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From: klein@houxt.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.flame
Subject: Re: Driving in Boston
Message-ID: <332@houxt.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 5-Aug-83 09:22:36 EDT
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Posted: Fri Aug  5 09:22:36 1983
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I had the same experience as Andy had when driving in LA, what is accepted is
that if a pedestrian puts one foot in the street all traffic stops to let him
cross, granted it is better than in NYC where they blow the horn and assume
he'll go away but isn't this the other extreme and utterly ridiculous.
Which brings me to my next point: New York drivers:
I was brought up in the Washington, D. C. area where drivers are relatively
courteous to each other and have spent the last few years in New York.
It's one thing if you are aggressive but these people are utterly obnoxious.
For example: If you don't react within one nanosecond after a light turns
green the guy behind you is going to blow the horn (a friend of mine in
retaliation sat at the light until it turned yellow and then went through -
I commended him for it though I would not have done it myself for fear of
getting shot).  Another thing that irks me: I can't count how many times
I was ready to make a left turn and the guy behind me made a left before
I did nearly causing a collision.  The excessive horn blowing in general
I feel takes away all meaning of the horn and causes people to ignore it 
when it is really needed (if you are stuck in a traffic jam which is five 
blocks long - blowing your horn from the back is not going to do anything).
One final flame against New York drivers:  When the line for a light is
beyond the next intersection they insist on blocking the intersection and
not letting people coming from that intersection through - I once did
not want to block the intersection when in that situation and the guy
behind me started cursing me out and when I refused to budge he actually
went around in front of me and blocked the intersection (I am sure he
saved himself a lot of time that way)J.
True there are a great number of cars in New York but many of their traffic
problems are caused by the inconsiderate way in which New Yorkers drive
causing gridlock, etc.
I am waiting to hear from any New Yorker regarding these issues.
				NDK