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From: ericf@inmet.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Driving in Boston - (nf)
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Date: Mon, 8-Aug-83 21:38:39 EDT
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inmet!ericf    Aug  5 16:10:00 1983

OK, ok, we're awful drivers (I have lived my 25 years in the greater
Boston area, both as a pedestrian, passenger, and driver).  Well,
I don't think I'm as bad as the rest (but no one thinks they're a
'typical' Boston driver).  All of the notes about Boston drivers
have been pretty accurate.  The general rule from which most of
the other rules about Boston drivers can be derived is:

"Get to your destination as quickly as possible, ignoring any and
 all obstacles that get in your way".

This was taken from "The Boston Driver's Handbook" (not quite verbatim, since 
I don't have the book with me), which also states many of the other laws
and techniques of Boston driving.  I can't remember the author or
publisher (I'm a big help, right?), but the book is available at many
bookstores in the Boston area.  The rest of you, well, you should find
someone in Boston to send you a copy if you are interested.  Another
possibility is that someone might want to put some of the better parts
on the net (someone else can now flame about copyright laws, and such).

In any case, I'm moving to Wisconsin in a week, where people drive much
more sanely.  I'll be like a shark in a guppy tank (I can't wait, heh, heh, heh)

				Taking left turns from the right lane,
					Eric Feigenson
					Intermetrics, Inc.
					Cambridge, Ma
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