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>>>> Hmmm...bet the guy in the Audi who tried to cut me off at the ramp
>>>> from Rt 2 to Rt 91 will think again before trying to horn in on a
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> I didn't think craziness entered into it. I thought there were a couple
> of simple rules to driving in Beantown:
Well, fortunately, I'm about 80 miles from Boston. But we have our share
of k00ks and L00natics, too.
Funny thing was, this huy headed out East on Rt2...
> You look, you lose. Which is really, "if you get caught looking, you
> lose." The car with the most dents wins.
> Lead bumper takes the slot.
Been there, done that. As the Sunday Globe once said about 20 years ago,
"Stare straight ahead and GUN IT!"
> When these rules conflict, they're settled in that order. Was the Audi
> newer than your car and/or had fewer dents?
Older, I think. Maybe a '99-03. No dents. And I'm not about to dent my tC!!!
But, I wasn't about to let him get away with acting like an @ss, either!
That's why I kinda like having a $150 beater! Go ahead, push it,
"Richard"! It's insured, and I'll make sure YOU'RE at fault!!!
> As a veteran East Coast driver, I enjoy driving other people to lunch here
> in the Midwest. I should probably warn them to wear astronaut diapers
> before we launch...
Where are you originally from?
> And I've decided that Jersey Turns
?????
> are actually a bad idea here, because
> they're not a recognized routine and the unsophisticated level of driving
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> and are very likely to just continue on, mouths hanging open in surprise,
> into the side of your car.
Sounds like Minnesota or Wisconsin...?
DH - 09 Mar 2007 18:53 GMT
>>>>> Hmmm...bet the guy in the Audi who tried to cut me off at the ramp
>>>>> from Rt 2 to Rt 91 will think again before trying to horn in on a
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>
> Where are you originally from?
All up and down the East Coast, really.
>> And I've decided that Jersey Turns
>
> ?????
That's what we called them around Marlboro. You pull up to a red light, put
on your left blinker and, when the light turns green, you pull across before
the oncoming traffic can take off. They can let you go or just leave you
there blocking the lane. It's easiest to do on a one-lane road because if
you abort the turn on a 4-lane road, you'll be blocking one of the oncoming
lanes and cut the throughput of the intersection. If it's a really badly
botched job, you'll also end up blocking your original lane. It has been 20
years since I worked in MA; don't tell me Jersey Turns have fallen out of
favor.
>> are actually a bad idea here, because
>> they're not a recognized routine and the unsophisticated level of driving
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>
> Sounds like Minnesota or Wisconsin...?
Minnesota.

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Hachiroku ハチロク - 09 Mar 2007 19:13 GMT
>>> And I've decided that Jersey Turns
>>
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> It has been 20 years since I worked in MA; don't tell me Jersey Turns have
> fallen out of favor.
Bwahahaha!!! Not at all! When I go to the AutoZone, I have to do one of
these to get home, or I'll NEVER make it!
Long as the guy across from me isn't doing a Hole Shot...or turning right...