped - 35 lines] > > -Fred W Fred W, I've lived in both places, I know what you mean. When I moved to VT, I heard the "oh you're an Masshole", and I was saying whooaaat? SaabGuy >>Yeah, Boston drivers are pretty bad. And Nashua, though it is >>technically in New Hampshire, being directly on the Mass border is well [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > I've lived in both places, I know what you mean. When I moved to VT, I > heard the "oh you're an Masshole", and I was saying whooaaat? Yes, they do drive poorly, but at least they don't generally marry their own family in Mass. >> It varies greatly by exactly where in New England you are. Southern CT >> is a bunch of metro NY city drivers, and Eastern Mass are Boston drivers. >> Both are among the most aggressive in the US. OTOH, most of Maybe, but at least we have low accident fatality rates. Mostly b/c the accidents occur at low speeds due to heavy traffic. ;-) - tex |
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